Flash floods and tornadoes led to five deaths in Oklahoma as severe storms hit parts of that state as well as Texas and Missouri over the Easter holiday weekend. Tens of thousands lost power at the height of the storms,

Two people died Saturday night in an Oklahoma City suburb after floodwaters swept their truck into a creek, police said. One of the deceased was 12 years old.

A slow-moving, active storm system brought heavy rain, large hail and tornadoes to parts of Texas and Oklahoma and left three people dead as severe weather warnings Sunday continue to threaten parts of the south-central and Midwest U.S.