A line of severe storms battered portions of northern Murray County early last Saturday, causing damage to homes, outbuildings and power lines, and seriously injuring one person.
The fast moving system blew through about 3:30 a.m. on April 5 with winds up to 64 milesper- hour, according to Murray County Emergency Manager Brian McDaniel.
Much of the reported damage occurred in areas from Hennepin east to Joy Road and south down Triple L Road and across east to Dozer Road, according to McDaniel.
McDaniel said a home on Dozer Road was totally destroyed and at least one family member sustained serious injuries and currently remains in OU Medical in Oklahoma City.
Another family lost their home on Moore Road and were home at the time, but sustained only minor injuries, McDaniel said.
A number of residents in the path of the storm lost multiple outbuildings, barns and equipment to the high winds.
In addition to the winds and driving rain, small to medium- size hail completely covered the ground in many of the affected areas.
The Oklahoma Mesonet Weather Station, four miles northeast of Sulphur, recorded a peak storm gust at 64 miles-per-hour. A number of electrical power transmission lines were reported down after poles snapped along Dozer Road, according to reports.
Sulphur Fire Department responded to the call of a collapsed home on Dozer Road, then worked to clear large trees and debris from U.S. 177, said chief Pete Haines.
The storm also knocked out power to about 1,800 residents in the area, according to McDaniel.
The storm comes nearly one year after an EF-3 tornado plowed through Chickasaw National Recreation and into Sulphur and surrounding neighborhoods, causing millions of dollars of damage on April 27, 2024. One person was killed in downtown Sulphur during that tornado.
A total of 2.37 inches of rain was recorded at the local Mesonet site since April 1.
Murray County Deputy Brandon Eddy surveys the damage to several outbuildings at his home following last Saturday’s severe storm.
