{"id":77143,"date":"2026-04-24T08:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tornado-roars-through-enid-oklahoma-destroys-homes-forces-air-force-base-to-close\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:07:17","slug":"tornado-roars-through-enid-oklahoma-destroys-homes-forces-air-force-base-to-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tornado-roars-through-enid-oklahoma-destroys-homes-forces-air-force-base-to-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado roars through Enid, Oklahoma, destroys homes, forces Air Force base to close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, destroyed homes, knocked down power poles and forced an Air Force base to close.<\/p>\n<p>The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state&#8217;s northern border, according to the National Weather Service. 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