Woodward, Okla. —
KRMG News has confirmed a 6th victim has died from the Woodward tornado that struck that western Oklahoma town early Sunday morning.
The City of Woodward sent out a tweet at 5:59am this morning that read, “Sad to report that a 6th victim has passed away from the Woodward tornado on Sunday.”
We’re told the 6th victim is Steven Peil, 63, a military veteran. Peil died from tornado injuries sustained at a Woodward mobile home park. He and his wife, Kathe, were air lifted to Amarillo, Texas. She is being treated for a broken shoulder.
Officials say three children were among the six people killed when a tornado ripped through a northwest Oklahoma town and destroyed dozens of homes.
The tornado hit just after midnight Sunday in Woodward, about 140 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. City Manager Alan Riffel says 89 homes and 13 businesses were destroyed.
State medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliot says a man named Frank Hobbie and his two daughters, ages 5 and 7, died after the tornado hit their mobile home park.
She says the other victims were Darren Juul and a 10-year-old girl who died when the home they were in a few miles away was hit.
The men's ages and the children's names haven't been released.
Elliot says a critically injured child was air lifted to a Texas hospital.
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