Tornadoes and flooding spawned by severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Oklahoma overnight, leaving at least 11 people injured and shredding homes and other properties.
The watch includes Oklahoma City and surrounding cities southeast, affecting more than two million people. Supercell thunderstorms are firing off the same front that caused damage overnight.
According to the National Weather Service, four likely tornadoes touched down in northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas.
A supercell thunderstrom in Oklahoma. Image courtesy of NSSL/NOAA. The National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm as a thunderstorm that is producing: Hail that is at least quarter ...
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