So This Melon-Sized Ball of Ice Fell on Oklahoma on Tues.

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So This Melon-Sized Ball of Ice Fell on Oklahoma on Tues.

Posted May 25th 8:51am by HVnews
The violent storms whipping through parts of the Midwest this week returned on Tuesday night, leaving 14 dead in three states. The deadly extreme weather killed eight people in Oklahoma, two in Kansas and four in Arkansas. The deaths follow the tragic tornado that left at least 122 dead in Joplin, Missouri.
Winds reached more than 150 MPH, and melon-sized hail fell from the sky:

The Wall Street Journal has more details on the storm system:
Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard on Wednesday said at least five people, including a young child, died in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. She didn’t have further details.
At least three people died as the storms hit Franklin and Johnson counties in Arkansas, state Department of Emergency Management spokesman Tommy Jackson said. One person died after a tornado swept through the tiny western Arkansas community of Denning early Wednesday. Another person died in an area called Bethlehem, in Johnson County.
In Kansas, police said two people died when high winds threw a tree into their van around 6 p.m. near the town of St. John, about 100 miles west of Wichita. The highway was shut down because of storm damage.
Here’s a scary look at the vicious tornado that swept through Oklahoma: