OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The nation's midsection is bracing for another bout of severe weather, but many residents in Oklahoma are still cleaning up from a rare combination of tornadoes and flash flooding.
Storms that spawned 51 tornadoes in several southern Plains states late Wednesday also brought torrential downpours in central Oklahoma that led to one death. Authorities say a 43-year-old Oklahoma City woman drowned after becoming trapped inside her underground storm cellar.
One owner of a storm shelter company described such accidents as extremely uncommon. But Blake Lee of F5 Storm Shelters and Safe Rooms says people should inspect their shelters every few months for leaks.
Meteorologists say conditions on Friday and Saturday appear ripe for storms that could produce even more powerful tornadoes across southern Kansas, western Oklahoma and parts of North Texas.