A lightning strike knocked out a tornado siren in Spaulding, just when the community needed it most. The siren didn't sound during Saturday night's deadly storm, according to Hughes County ...

RELATED: Lightning strike silences tornado siren before deadly storm in Spaulding According to Hughes County Emergency Manager Mike Dockery, the siren was activated, but silent during the storm.

The storm also killed one person about 80 miles (129 kilometers) farther southeast after a tornado touched down in Spaulding, according to the Hughes County Emergency Management.

A deadly storm system that pummeled ... with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a minimal threat of tornadoes," the National Weather Service ...

on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Richard R. Barron/The ADA News via AP) A slow-moving, active storm system brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three ...

A slow-moving, active storm system brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three people dead as severe weather warnings Sunday continue to threaten parts ...