LIVE IN HALYNA JORDAN, RYAN, KOCO FIVE NEWS. JORDAN. THANK YOU. WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGE NOW WITH KOCO SHENISE HOPKINS AND SHENISE. WE KNOW THAT THE VICTIMS, THEY WERE A MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER FOUND IN THEIR CAR. JUST GIVE US THE UPDATES THAT YOU HAVE FROM OHP. THIS MORNING WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH AND CONTINUING TO BRING YOU THE LATEST OF WHAT THEY FIND AS THEY INVESTIGATE THAT. VERY SCARY AND VERY SAD INCIDENT JUST NEAR FAIRVIEW. FOR THOSE THAT ARE JUST NOW WAKING UP, A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WERE FOUND DEAD IN THEIR CAR. OUR FIRST ALERT STORM CHASER. HE CAUGHT THIS VIDEO OF THE STORM THERE JUST NEAR FAIRVIEW. OSBI TELLS US A WOMAN WAS DRIVING WITH HER DAUGHTER LAST NIGHT AND IN THE AREA OF HIGHWAY 60 AND COUNTY ROAD 2435. WE KNOW THAT WOMAN LOST CONNECTION WITH THE PERSON SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH, AND SHORTLY AFTER THEY WERE REPORTED MISSING. SADLY, THAT LOCATION IS WHERE STATE TROOPERS FOUND HER CAR, AND INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DAMAGE TO HER CAR APPEARED TO BE FROM A TORNADO AND THEY’RE INVESTIGATING TO CONFIRM IF THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THEIR DEATHS. SO WE’RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABOUT HOW MANY TORNADOES MAY HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN THAT AREA AND WHAT DAMAGE THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED. BUT AS THEY CONTIN
Mother and daughter reported dead after tornado strikes northern Oklahoma
Major County Sheriff Tony Robinson said a mother and daughter died after the vehicle they were in was apparently hit by a tornado Thursday night.
Updated: 6:23 AM CST Mar 6, 2026
Major County Sheriff Tony Robinson said a mother and daughter died after the vehicle they were in was apparently hit by a tornado Thursday night.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterOfficials with the Major County Sheriff’s Office reported that a woman was driving west of Fairview, near State Highway 60 and 243 and she lost contact with who she was speaking with over the phone in the area.The two were reported missing earlier in the night, and just after 11:50 p.m. Thursday, Robinson confirmed the deaths.Robinson said that damage to the vehicle led them to believe that they were killed as a tornado struck it.The tornado touched down near State Highway 60 and 243, Robinson said.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is now working the incident.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.No other information, including the identities of the two victims have been released. Top HeadlinesSen. Markwayne Mullin named secretary of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi NoemTIMELINE: Severe storms with tornado risk and hail risk heading into OklahomaIran War: What military assets did the US employ in the first 72 hours?Track the average price of gas, crude oil in the USBritney Spears arrested for DUI in California
MAJOR COUNTY, Okla. —
Major County Sheriff Tony Robinson said a mother and daughter died after the vehicle they were in was apparently hit by a tornado Thursday night.
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Officials with the Major County Sheriff’s Office reported that a woman was driving west of Fairview, near State Highway 60 and 243 and she lost contact with who she was speaking with over the phone in the area.
The two were reported missing earlier in the night, and just after 11:50 p.m. Thursday, Robinson confirmed the deaths.
Robinson said that damage to the vehicle led them to believe that they were killed as a tornado struck it.
The tornado touched down near State Highway 60 and 243, Robinson said.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is now working the incident.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
No other information, including the identities of the two victims have been released.
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