
Cars that were damaged by a tornado in parking lot at Canadian Valley Technical Center on State Highway 66, west of Banner Road, Friday May 31, 2013 in El Reno, Okla. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)
Tornadoes slams Oklahoma City and its suburbs during the evening rush hour on Friday, May 13, 2013.
Moore had limited damage from this storm activity.
Five people were killed and more than forty people were being treated for storm-related injuries.
At least three major tornadoes had touched down and according to a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, Tim Oram, it was difficult to know exactly how many tornadoes had touched down.
The disaster caused havoc on Interstate 40 and people were trapped in their vehicles.
Part of the streets were flooded to a depth of 4 feet.
According to Betsy Randolph, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Petrol, a mother and baby were killed on Friday while traveling on Interstate 40, just west of Oklahoma City, when their vehicle was picked up by the storm and they were sucked out of it.
Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said that two of the five deaths in Oklahoma on Friday occurred in Union City and one was in El Reno, in rural areas west of Oklahoma City.
Television images showed downed power lines and tossed cars as the storm systems dumped at least 3 inches of rain, stranding motorists in flood water.
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- Tornado debris and downed power lines are seen at Interstate-40 Westbound as traffic slowly passes in the opposite direction of Interstate-40, just east of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. One twister touched down on Interstate 40 and was headed toward Oklahoma City. REUTERS/Bill Waugh
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- Massive tornado ravages Oklahoma City area5:33 Moore, Oklahoma was devastated by a massive tornado that carried winds of up to 200 mph.
- Rescue personnel stand near overturned trucks in an industrial park after strong storms moved through the area Friday, May 31, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
- A large storm cell, which reportedly produced a multiple vortex tornado, passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for parts of Oklahoma on Friday, describing weather conditions as “particularly dangerous” a day after more than a dozen reported twisters ripped through the region. REUTERS/Bill Waugh
- Rescue personnel stand near overturned trucks in an industrial park after strong storms moved through the area Friday, May 31, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
- Residents try to pass through a flooded intersection in Downtown Oklahoma City after multiple tornado’s passed through Central Okla. on Friday May 31, 2013 in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)
- A pickup passes by tornado debris in the Westbound lane of Interstate-40, just east of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. One twister touched down on Interstate 40 and was headed toward Oklahoma City. REUTERS/Bill Waugh
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- A man on a motorcycle drives through flood water on Western Ave. at NW 5th Street in Oklahoma City on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
- Residents retrieve belongings from a home destroyed by the tornados that tore through central Okla. on Friday May 31, 2013 in Union City Okla. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)