4 dead, including infant, after nighttime tornadoes rip through Oklahoma

HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (KOKH) — Four fatalities are confirmed across Oklahoma after storms ripped through the state on Saturday.

Two people died in Holdenville, one was an infant.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management reported another person died on I-35 near Marietta, and one person died in Sulphur.

Hughes County Emergency Management reported four injuries after the tornado.

At least 14 homes were damaged or destroyed in Holdenville. Oklahoma City Task Force One deployed Sunday morning for search and rescue efforts in the area.

All lanes of north and southbound SH-48 were closed between SH-9E and US-270 near Holdenville for severe weather clean-up.

More than a dozen tornadoes touched down on Saturday, with most of them occurring after sunset.