Tornadoes rip through Oklahoma killing two, including a child - as devastating ... trends now
Dozens of tornadoes have been leveling towns, closing highways and cutting off power throughout the Midwest since Friday, and it's been revealed that at least two people have died from the severe weather front.
Twisters ripped through Holdenville, Oklahoma on Saturday night, with officials confirming this morning that there have been two fatalities, with one child.
Flood watches and warnings are in effect Sunday for Oklahoma, one of the hardest hit states, as well as Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas.
Hughes County Emergency Management confirmed the deaths in Holdenville, one of them a 4-month-old baby, on top of 14 homes being damaged or destroyed.
The search for trapped or missing individuals in the town started Saturday night after the storm left the area. The four-month-old child, who lived in a house that was reportedly destroyed, was among the people authorities were looking for.
The child was found and taken to a hospital but was later pronounced dead.
As authorities assess the damage to Holdenville and other towns that were struck by tornados, the death toll is feared to increase as the day goes on.
This photo captures a severe tornado in Lancaster, Nebraska, one of the first to form in the spree of twisters over the weekend
A tornado touches down on Friday, April 26, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska
Sean Thomas Sledd salvages items from his room after it was hit by a tornado the night before in Sulphur, Oklahoma on April 28, 2024
A man walks past a damaged building on Sunday after it was hit by a tornado on Saturday in Sulphur, Oklahoma
This image taken from video provided by KOCO 5 shows buildings destroyed by a tornado in Sulphur, Oklahoma on Sunday, April 28, 2024
Further damage seen in Sulphur, Oklahoma, where an infant died in the natural disaster
In Sulphur (pictured) another unidentified person died during the tornado that hit Saturday night
Tornado damage in Sulphur collapsed rubble on white pickup truck (pictured right)
An aerial view of the damage in Sulphur, the city Governor Kevin Stitt plans to visit Sunday
People walk the streets of Sulphur on Sunday to look at tornado damage
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt issued a statement Sunday morning: 'My prayers are with those who lost loved ones as tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma last night.
'Thank you to Oklahoma Emergency Management and those who have worked through the night to keep Oklahomans safe and have worked to clear debris and assess damage.'
Stitt has also declared a state of emergency in 12 counties as crews work to clear debris and assess damage from the severe storms that tore down power lines. Later in the day, he plans to tour the southern Oklahoma city of Sulphur, where many buildings are unrecognizable.
Sulphur is around 65 miles southwest of Holdenville, and devastating video of its complete annihilation went viral on social media.
The videos, captured by Brandon Clement, show Sulphur in complete ruin.
The first video was taken while it was still dark and shows the rubble Sulphur's downtown has been reduced to.
Clement recorded the second video with a drone and panned over the entire town of Sulphur, showing destroyed buildings, downed powerlines and upturned cars.
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A man is surrounded by tornado damage after severe storms moved through the night before in Sulphur
Charlie Schwake walks past his property in Sulphur
Damaged storefronts in Sulphur
A man walks past flipped and damaged cars in Sulphur
A bulldozer trying to clear away rubble in Sulphur
A drone view shows emergency personnel working at the site of damaged buildings in the aftermath of a tornado in Omaha, Nebraska
A house at Sycamore Farms in Waterloo, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 27, 2024
Workers clean up the debris at Sycamore Farms in Waterloo, Nebraska, on Saturday, April 27, 2024, after a tornado damaged the property the day before
Heavy storm clouds appear as a tornado moves through suburbs northwest of Omaha on Friday, April 26, 2024
Marietta, another town in Oklahoma, suffered damage to its hospital, according to the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management.
As people in small towns across the Midwest pick up the pieces, the weather threat isn't remotely over. Approximately 27 million Americans are still at risk of of severe weather into Sunday, including wind gusts, hail, flood risk, and potentially more tornadoes, NBC News reported.
Over 34,000 Oklahomans were without power as of Sunday morning, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks electric utility outages. In Texas, the northern section of which was hit with at least 10
