Three dead after Easter weekend storms bring tornadoes, flooding to Oklahoma: What we know
At least three people died as a result of Easter weekend storms in Oklahoma, which brought tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and flooding.
Two of the fatalities occurred as a result of the high waters in Moore, while the third death occurred as a result of the Spaulding tornado in Hughes County.
Here's what we know.
Five people were inside two vehicles that got stranded in the floodwaters around 9 p.m. Saturday near SE 12th Street and Eastern Avenue. One vehicle, a jeep, became submerged under a bridge.
"Three of them were rescued and two had gone missing. We later recovered the bodies of two of the victims," said Clint Byley, a spokesperson for the Moore Police Department.
The bodies of 12-year-old River Bond and his 44-year-old mother Erika Lott were found near the scene, the department said on Facebook.
Byley said police opened an investigation into exactly how the jeep got stuck, which led to the deaths.
The police department, which called the weather event "historical," estimated that flooding caused waters to rise to around six to eight inches where the fatalities occurred.
According to Hughes County Emergency Management, an EF1 tornado struck around 10:35 p.m. Saturday in Spaulding, Oklahoma.
The tornado touched down on East 138th Road, just west of North 369th Road, and was on the ground for two miles with winds of 105 to 110 miles per hour, the agency said.
Two homes were destroyed, and several small structures and many trees were damaged. There was one fatality, the agency said on Facebook.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma storms leave 3 dead after tornadoes, flooding Easter weekend
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