Tornadoes Touch Down in Twister-Ravaged Okla. City

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Here, a radar map showing the thunderstorms and tornadoes hitting the Oklahoma City metro area on Friday (May 31) night.
Here, a radar map showing the thunderstorms and tornadoes hitting the Oklahoma City metro area on Friday (May 31) night.
(Image credit: National Weather Service, Norman)

A violent storm system passing through the central U.S. states Friday (May 31) is packing strong winds and spawning several tornadoes in the already twister-ravaged Oklahoma City metro area.

A tornado emergency was issued tonight in Oklahoma after at least two tornadoes touched down in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, according to National Weather Service (NWS) tweets.

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