Large Tornado Causes Property Damage In Beaver County

A large, wedge tornado narrowly missed the Harper County town of Laverne, Okla., Thursday night.

Monday, May 20th 2019, 3:04 pm

By: News 9

A large, wedge tornado narrowly missed the Harper County town of Laverne, Okla., Thursday night but caused damage.

It was one of several tornadic supercells in the News 9 viewing area, tracked by News 9 Chief Meteorologist David Payne and a team of storm trackers, including Val & Amy Castor, Marty & Debbie Logan, Tom Pastrano and Rob Satkus, Alan Broerse and Earl Faubion and Von Castor.

At least a pair of homes were destroyed in the tornado, according to a firefighter's report to News 9 Storm Tracker Marty Logan. However, one resident was in her cellar and the other wasn't home.

No injuries have been confirmed.

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