Tornadoes Tear Through Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Leaving a massive path of destruction in its wake, a half-mile wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph swept through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, destroying an elementary school, entire neighborhoods and killing at least 24 people.

Kansas resident Matt Farmer took a road-trip and ended up in Edmond, Oklahoma, just northeast of Oklahoma City. He witnessed one of the powerful tornadoes in the Edmond area and snapped a picture (left) and this exclusive video below. On the radio, Farmer heard from Reed Timmer, a meteorologist and professional storm chaser who starred in the American documentary reality television series ‘Storm Chasers.’ Timmer said the tornado had the strongest winds of any he had ever intercepted.

Although Infinity doesn’t normally cover storms, we brought you live, on-the-ground coverage of Hurricane Sandy last October and (through the power of social media) just so happened to find a connection on the ground in Oklahoma today that was willing to share their footage exclusively with us.

Our prayers go out to all of the people who have been affected by this monstrous storm. We anticipate and look forward to the good stories that will emerge in the midst of the bad.