Oklahoma tornado wreaks havoc on houses and streets

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STORY: Video footage of the destruction on social media showed debris strewn across neighbourhoods and roofs ripped off a residential complex in the city of Norman, after storms had rolled through the area at around 11 p.m. local time on Sunday (February 26; 0900 GMT on February 27).

Twelve people were taken to the hospital after suffering minor injuries in the storms. None of the injuries were life-threatening, Norman Chief of Police Kevin Foster said during a news conference on Monday.

The twister was one of seven that touched down in Oklahoma and two more were reported in Kansas overnight, the National Weather Service said.

Several homes, businesses and schools in Norman, which has about 128,000 residents, were damaged in the storms, he said.

Some 13,000 homes and businesses were without power across Oklahoma, Poweroutage.us reported.

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