Strong Thunderstorms Roll Across Central And Eastern Oklahoma

UNDATED (AP) -- Parts of Oklahoma experienced more severe storms overnight.<br/><br/>Severe storms were reported in central and eastern sections of the state.<br/><br/>In Pottawatomie County, a severe

Wednesday, August 16th 2006, 6:03 am

By: News On 6

UNDATED (AP) -- Parts of Oklahoma experienced more severe storms overnight.

Severe storms were reported in central and eastern sections of the state.

In Pottawatomie County, a severe storm with winds of 60 miles per hour left damage at an industrial park in Shawnee.

Don Lynch, emergency management director for Shawnee and Pottawatomie County, says the doors and roof of a steel building were damaged, tractor-trailers were blown over and a wash bay that was to have been used to wash the trucks was heavily damaged.

Lynch says the storm had characteristics of a microburst, or a collapsing thunderstorm. He says all the debris was blowing east or northeast, indicating straight-line winds.

In eastern Oklahoma, sections of roof were ripped off a Sallisaw elementary school.

Sallisaw School Board member Mike Daffin said community volunteers cleaned up the area, repaired the roof and dried out the classrooms.

There also was a report of damage to a mobile home and tree limbs blown down in Muskogee County near Porum.