OKLAHOMA CITY − At least two people have died in Oklahoma flooding and severe storms were forecast into Monday across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois and down to Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, the Storm Prediction Center warned. Some areas of the region could see frequent lightning, fierce wind gusts, hail and a few tornadoes, the center warned in it short-term forecast. "There is an added threat of EF 2 to EF5 tornadoes over the Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley," the forecast added. An EF2 tornado drives winds of at least 111 mph and...

A woman and a 12-year-old boy died following flooding in Moore, amid three to seven inches of rain that has fallen in the state since Friday. Police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, received dozens of reports of “high-water incidents” over the weekend including two cars stranded in flood waters Saturday evening. One car was swept away under a bridge, and police said they were able to rescue some people, but a woman and 12-year-old boy were found dead. “This was a historical weather event that impacted roads and...