{"id":2425460,"date":"2025-04-20T09:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T13:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-dead-in-oklahoma-flooding-as-region-remains-under-severe-weather-watch-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T13:19:13","slug":"two-dead-in-oklahoma-flooding-as-region-remains-under-severe-weather-watch-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-dead-in-oklahoma-flooding-as-region-remains-under-severe-weather-watch-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dead in Oklahoma flooding as region remains under severe weather watch &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-dead-in-oklahoma-flooding-as-region-remains-under-severe-weather-watch-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Severe flooding in Moore, Oklahoma, has resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including a 12-year-old boy. Emergency services responded to numerous high-water incidents over the weekend, with reports of stranded vehicles; one car was swept away under a bridge. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-all-sources-of-power-in-texas-have-been-compromised\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott: All sources of power in Texas have been compromised\">weather event<\/a> has been categorized as ancient by local police,impacting roads and leading to rescues as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">residents faced risky conditions<\/a>. The National Weather Service has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-coronavirus-rules-are-stifling-free-speech-on-campus\/\" title=\"Report: Coronavirus Rules Are Stifling Free Speech On Campus\">issued warnings<\/a> for flooding and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-people-reported-dead-following-ala-tornado\/\" title=\"5 people reported dead following Ala. tornado\">severe thunderstorms<\/a> across a wide area, including parts of Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, and southern Illinois, with forecasts indicating ongoing heavy rainfall and possible tornadoes in the coming days.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two dead in Oklahoma flooding as region remains under severe weather watch<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2099936\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MOORE, Oklahoma (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> Two people, including a child, have died in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Oklahoma<\/a> flooding as meteorologists warned Sunday of further flooding, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-disasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">thunderstorms, and tornadoes<\/a> from the Midwest to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-south\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the South<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police in Moore, about 10 miles south of Oklahoma City, received dozens of reports of &ldquo;high-water incidents&rdquo; 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385542\/trump-joyous-easter-sunday-message-we-need-god-we-want-god\/\">Trump shares &#8216;joyous Easter Sunday&#8217; message: &#8216;We need God. We want God&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385151\/elon-musk-short-shelf-life-democratic-2026-messaging\/\">&#8216;Handy accessory&#8217; Elon Musk could have short shelf life for Democratic 2026 messaging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3379519\/marian-andersons-seminal-easter-concert-at-lincoln-memorial-commemorated-in-dc\/\">Marian Anderson&#8217;s &#8216;seminal&#8217; Easter concert at Lincoln Memorial commemorated in DC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This was a historical weather event that impacted roads and resulted in dozens of high-water incidents across the city,&rdquo; Moore police said in a statement Sunday. Moore has about 63,000 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3380483\/fema-aid-washington-bomb-cyclone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FEMA&nbsp;WON&rsquo;T&nbsp;PROVIDE RELIEF TO WASHINGTON STATE FOLLOWING &lsquo;BOMB CYCLONE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service issued flooding and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-kentucky-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-more-severe-weather\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Kentucky Governor Declares State of Emergency Due to More Severe Weather\">severe thunderstorm warnings<\/a> in large swaths of Oklahoma as well as portions of Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and southern Illinois amid a storm system from the southern Plains to the Upper Midwest. <\/p>\n<p>Meteorologists predicted heavy rainfall and potential tornadoes in Arkansas and Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2099936\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2099936\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two fatalities in Oklahoma flooding as severe weather persists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2425461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25108106903724.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6353,4133,12474,32173,32076],"class_list":["post-2425460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-flooding","tag-news","tag-oklahoma","tag-severe-weather","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25108106903724.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425464,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425460\/revisions\/2425464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}