Two dead in Oklahoma as severe weather hits US South and Midwestt

21/4/2025 5:46

At least two people,

including a child, died in Oklahoma after their vehicle was

stranded in flood waters, police said on Sunday, as severe

weather and flooding hit parts of the U.S. South and Midwest

during the Easter holiday weekend.



"This was a historical weather event that impacted roads and

caused dozens of high-water incidents," police in Moore,

Oklahoma, about 11 miles south of Oklahoma City, said in a

statement.



"One of (the vehicles) left the roadway and was swept under

the bridge. At the time of the incident all but two occupants

were rescued. It is with great sadness that we report that two

individuals, an adult female and a 12-year-old male, were later

located deceased," they said.



Police in Moore urged people to stay at home and said late

on Saturday they responded to over a dozen calls from residents

whose vehicles were trapped in high water.



Flood warnings, which suggest that a flood is occurring or

is imminent, were in place across Oklahoma.



The National Weather Service said on Sunday severe

thunderstorms were expected from east Texas into far southeast

Iowa and Illinois while a strong tornado and damaging wind

potential will exist from central Arkansas into central

Missouri.



A tornado watch was issued for parts of Arkansas, Kansas,

Louisiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma, the National Weather Service

added.



Earlier this month, a deadly spring storm spawned tornadoes

and drenching thunderstorms in a swath of the U.S. stretching

from Texas to Ohio, with over a dozen people killed in states of

the U.S. South and Midwest.