Enid Residents Cleaning Up After Sunday Night Storms

One city spent the day cleaning up following isolated storms in Enid.

Residents living on Norman Road, a half mile stretch, told News 9 they’re sure a tornado touched down.

“A little dog just dived under the bed, she didn’t budge,” Enid resident Marty Bittle said.

As the storm bore down, Bittle and neighbor Pastor Clayton Stevicks had no time to take shelter.

“There was no sirens that went off outside,” Stevicks said.

The neighbors were inside their homes around at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

“Literally, it sounded like a train coming through the house, so I told the wife and kids, I said let’s go. So we went to laundry room and hunkered down, and prayed, and hoped for the best,” Stevicks said. 

Then things started hitting the house,” Bittle said.

Huddled inside their homes they said they could hear the sound of whipping wind and chaos.

“Then it went to absolute silence.

Deathly eerily silent,” Stevicks said.

“It took about four minutes and then it was done,” Bittle said.

Both emerged unharmed from their homes.

“I guess I had my nightgown, I don’t remember, I was in such shock,” Bittle said.

The two bore witness to the power of Mother Nature.

“Chicken coop blown over, the entire storage shed is gone, southside of the roof is completely gone,” Stevicks said.

“This area was a little patio my son made it for me for Mother’s Day,” Bittle said. 

While tasked with having to rebuild and repair, the silver lining was still evident.

“But at least we got some rain, and that’s a blessing,” Bittle said.

“Neighbors. I’ve never met before, down and around, a mile away saying hey I’m here, what do you need me to do?” Stevicks said.

Garfield County Emergency Management said no one was injured in Sunday night’s storm.