The relentless rain also caused a dam to fail, creeks to overflow and roads and highways to close across the state.

A least two people drowned when their vehicles were caught in floodwaters in Oklahoma on Wednesday as slow-moving thunderstorms inundated roads across parts of that state and Texas, authorities said,

Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped record rainfall across much of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Wednesday, triggering flash flooding and forcing evacuations, as residents in Pennsylvania and Ohio picked up from a powerful storm that left more than half a million customers in the dark.

A U.S. citizen mother and her daughters had their belongings confiscated — including phones, laptops and cash life savings — as part of a search warrant aimed at other people.

A steady line of slow-moving thunderstorms that battered Oklahoma in recent weeks has set multiple rainfall records across the state and helped ease drought conditions.

Roads across Oklahoma washed out and destroyed from floodwaters

The No. 1-ranked Sooners outlasted No. 9 Florida in nine innings to take the first game of the series on Thursday.

Oklahoma and Florida softball face off Thursday in a matchup of top-10 teams. Follow along here for the live score, updates, highlights and more:

The Oklahoma Sooners beat the Florida Gators 6-5 in nine innings. Sam Landry threw a complete game and Abigale Dayton had the go-ahead RBI single.