Storm Cleanup Continues In Cleveland, McClain Counties

<p>The cleanup continues in Cleveland and McClain counties following severe weather over the weekend. </p>

Monday, May 21st 2018, 7:05 pm

By: Karl Torp

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Storm Cleanup Continues In Cleveland, McClain Counties

The cleanup continues in Cleveland and McClain counties following severe weather over the weekend.

Powerful winds destroyed part of a Lexington Church.

The city manager of Purcell said about twelve homes and three businesses sustained substantial damage.

Those who had damage are grateful nobody was hurt in the storms.

“Very thankful it all turned out good,” said Dana Trevino, who lost the awning to her home during the storm Saturday night into Sunday morning.

In downtown Purcell, 123 years of history came crashing down.

Original bricks from the "Hotel Love" building fell from three stories above.

The owner said the damage can be fixed.

News 9 Chief Meteorologist David Payne believes straight line winds are to blame for the damage.

Karl Torp

Karl Torp is an award-winning journalist who’s been part of the News 9 team since 2012. He co-anchors the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts on weekdays. Karl loves telling Oklahoma’s unique stories, and he’s also a huge sports junkie. He loves to think of trades that would help the Oklahoma City Thunder win a World Championship (despite knowing little to nothing about salary caps and luxury taxes).