A 12 -year -old boy and a woman were killed in Oklahoma after her vehicle was swept under a bridge in the middle of a severe storm system that brought great hail and strong winds to a region that covers from the south to the northeast.
Police in Moore, Oklahoma, about 11 miles south of Oklahoma City, said he made a rescue of water that involved two vehicles stranded in flood waters on Saturday night, but they could only rescue two occupants after one of the vehicles left the road and was swept under the bridge.
“This was a historical climate event that hit the roads and caused dozens of high water incidents throughout the city,” said the Moore Police Department.
In another part of the region, almost 30 severe climate reports arrived on Saturday, including two unconfirmed tornadoes in Jacksboro and Sterling City, Texas. The Federal Center for Storm Prediction also said that three supercells, which are capable of producing powerful tornadoes, were reported in northern Texas on Saturday.
The shared video on social networks showed a severe storm cloud that passed through Cumberland, Maryland, on Saturday night, unleashing power flashes.
On Easter Sunday, the storms are expected to march east, changing the threat to 11 million people in Little Rock, Arkansas; San Luis; and Springfield, Illinois. According to the National Meteorological Service, all the modes of severe climate, including the harmful gusts, severe storms, large hail and some tornadoes, especially in Missouri and Arkansas.
“The current expectations are that solid thunderstorms are developed throughout the front of East of Oklahoma and neighborhood early in the afternoon,” said the weather service, and added that the system will intensify relatively rapid as it advances to the east towards Arkansas and Missouri. This means that the threat of harmful winds and tornadoes of 111 mph and more (EF2) will increase Sunday afternoon and night.
The National Meteorological Service Field Office at Little Rock said the greatest risk of tornadoes on Sunday is in northern Arkansas, including Conway and Batesville.
In Missouri, the weather service warns that strong beings of up to 70 mph, 2 -inch diameter hail and tornadoes are possible near St. Louis.
Serious warning warnings in Arkansas and Missouri have been issued.
The threat of floods also continues on Sunday, with 11 million people still under the flood alerts of Texas to Illinois. Rain total may vary from 3 to 5 inches, with up to 7 inches possible in some areas.
More than 100,000 public services clients remained without energy throughout the south and northeast from Sunday morning, including almost 34,000 in West Virginia and more than 18,000 in Texas, according to Poweroutage.us.
