A dangerous line of storms swept through Oklahoma early on Sunday, bringing damaging winds and at least six tornadoes that tore through communities in and near the state capital, the authorities said.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department said on social media on Sunday morning that it was still assessing the damage.
At least five people were taken to area hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening, the department said.
“Fortunately, there are no reported fatalities,” the department said.
The department said it also responded to several vehicles that were caught in flooding.
A string of severe storms swept through eastern Oklahoma overnight on Saturday. The National Weather Service issued an urgent alert for those living near Oklahoma City, Midwest City and nearby Tinker Air Force Base.
“If you’re in the path of this storm, take cover immediately!” the service said on social media.
The Weather Service in Norman, Okla., said on Sunday that it had tracked at least six tornadoes having formed, and possibly up to a dozen. More than 300,000 people in parts of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area were under a tornado watch at some point overnight.
Tornado warnings were also issued for parts of eastern and southern Oklahoma, where forecasters had warned of flying debris and hail the size of quarters and golf balls.
As of Sunday morning, nearly 70,000 customers in Oklahoma were without power.
Over three million people in Oklahoma and northern Texas were under a flood watch Sunday morning as a line of storms was expected to move east across the south-central United States.
The Weather Service described the severe weather as widespread and damaging.
“Potentially as early as this morning, we’re going to be looking at another round of storms,” said Nolan Meister, a meteorologist with the Weather Service in Norman, Okla.
The service said several inches of rain had fallen in Oklahoma, and that an additional two to three inches could fall.
Heavy rain was forecast to continue across central and eastern Oklahoma, parts of Arkansas and southern Missouri on Sunday.
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