Tornado-battered towns in Oklahoma clean up after deadly storms

By Graham Brewer | Associated Press

SULPHUR, Okla. — Powerful tornadoes that ripped through several Oklahoma communities over the weekend were particularly dangerous because they dropped from the sky after dark, catching residents off guard as the twisters tore through homes and businesses, uprooted trees and tossed vehicles.

The storms, part of an outbreak of severe weather across the middle of the U.S., began in Oklahoma late Saturday and killed four people, including an infant...