- A 12-year-old boy and a woman died after their vehicle was swept away by severe floodwaters in Oklahoma overnight Saturday. Their deaths were part of “dozens of high-water incidents” to hit Moore, Oklahoma, in what police have described as a “historical weather event.”
- The woman and boy died after their vehicle, believed to be carrying a family of three, was swept into a creek and wedged against a drainage ditch; the third passenger is currently in the hospital in stable but serious condition.
- Meanwhile, the National Weather Service has issued flooding and severe thunderstorm warnings in numerous states, including Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois. Tornadoes could potentially touch down in Arkansas and Missouri, as well.
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A 12-year-old boy and a woman died after their vehicle was swept away by severe floodwaters in Oklahoma overnight Saturday, April 19, according to local police. Their deaths were part of “dozens of high-water incidents” to hit Moore, Oklahoma, in what police have described as a “historical weather event.”
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service has issued flooding and severe thunderstorm warnings in numerous states, including Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois. Tornadoes could potentially touch down in Arkansas and Missouri, as well.
According to local CNN affiliate, KOCO, the woman and boy died after their vehicle –– believed to be carrying a family of three –– was swept into a creek and wedged against a drainage ditch.
Another vehicle, believed to be carrying a man and his child, was also washed away and briefly landed on top of the first vehicle. Those two passengers were able to exit their vehicle and get to safety.
The third passenger in the first vehicle was able to exit but had to be taken to the hospital in stable but serious condition, KOCO reports.
The NWS’ Storm Prediction Center catalogued 16 reports of tornadoes as of early Sunday morning, April 20. And according to CNN, more than 20 million people live in the severe storm path, including residents of St. Louis, Memphis, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Shreveport, Louisiana.
This recent round of flooding comes just two weeks after at least 16 people were killed in severe weather events that included flooding and tornadoes across the U.S. South and Midwest.
