A slow motion storm brought mortal floods to Oklahoma on Wednesday, closing the roads and sweeping cars.
It was expected that parts of Oklahoma and Texas would see more rain in Thorsday that could cause more sudden floods, warned the National Meteorological Service, after several inches of rain fell into both states.
A man was killed in Pottawatomie County in Oklahoma, said the Sheriff’s office, after he received a report from a vehicle that had been swept from the road. A deputy director tried to rescue the man, according to the sheriff’s office, but “he was caught in a powerful current and was caught in a situation of reception of life.” The deputy was transported to the hospital, and the man died on the scene, said the Sheriff’s office.
In Lincoln County neighbor, an 86 -year -old woman from Prague, Oklahoma, after her vehicle entered waters and was swept, said Sarah Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma road patrol. Another passenger in the car, a 58 -year -old woman, survived after the Prague Fire Department rescued her, Stewart added.
Parts of the center and south of Oklahoma received up to eight inches of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, with up to six inches falling into parts of Texas. The National Meteorological Service said that the areas in the southwest of Oklahoma and on the other side of the Red River to Arkansas received more than one inch of rain, and some places north of the river could exceed two inches on Thursday.
The rain could lower at a speed of one or two inches per hour, which would easily overvalue the already soaked terrain. The heaviest rain was expected on Thursday night and during the night, according to the forecasts.
Forced floods at the closing of the road in at least 32 counties in Oklahoma on Wednesday, the state emergency management department said Wednesday night.
“He thought that the water has backed up on some of the roads, the condition of road infrastructure due to the washing needs must be inspected for its safety,” said the Lincoln County Emergency Management Department.
Oklahoma’s road patrol warned drivers to avoid flooding water: “Be careful if you have to leave. Reduce your speed. And always remember, do not drive to stagnant water.”
More thunderstorms could bring great hail and more sudden floods to Oklahoma and northern Texas during the day and night of Thursday, according to forecasting.
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The climate prediction center warned that the region along interstate 35 between Austin and San Antonio would be especially vulnerable because their land and soil do not absorb water well. The interstatal closed with letters near the city of Oklahoma on Wednesday due to floods, said the Oklahoma road patrol.
The storms follow the severe weather this week in Pennsylvania, where around 240,000 people were still without energy in Thorsday Morning, according to Poweroutage.us. Those storms charged four lives.
The severe climate in Oklahoma and Texas was expected to be clarified on Friday, but the respite can be a letter. Another storm system will approach from the west next week.
“Texas and Oklahoma have to prepare for more rounds of heavy rains,” said Peter Mullinax, a meteorologist at the Meteorarate Prediction Center. “They are going to wait for more rain as we advance in next week.”
