A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, destroyed homes, knocked down power poles and forced an Air Force base to close.<\/p>\n
The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state’s northern border, according to the National Weather Service. Videos posted online show a rapidly rotating column of air touching down, along with totaled homes.<\/p>\n
Keli Cain, public affairs director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security told CBS News Friday morning that no deaths have been reported but there have been 10-15 injuries.<\/p>\n
Local police were sent to the affected areas and began home searches, followed by multiple searches by the Enid Fire Department and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Enid Mayor David Mason said Friday. <\/p>\n
Mason said some residents were trapped in their homes by debris and had to be rescued. He said some of the worst damage happened in Gray Ridge, a neighborhood on the south side of the city, where homes were knocked down. <\/p>\n
“The support from our community has been remarkable. Local businesses have offered equipment and labor, residents have opened their doors, and supplies have poured in already,” Mason posted online. “This is who Enid is in challenging moments – we continue to show up for one another.” <\/p>\n
Video from the scene showed piles of rubble where homes once stood. Other buildings appeared to be leveled.<\/p>\n
Overnight, the office said on social media<\/a> that its phone lines were down because of tornado damage and told residents to call 911 if they had an emergency.<\/p>\n Tornado moves through Enid, Oklahoma on April 23, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n Justin Parrish\/580 Wrecker<\/p>\n Enid Police Department spokesperson Cass Rains said there had been early reports of people trapped in homes and extensive damage.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management told CBS News Thursday night that some homes were destroyed.<\/p>\n![\"enid-oklahoma-tornado-042326.jpg](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado.jpg#.jpeg\")
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