In the early morning of Nov. 3, two tornadoes hit Stephens County. Emergency crews are currently working on fixing the damage and restoring power.

The first tornado touched down in Comanche, It was rated a EF2.

As for the second tornado, it touched down in Bray and moved through Comanche, Bray-Doyle, Foster, and Lindsay.

Stephens County Emergency Management director Gary Curtis said there have been twenty-seven structures that have been damaged. 200-300 trees have either been broken, ripped, or twisted. For some of those trees, only a stump remained.

Trailer houses have been either flipped or gone missing. Heavy farm equipment has been thrown or flipped. Power lines are also down and cars have been mangled.

12 houses have been completely destroyed. One house had the entire second story ripped off. The full count of damaged homes is unknown at the time of writing.

Following the destruction, crews assessed storm damage near Highway 53. Then, linemen started fixing poles and downed lines in Duncan.

Scott Arrington, Deputy Emergency Manager, said he joined fire departments to find anyone who had been injured. Arrington said that numerous people have been sleeping in campers and RVs.

“Those campers got turned over,” Arrington said.

At the time of writing, there have been no reports of life-threatening injuries or deaths. Some individuals have been taken to the hospital.

Additionally, boats and trailers have also gone missing.

Since Sunday, Stephens County Emergency Management has covered 175 miles of ground. Through Monday, crews continued working, with mutual aid crews assisting with restoring power in Duncan.

LD Jones, Duncan’s public information officer, said that 2,300 customers had been affected by power outages due to storm damages. This Monday, more than 250 stayed on the restoration list.

On Monday, crews replaced damaged power poles and other crews worked cluster outages in Duncan. Once those are completed, linemen will move toward individual outages.

The estimated time for completion is not known at the time of writing.

A disaster emergency proclamation was issued by the Stephens County Commissioners on Monday. This allows Curtis to contact FEMA so they can send a specialist and meet people.

To report damage caused by storms or flooding, go to https://damage.ok.gov.