Oklahoma officials announced on Saturday they plan to assess the damage from Friday's tornado hit that killed at least five people and injuring 50.
The storm is the second tornado Oklahoma City has seen in less than two weeks. Red Cross workers and authorities will prepare to first survey the most devastated areas, according to reports.
The tornado toppled cars and left commuters trapped on an Interstate highway from Friday's rush hour traffic.
Five were killed in Friday's deadly storm and no additional fatalities have been reported as of Saturday morning, according to ABC News.
Multiple reports say a mother and a child were killed when their car rolled over. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said several motorists were missing.
One person died at El Reno, the first city struck by the storm, told Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the state medical examiner to the Associated Press. Details on the two other deaths were not available, Elliott said.
Hospital official told the Associated Press that about 50 people were hurt, five critically injured.
Along with heavy windspeeds, the stroms also brought heavy rain and hail. Multiple reports say that across east and central Oklahoma multiple thunderstorms have produced between four to seven inches of rain since Saturday night.
The heavy rainfall in the span of a few hours made for a difficult commute for drivers to get home and beat the storm.
"Some tornadoes are wrapped in rain, so it's basically impossible to see, which is extremely dangerous," Bruce Thoren, a meteorologist with National Weather Service in Norman, told the Associated Press. "Somebody driving along really not familiar with what's going on can basically drive into it."
Flooding quickly ensued surpassing 4 feet in Oklahoma City Saturday morning. Flood levels are expected to rise as flash flooding continues in parts of the state.
"We're seeing, right now, a lot of flooding," told Oklahoma Emergency Management spokeswoman Kelli Cain to ABC News Friday. "That is a big issue. We're seeing a lot of power issues. ... It's still difficult to assess what damage is out there. We may not have information about that until [Saturday]."
Images of the deadly storm available in the video below.
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