More tornado's and major damage are being reported in Oklahoma City and the suburbs of OKC tonight. The interstates are packed with people trying to run from the tornado's, with most of the concentration on Interstate 40 and Interstate 35, with miles and miles of stopped traffic due to traffic jams from people trying to out run the storms path, according to authorities. OKC police are reporting over turned 18 wheeler's on I 40 and the storms continue to develop tonight.

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Storm chasers continue to chase these storms, reporting grapefruit size hail, dangerous lighting and heavy rain with some flooding in some areas. Large areas of power outages are being reported. Moore, OK also reported damage tonight.

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The extent of the damage will not be known until day break tomorrow but major damage from the OK Highway Patrol including a Weather Channel remote truck.

Update- 8:50 pm - OKC Police report the death of a mother and child found in their car on the highway. Reports from Moore,OK. has major damage and flooded cars.

Update- 9:15 pm - Will Rogers Airport closed and evacuated with over 1000 people seeking shelter in the basement of the airport. OKC Police have been flooded with calls from people trapped in their cars on the two city interstates. 3 people confirmed dead, hospitals are on "yellow alert" meaning that all medical staff are being called in for a major influx of injured in the city.

The threat is diminishing at this hour in and around OKC according to the National Weather Service.

St Louis, MO is now is the eye of the storms and the St Louis Cardinals have canceled their game tonight due to a tornado warning.

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