A girl walks past homes Wednesday that were coated in insulation blown onto rooftops, fences, and lawns from a neighboring house in the Fairway addition of Elk City. [Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman]

Emergency management officials reported more than 70 people across Oklahoma were injured in storms that spanned from Thursday through Saturday and all 77 counties remain under a state of emergency.

Much of the state is getting a break over the weekend following waves of severe storms that began Tuesday and brought tornadoes, damaging hail, high winds and floodwaters.

Sixteen tornadoes were reported last week to the National Weather Service, with eight reported on Tuesday alone.

One of the twisters tore through Beckham County Tuesday night, where it destroyed about 40 homes and severely damaged dozens of others just south of Elk City. Gene “Bo” Mikles, 53, was killed just after he reportedly had called the Beckham County sheriff's office on an unrelated matter and told them he was about to flee from the tornado.