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Hurt. when an ef-4 or 5 gets done with your car, theres no room left for you in it. thank goodness there wasnt a bigger tornado on the ground like there was in that may day in moore. >> an ireporter took it all in as the skies dark ened. >> tornado warning. seek shelter now. the tornado warnings proved to be all too accurate. two of them reportedly touched down, one as strong as an ef-3, according to the national weather service. 200 roads in the state are closed due to flooding. at this hour, m...

Mimes from oklahoma city. 40 miles from oklahoma. thats how far we had to go to get out of the path what have seemed to be a big, black, thick cloud that was chasing us for a good two hours. it was fair to say a frightening situation on the roads. keep in mind, we were set up to do live reports as the storm came in, we found a safe place to do that and got on the road early and quick, and we got ahead of most of the traffic though we got stuck in traffic from time to time. a lot of people did ge...

It was completely overwhelmed and not enough room in the culvert for the water to go through. it started going over the roadway and over the ditch here and washed that completely away. the big pipes, the big black pipe, thats pressurized natural gas. theyre trying to get it shut off so the pressure is no longer in there. there is another smaller 3-inch pipe that is crude oil. that is broke. it is leaking into the canadian river and theyre trying to get a crew to stop the leaking. this is going t...

Us. jeff? >> we are getting live pictures from the shawnee area of some serious flash flooding going on right now and apparently possibly structural damage as well. if we still have the shot up on chase net 2. we do. lets go to that. a direct shot of the shawnee area right now and you see the hail bouncing off this guys windshield right here and looks like half dollars to golf ball sized hail. looks like we have a vehicle halfway up the tires right here with some -- wow, really soupy and really ...

Receding everywhere around that flash flooding is just muddy and swampy. and on dirt roads have turned to mud is a recipe for getting stuck. staying on the black top. finally get out of el reno on 66. and we have quite a bit of damage here. completely looks like ef-2 or ef-3 damage. and just sitting in front of me. and a bit of damage to some of the buildings here. you know what we knew, that el reno had the worst of it towards union city. these were the first places that we chased this afternoo...

Breaking coverage of the tornado outbreak in oklahoma. the storms killed at least five people in and around oklahoma city. 71 people are injured. these deadly twisters ripped through homes. they tossed cars from the road. pushed over trucks. they also knocked out power to 50,000 homes and businesses in the oklahoma city area. the will rogers airport is in the dark, as well. six more states have also been hit by these storms. and emergency officials say a total of more than 212,000 homes and busi...

About 8 inches plus. areas here over 12 inches. 8 everythings along oklahoma city a-- 8 inches along oklahoma city. a couple of fatalities across parts of arkansas two days ago from flooding and water rescues yesterday morning around the kansas city area and all of the additional rain fell yesterday. you see all of the areas in maroon that is flash flooding going on right now. still a severe threat for us today, guys. a little farther off toward the east and not as big of a tornado threat today....

A lot of those people themselves became victims as they got caught in the fast rising water. we saw flooding and are continuing to see flooding in areas you would not normally expect it. really, theres no question that the amount of traffic we had on the roads earlier, severely exacerbated the problem. >> thats what weve been hearing. its been a long night for you. youre kind to let us talk to you, lieutenant jay barnett, public information officer with the oklahoma city police department. as ja...

Threat. >> the heavy rain from the same storm system could trigger flash floods. in missouri, more than 200 roads are closed this morning because of the flooding. todays forecast also includes large hail and the potential for more tornadoes. officials are warning people just stay inside. on the phone with us now from oklahoma city is kelly cane. she is the spokesperson for the oklahoma department of emergency management. >> kelly, i know you have been following the storm all night. what are the ...

Pattern that is set up, not allowing all of this weather to progress to the east. its relaxing and now well start to move to the east. as it moves to east, its not as powerful a system as what weve seen as been sitting there across tornado alley over the last several days but dangerous for the east coast tomorrow. >> janis huff, i appreciate you putting in overtime with us. as janis mentioned, flash flooding now the main concern for today. heavy rainfall adding to challenges for residents and ...