US | severe weather 13 Killed in Violent US Storms Death toll in Oklahoma reaches eight, including one child By Evann Gastaldo Posted May 25, 2011 7:11 AM CDT Copied Duke looks up from a storm shelter at the Robertson home in Piedmont, Okla., Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) The death toll in the violent storms slamming Oklahoma is up to eight. The state medical examiner’s office said this morning that one of the victims is a child. Other severe storms raked the central US last night and early today, ripping the roof off a fire station and killing three in Arkansas, the AP reports. In Kansas, two people were killed when a tree was thrown into their van. Read These Next RFK Jr. suggests antidepressants to blame after shooting. Isolated tribe members show up in an unexpected place. Trump just used a spending maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago. A government watchdog is warning the FAA about meteorologists. Report an error