Officials said two people died after a possible tornado destroyed a motel and swept through a mobile home park in the Oklahoma City area.
At a news conference on Sunday, El Reno’s mayor, Matt White, said: “There have been two fatalities at this point in time.” He said officials were working to notify relatives and search and rescue efforts were continuing.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said a possible tornado caused damage. Meteorologist Rick Smith in Norman said the suspected twister hit El Reno on Saturday night as a powerful storm system rolled through the state. Crews would assess the damage on Sunday to determine the severity of the storm, he said.
The storm came after a week of tornados, severe rain and flooding in southern plains and midwest states, including a tornado that hit Jefferson City, Missouri. The region’s most recent spate of bad weather and flooding has been blamed for at least nine deaths.