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At least six people were injured when severe thunderstorms swept across parts of Oklahoma early Sunday, with tornadoes and flooding reported overnight, authorities said.

The six injured were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said Valerie Littlejohn, public information officer for the Oklahoma City Police Department.

Several structures were also damaged in the area, along with power lines, trees, gas lines, traffic lights and road signs, she said.

Video of the damage from CNN affiliate KOCO shows cars being overturned and entire homes destroyed. The storms toppled telephone poles and snapped trees in half. Debris is scattered across the affected areas, including large pieces of wood and metal from buildings that have been torn apart.

About 95,000 customers in Oklahoma were without power Sunday morning, according to poweroutage.us.

Tornadoes were reported just east of Oklahoma City, and there are warnings of tornadoes and thunderstorms in the Oklahoma City area, the National Weather Service said.

“Folks, don’t let your guard down too much – we’re already starting to see the atmosphere begin to recover ahead of another round of thunderstorms, heavy rain, flooding and potentially severe weather today,” the weather service said. a message on X.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said it is monitoring the severe weather.

Flooding on Interstate 35 closed all but one northbound lanes near Forest Park in the Oklahoma City area, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said.

The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to several vehicles that were flooded due to heavy rain, according to the department’s public information officer, Scott Douglas.

Around 1:20 a.m. local time, the weather service warned that a severe thunderstorm with a tornado was moving through eastern Oklahoma City toward Midwest City and Tinker Air Force Base. A tornado warning was issued for more than 300,000 people in Moore, Midwest City and Del City.

The University of Oklahoma told students and staff on the Normandy campus to seek shelter in the building you are in NOW. Go to the lowest floor/interior.

Research shows that nighttime tornadoes are more than twice as deadly as during the day. Nighttime tornadoes are difficult to spot in the darkness, and those who are sleeping may not be aware that danger is nearby.

There is increased concern about the tornado threat this week, given the productive year for twisters in the US. The number of tornadoes reported so far this year is the second highest on record, behind just 2,156 in 2011.

Severe thunderstorms are most common in the spring and summer, but a second wave of dangerous storms and tornadoes occurs during the fall and winter, as cold air from the north often collides with warmer, moist air coming from the Gulf of Mexico flows.