Flooding leaves at least 2 dead in Oklahoma, including child, after severe weather tears across Plains

Deadly storms teardrop crossed Plains

Powerful storms swept crossed portions of the Plains connected Saturday, including reports of tornadoes successful Texas and deadly flooding successful Oklahoma. FOX Weather Meteorologists Kendall Smith and Ari Sarsalari interruption down the latest connected Sunday, April 20, 2025.

MOORE, Okla. -  At slightest 2 people, including a child, person been killed aft severe weather tore crossed portions of Texas and Oklahoma implicit the weekend.

According to the Moore Police Department successful Oklahoma, crews responded to reports of 2 vehicles that became stranded successful floodwaters astir 9 p.m. section clip connected Saturday.

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Damage spotted aft a tornado-warned tempest moved done Springdale, Arkansas connected April 19, 2025.

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Police said 1 of those vehicles near the roadway and was swept nether a bridge, and each but 2 occupants were capable to beryllium rescued.

"It is with large sadness that we study that 2 individuals, an big pistillate and 12-year-old male, were aboriginal located deceased," constabulary said successful a Facebook post.

Police described the lawsuit arsenic "historical" and impacted roads and resulted successful dozens of high-water rescues crossed the city.

"The Moore Police Department would similar to widen a convey you to our neighboring agencies who assisted successful rescue efforts," constabulary continued. "Our thoughts and prayers spell retired to the household and friends of the victims."

A melodramatic video recorded adjacent the assemblage of Hico, Texas, shows a acheronian unreality moving crossed the entity earlier a tornado touches down.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center received much than 120 tempest reports connected Saturday, with astir of the utmost upwind occurring successful Texas and Oklahoma.

Damage has besides been reported, including reports of trees and powerfulness lines being brought down successful Courtney, Oklahoma, arsenic good arsenic reports of sheds and barns being damaged.

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