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an F3 tornado struck the southern region of Lawton.
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138:counties.
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1741:Washington
1691:Pushmataha
1556:Kingfisher
1348:Stillwater
1338:Ponca City
1215:The Ozarks
1044:newspapers
1039:Mass media
989:Government
896:2017-11-19
859:October 6,
837:October 6,
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239:Geography
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1756:Woodward
1716:Stephens
1711:Sequoyah
1706:Seminole
1681:Pontotoc
1651:Okmulgee
1646:Oklahoma
1641:Okfuskee
1626:Muskogee
1616:McIntosh
1596:Marshall
1571:Le Flore
1546:Johnston
1491:Garfield
1476:Delaware
1451:Comanche
1436:Cimarron
1426:Cherokee
1416:Canadian
1368:Counties
1313:Muskogee
1283:Del City
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1097:Cannabis
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1791:34°30′N
1746:Washita
1736:Wagoner
1726:Tillman
1606:McClain
1576:Lincoln
1566:Latimer
1536:Jackson
1526:Haskell
1431:Choctaw
1396:Beckham
1381:Alfalfa
1343:Shawnee
1263:Ardmore
1245:Western
1160:Central
1147:Regions
1117:Economy
1102:Culture
1085:Society
1071:Symbols
1006:History
439:Clinton
374:Economy
332:Climate
301:, and
183:History
169:Walters
161:Clinton
124:Tillman
116:Jackson
96:Washita
92:Beckham
1701:Rogers
1666:Pawnee
1661:Ottawa
1636:Nowata
1621:Murray
1531:Hughes
1521:Harper
1516:Harmon
1496:Garvin
1471:Custer
1456:Cotton
1421:Carter
1401:Blaine
1391:Beaver
1333:Owasso
1323:Norman
1303:Lawton
1293:Edmond
1288:Duncan
1235:Texoma
1066:Sports
1061:People
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961:Topics
388:Lawton
320:, the
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112:Harmon
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1751:Woods
1731:Tulsa
1721:Texas
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1656:Osage
1631:Noble
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1591:Major
1581:Logan
1561:Kiowa
1511:Greer
1506:Grant
1501:Grady
1486:Ellis
1481:Dewey
1466:Creek
1461:Craig
1411:Caddo
1406:Bryan
1386:Atoka
1376:Adair
1358:Yukon
1353:Tulsa
1318:Moore
1273:Bixby
1107:Crime
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104:Kiowa
100:Caddo
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1586:Love
1446:Coal
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