Tracy Roles, City Manager of Ada, Oklahoma, spoke about the EF-1 tornado that tore through the town and caused significant damage on Tuesday. He also commended the strength and resilience of the people of Ada during this difficult time.

Trees have been uprooted and roofs damaged after a tornado hit Ada in Oklahoma... The tornado touched down in Ada and caused significant damage to the city in Pontotoc County

A mammoth and multifaceted storm – which was dealing wind, fire, choking dust and the threat of a blizzard – pummeled much of the country as it marched east.

ADA, Okla. – A tornado punctuated a severe thunderstorm that blew through Ada, Oklahoma early Tuesday morning as part of a sprawling severe weather outbreak that brought tornado and wind damage to multiple states.

Severe thunderstorms continue to bring wind gusts up to 70 mph and the threat of tornadoes across parts of Mississippi and Louisiana, including New Orleans. FOX Weather Meteorologist Steve Bender explains what those in Arkansas,

Both tornadoes spawned winds of 100 to 105 mph, leveling buildings as they stormed through central Oklahoma at approximately 5:10 a.m. local time