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UPDATE:
At least three people have died in Oklahoma in relation to a tornadoes Wednesday (April 20) night, the McClain County Sheriff's Office confirmed in an update Thursday (April 20) morning after initially reporting two deaths, according to ABC News.
The National Weather Service also confirmed that eight tornadoes were present in the state Wednesday night., McClain County Emergency Management said a "large and extremely dangerous tornado" was present over the town of Cole Wednesday night.
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Two people were killed after a possible tornado struck Oklahoma Wednesday (April 19) night, the McClain County Sheriff's Office confirmed in an update shared on Facebook.
Officials said crews responded to reports of injuries to local residents, as well as incidents in which people were trapped inside their shelters. The town of Cole was advised to shelter immediately Wednesday night as the McClain County Emergency Management Agency announced that a dangerous tornado was over the town at the time.
"Based on the damage and reports we're getting back, as significant as it is, reasonably there could be more injuries or deaths that we don't know about at this time," McClain County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Gibbons told reporters, confirming one death at the time, via NBC News.
Helicopter footage captured by KFOR showed damage to numerous homes in Cole and Scissortail Silos Event Center, a wedding venue, was destroyed. Significant damage was reported throughout the town as trees and power lines were down, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Foster.
“We’re having to park and walk miles to get into a lot of these places, and so it will take us time to search that,” Foster said via NBC News. “We do know that there are injuries. We do know that there is significant damage to properties.”
The University of Oklahoma also warned students to seek immediate shelter and avoid windows before the threat of tornadoes had passed in Norman Wednesday night.