A deadly tornado that tore through Garvin County on Monday evening has been upgraded to an EF-4, the National Weather Service reported.
National Weather Service survey teams were in southern Oklahoma on Tuesday morning surveying damage from Monday night's tornado near Wynnewood. One man, Chester Barnes, 76, was killed in Garvin County.
In Johnston County, Jackie D. Brooks, 78, who lived alone, died when a tornado destroyed his house 4 miles southeast of Connerville. Brooks, who lived near Dead Man Springs Road, was found about 150 yards from his house, Johnston County Sheriff Jon Smith said.
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<figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-680b1239f633180fffe65e639d7a3f99.jpg" alt="Photo - Damage from a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman" title="Damage from a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman"><figcaption>Damage from a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-2d2acd30105d5e861a83695a7a2f7dff.jpg" alt="Photo - A woman looks over damage along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd. after a tornado damaged property, destroyed homes and killed one person west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman" title="A woman looks over damage along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd. after a tornado damaged property, destroyed homes and killed one person west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman"><figcaption>A woman looks over damage along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd. after a tornado damaged property, destroyed homes and killed one person west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-439436d9b2528389a3beb5e05a47e994.jpg" alt="Photo - People walk on County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Road after a tornado damaged property, destroyed homes and killed one person west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Garvin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman" title="People walk on County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Road after a tornado damaged property, destroyed homes and killed one person west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Garvin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman"><figcaption>People walk on County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Road after a tornado damaged property, destroyed homes and killed one person west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Garvin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-28da0f27eac0bdc12ea60d970b1b909c.jpg" alt="Photo - The shelter where Lisa Buckner rode out the storm as her home was destroyed by a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd. west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman" title="The shelter where Lisa Buckner rode out the storm as her home was destroyed by a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd. west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman"><figcaption>The shelter where Lisa Buckner rode out the storm as her home was destroyed by a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd. west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-64ab695da72ca1d392712639a171dc0e.jpg" alt="Photo - A mobile home was flipped upside down by a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Garvin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman" title="A mobile home was flipped upside down by a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Garvin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman"><figcaption>A mobile home was flipped upside down by a tornado along County Road 1680 east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Garvin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="//cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-0f69235769ad4fba3c22ed147adbeeb3.jpg" alt="Photo - Trey Pierce encourages his dog Bear to come back to his house after a tornado damaged the home along County Road 1680 and east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman" title="Trey Pierce encourages his dog Bear to come back to his house after a tornado damaged the home along County Road 1680 and east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman"><figcaption>Trey Pierce encourages his dog Bear to come back to his house after a tornado damaged the home along County Road 1680 and east of Indian Meridian Rd., west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. 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Silas Allen
Silas Allen is a news reporter for The Oklahoman. He is a Missouri native and a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri.
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