At least six were injured after tornado spawning storms left a trail of destruction in parts of Oklahoma

Tornadoes and flooding caused by intense thunderstorms ripped through parts of Oklahoma overnight, injuring six people and destroying homes and other property.

Six people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said Valerie Littlejohn, public information officer for the Oklahoma City Police Department.

Several structures in the area were damaged, as well as power lines, trees, gas lines, traffic lights and road signs, she said.

National weather service teams are mapping the damage Sunday, including in the town of Valley Brook, where the storms caused heavy destruction.

Video of the damage from CNN affiliate KOCO shows cars being overturned and entire houses being torn apart. The storms toppled telephone poles and snapped trees in half. Debris is scattered across the affected areas, including large pieces of wood and metal from buildings that have been torn apart.

About 50,000 customers in Oklahoma were without power Sunday morning poweroutage.us.

Tornadoes were reported just east of Oklahoma City, and there were warnings of tornadoes and thunderstorms in the Oklahoma City area into the early morning. back on duty said.

Residents and local officials who surveyed the devastation Sunday morning are now bracing for additional storms expected Sunday and Monday.

“Folks, don’t let your guard down too much – we’re already starting to see the atmosphere begin to recover ahead of another round of thunderstorms, heavy rain, flooding and potentially severe weather today,” the weather service said. a message on X.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said it is monitoring severe weather.

Flooding on Interstate 35 closed all but one northbound lanes near Forest Park in the Oklahoma City area Oklahoma Department of Transportation said.

Police are asking people to do this avoid some roads in the area due to the damage.

First responders rescued two people trapped in an overturned mobile home after the storm hit, police said Oklahoma City Fire Department. They also responded to several vehicles that were flooded due to heavy rain, according to department public information officer Scott Douglas.

The weather service arrives around 1:20 am warned a severe thunderstorm with a tornado moved through eastern Oklahoma City toward Midwest City and Tinker Air Force Base. A tornado warning was issued for more than 300,000 people in Moore, Midwest City and Del City.

“I was awake and I heard it getting worse very quickly,” Justin Cue describes the moment a possible tornado hit his father’s house overnight, leaving him with minor injuries from flying glass and debris.

“Debris started hitting the house and after a few seconds my window blew out and then all you heard was the roar of the wind and the cracking wood and glass,” Cue told CNN.

Cue’s father, who moved to Oklahoma City from Kansas about two years ago, was also injured when the roof collapsed on him.

“He was unconscious for a short time and we weren’t sure if everything was OK,” Cue said.

When the pair were able to leave the house around 1:30 a.m., Cue said neighbors were screaming and helping people out of the rubble until first responders arrived.

The University of Oklahoma told students and staff on the Normandy campus to seek shelter in the building you are in NOW. Go to the lowest floor/interior.

Nighttime tornadoes are more than twice as deadly as during the day. research shows. Nighttime tornadoes are difficult to spot in the darkness, and those who are sleeping may not be aware that danger is nearby.

There is increased concern about the tornado threat this week, given the productive year for twisters in the US. The number of tornadoes reported so far this year is the second highest on record, behind just 2,156 in 2011.

Severe thunderstorms are most common in the spring and summer, but a second wave of dangerous storms and tornadoes occurs during the fall and winter, as cold air from the north often collides with warmer, moist air coming from the Gulf of Mexico flows.

CNN’s Mike Madrigal contributed to this report.

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