A family in El Reno, Oklahoma inspect what is left of their home after Friday night's tornadoes battered the local area
Rain: Parts of Oklahoma City experience extreme flooding after multiple tornado's passed through Central Okla
A series of violent storms and tornadoes have killed nine people as they swept through Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday
People survey the damage at the Canadian Valley Technology Center's El Reno Campus after it was hit by a powerful tornado on Friday
An airplane from the Aviation Technology department lies upside down on the lawn at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno
People search a field for guns near a destroyed RV at a state shooting tournament that was destroyed in El Reno
Shotguns recovered from a field lay against a overturned trailor at a state shooting tournament that was destroyed in El Reno
When the storm passed between El Reno and Yukon, it barreled right down Interstate 40 for more than two miles, ripping billboards down to twisted metal frames
Flash floods: Two pickup trucks are pictured stuck in high water along NW 23rd Street in El Reno
A chef at Gilmore's Kitchen at the OKC-West Stockyards, is framed by the kitchen pass-through window on the only kitchen wall still remaining as he checks tornado damage in El Reno
The devastation caused by Friday's storms included a wind turbine blade crashing into a daycare center, fortunately no children were inside
A man looks for items in what is left of a house in El Reno, Oklahoma on Saturday
A family inspect the office of what is left of the livestock auction business near El Reno, Oklahoma
A woman helps salvage clothing from her neighbor's destroyed house on Saturday morning after overnight storms in St. Charles, Mo.
The morning after: Wilburn Shaw looks for personal items in the remains of his kitchen the morning after Friday night's storm that passed through St. Charles, Mo
Tornado-damaged power lines hang separated from its pole after tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma on Friday
Shattered dreams: A couple in St. Charles embrace as they look over their destroyed home after a violent burst of thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest overnight
A mother holds her three children after fans at the Barons game were evacuated to the parking garage under the Cox Convention Center due to severe storms in Oklahoma City on Friday
A woman finds personal photos for a neighbor from the remains of her home destroyed by violent thunderstorms across the Midwest
People walk near cars and trees damaged by a tornado at the Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno, Oklahoma on Saturday morning
Tornado debris hangs from a destroyed billboard sign along Interstate-40 Westbound after violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday
At Will Rogers World Airport, 2,000 people spent the night sheltering in underground tunnels
Authorities say people ignored advice to sit tight and attempted to leave the area - perhaps as a reaction to the previous tornado almost two weeks ago
A storm chaser in Cushing stopped to take photos of the dramatic moment two lightning strikes hit the ground
Tragic: Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers found the bodies of a woman and an infant near their vehicle. Police believe the woman was driving an SUV near El Reno when the powerful twister flipped the vehicle over
This aerial photo shows damage in the Rolling Meadow Estates neighborhood on Friday in Broken Arrow, Okla. after a tornado had passed the area
Danger: Forecasters warned of a 'particularly dangerous situation,' with ominous language about strong tornadoes and hail the size of grapefruits 4 inches in diameter. Photographed with a wide angle lens, the mile-wide tornado, is seen near El Reno
Injuries: A meteorologist from The Weather Channel was injured after his car (seen here) was thrown 200 yards by the storm
Jack-knifed: Traffic slowly moves around a semi tractor-trailer that was blown off the highway by the tornado on Oklahoma Interstate-40
Stranded: Vehicles trapped by flash flooding sit underneath on the road in Oklahoma City after severe thunderstorms brought tornadoes, high winds, heavy rain and hail to the area
Though the tornado alert expired, the powerful rain continued to hit the area and floodwaters were collecting in the streets.
Flood waters up to 4ft deep hampered rescue attempts and frequent lightning roiled the skies well after the main threat had passed to the east.
Emergency officials reported numerous injuries in the area along I-40, and Randolph said there were toppled and wrecked cars littering the area.
Troopers requested a number of ambulances at I-40 near Yukon, west of Oklahoma City.
Hail and heavy rain pelted the metro area to the point that emergency workers had trouble responding to 'widespread' reports of injuries.
'We're scrambling around,' said Lara O'Leary, a spokeswoman for the local ambulance agency.
'There is very low visibility with the heavy rain ... so we're having trouble getting around.
'The damage is very, very widespread.'
Standing water was several feet deep, and downtown Oklahoma City looked more like a hurricane had gone through than a tornado.
Tornado warnings were also posted Friday night near Tulsa and near St. Louis.
At least six semis on their side at a weight station on I-40 near Oklahoma City, photographer Jim Beckel reported.
Numerous vehicles were damaged in the storm and that many motorists were left stranded.
Storm: The tornado that wreaked havoc near Oklahoma City was reported to be a mile wide with winds reaching up to 80mph
Damage: An Oklahoma home destroyed, its roof partially torn off after the tornado rips through
Salvaging: Residents retrieve belongings from a home destroyed by the tornados that tore through central Oklahoma
Waiting: Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport was evacuated. Local news reported an estimated 1,200 people were at the airport and were herded to the basement to wait out the storm
Approaching: A mile-wide tornado has touched down west of Oklahoma City where it has done damage and it is headed toward Oklahoma City
A woman hugs a Red Cross worker after surveying damage to her home in Broken Arrow, Okla. on Friday morning after a tornado passed the area overnight
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