![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tornadoes-rip-through-united-states-destroying-hundreds-of-homes-and-a-school/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Severe-Weather-Texas-Powderly-United-States-05-Nov-2022.jpg&description=Dozens of people were hurt and at least one killed when a number of tornadoes tore through Oklahoma and Texas, where one father and son survived by hiding in a bathtubResidents pore through what is left of their homes in Texas At least one person was killed and dozens injured when a number of tornadoes tore through the USA, with one father hiding with his infant son inside a bathtub. McCurtain County, Oklahoma, bore the brunt of the extreme weather which also brought flash flooding in some places. Governor Kevin Stitt toured the town of Idabel on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornadoes overnight. He tweeted: 'Praying for Oklahomans impacted by today's tornadoes.' Department of Emergency Management spokesperson Keli Cain added: 'There's a lot of damage. 'There are well over 100 homes and businesses damaged from minor damage to totally destroyed." Fred Davis wipes away a tear as he looks at his home ( LM Otero/AP/REX/Shutterstock) Cody McDaniel, the county's emergency manager, confirmed one death elsewhere in the county but did not offer details. A church, medical centre and a school were torn apart in the small town of around 7,000 people where hundreds of homes were also destroyed. The National Weather Service said tornadoes also were reported in Texas and Arkansas and a storm system was heading toward Louisiana. In Texas, authorities in Lamar County said at least 50 homes were damaged or destroyed and 10 people were treated at one hospital, including two with critical injuries. At least one person was killed in the destruction ( LM Otero/AP/REX/Shutterstock) Despite the destruction, no deaths were immediately reported in the state. Terimaine Davis and his son were huddled in the bathtub until just before the tornado barrelled through Friday, reducing their home in the town of Powderly to a roofless, sagging heap. The 33-year-old said: 'We left like five minutes before the tornado actually hit. "Me and my son were in the house in the tub and that was about the){kind=link}
Dozens of people were hurt and at least one killed when a number of tornadoes tore through Oklahoma and Texas, where one father and son survived by hiding in a bathtub
At least one person was killed and dozens injured when a number of tornadoes tore through the USA, with one father hiding with his infant son inside a bathtub.
McCurtain County, Oklahoma, bore the brunt of the extreme weather which also brought flash flooding in some places.
Governor Kevin Stitt toured the town of Idabel on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornadoes overnight.
He tweeted: “Praying for Oklahomans impacted by today’s tornadoes.”