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Governor Assesses Damage
Governor Mary Fallin walked the streets of Luther Saturday, assessing the damage to homes burned in a wildfire. More than 2,600 acres burned since it started Friday afternoon, destroying 56 houses and other buildings.
"Its certainly been a very tough couple of days for Luther and its going to continue to be a very tough couple of days as we move forward," Gov. Fallin said. "And as we continue to move along, we're going to find what the needs are of this community. It's still very, very early and we're not through with the danger in this community."
Crews worked all day on Saturday to keep the fire under control.
Authorities are looking for a possible arsonist in connection to the fire in Luther. Witnesses reported seeing a man throwing flaming newspapers from his truck window. That man has not been caught.
More than 52,000 acres have burned in fires across the state since yesterday, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management reported.
A state-wide burn ban has been activated for Oklahoma.
Posted: Saturday, August 4 2012, 10:15 PM CDT
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EDMOND, Okla. (AP) -- A tornado kicked up debris in an Oklahoma City suburb and threatened a number of tourist attractions on historic Route 66 before growing into a larger storm that rolled across rural parts of central Oklahoma.
Television footage Sunday showed a tornado at Edmond . The storm threatened a novelty soda-pop store and a historic barn in the small town of Arcadia, then grew into a larger storm as it moved northeastward a few miles north of the Turner Turnpike between Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
The Storm Prediction Center had forecast a moderate risk of severe weather in Oklahoma and adjacent portions of Kansas and Missouri.
TV video also showed power flashes from transformers blowing out as they were hit by high winds or debris.
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