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OWASSO, OKLA. (KTUL) — Severe weather hit Oklahoma Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
So far, a confirmed tornado was reported in Pearsonia in Osage County around 5:12 a.m., in Owasso around 6:38 a.m., and in Sperry around 6:34 a.m.
Damage reports are coming in from Owasso, and damage may also be in the Pearsonia region.
Damage was also seen near O'Brien Park in North Tulsa.
Tornado seen in Kansas and more could be coming
At least one tornado was spotted Tuesday night in Kansas. "Take cover now!" the weather service's office in Wichita warned residents on the social platform X. No injuries were reported.
Tornado warnings were also issued in Missouri on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries as a result of those.
Along with tornadoes, high winds with gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kph) were also expected across large parts of the Midwest.
About 2.5 million people are in a rarely-called "high-risk" zone. That area most at risk of catastrophic weather on Wednesday includes parts of west Tennessee including Memphis; northeast Arkansas; the southeast corner of Missouri; and parts of western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
A tornado outbreak was expected Wednesday, and "multiple long-track EF3+ tornadoes, appear likely," the Storm Prediction Center said. Tornadoes of that magnitude are among the strongest on the Enhanced Fujita scale, used to rate their intensity.
At a slightly lower risk for severe weather on Wednesday is an area that includes Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Louisville, Kentucky, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Dallas, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Nashville, Tennessee, were also at risk.
Editor's Note: The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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