
This is the incredible moment a powerful tornado ripped through rural Oklahoma in a terrifying storm that killed two people and left a trail of destruction.

Footage of the tornado captured by adrenaline-seeking stormchasers shows the twister tearing through farmland while a group record it on their cellphones.

Located just a few hundred yards from the eye of the tornado, the group appear unfazed by the danger.

A man was recorded filming the deadly tornado yesterday from just a few hundred meters away as it tore through rural Oklahoma

A second man also appears on film, watching awestruck as the barreling twister destroys buildings and barns

Two people died after the series of tornadoes moved through Elmore City, Katie and Wynnewood yesterday inflicting 'catastrophic damage'

Livestock were also killed in the twisters while cars, farm equipment and even trucks were overturned

The twister was one of several powerful tornadoes to strike yesterday in the Oklahoma towns of Elmore City, Katie and Wynnewood, inflicting 'catastrophic damage' as numerous houses were destroyed, barns were flattened, mobile homes were overturned and trees were uprooted.

Garvin County Sheriff's Office confirmed that at least one man in his 70s, who has not yet been identified, was killed when a tornado struck near his home in Wynnewood. Another man died when the storm hit near the town of Connerville, Johnston County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Stacey Pulley said.

At least one person was injured in Murray County and rushed to the nearby hospital. Their condition is not yet known.

Several homes in the area were completely destroyed by the storms, local officials confirmed. Livestock were also killed in the twisters while cars, farm equipment and even trucks were overturned.

Weather forecasters, who estimated that the first tornado had wind speeds of at least 135mph, described it as 'large and extremely dangerous'.

A tornado emergency was declared for Roff and Hickory after an even larger tornado formed to the northwest of Sulphur, Oklahoma with wind speeds of around 200mph, and began moving in the direction of the small towns yesterday evening.

At least person has been killed, homes are destroyed and highways closed after tornadoes leave a trail of devastation through Oklahoma

A tornado ripped through rural Oklahoma after touching down south of Wynnewood (pictured) Oklahoma on May nine

Numerous houses were destroyed, barns were flattened, mobile homes were overturned and trees were uprooted in the tornadoes (pictured, a woman looks on while a twister rips through a residential area near Wynnewood)

Incredible images of the tornado were captured as it passed through the small town of Wynnewood in Oklahoma

A storm chaser stood on his vehicle for a better view as a rain-wrapped tornado wreaked havoc near Hickory, Oklahoma

Weather forecasters, who estimated that the first tornado had wind speeds of at least 135mph, described it as 'large and extremely dangerous'

Damaged cars sit in a parking lot in Lincoln, Nebraska after baseball-sized hail fell in the area during the storms which swept up from Oklahoma

The baseball-sized hail and funnel clouds, spotted farther east in Omaha, Nebraska, caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to homes and vehicles

Weather stations warned the communities were in 'a life-threatening situation' and to take shelter immediately.

'Flying debris will be deadly to those caught without shelter,' they were told.

Dana Lance was driving through the Pontotoc County community of Roff on her way home from work Monday when the skies grew ominous, and she heard tornado sirens and forecasters on the radio urging people in the area to take cover.

'I parked and went into the school, which has a safe room,' Lance said. 'There were kids and elderly people, dogs and cats, babies. It was like the whole town was there.'

In Hugo, near the Red River, Charles Webb piled one of his dogs and one of his cats in the laundry room Monday and hunkered down as the storm came over his house, clipping trees and spinning up debris. Webb said he emerged from his home minutes later to see blue skies.

'We're real lucky, but we've been lucky for a lot of years, fortunately,' Webb said Monday.

Jessica Randolph, a cashier at the Love's Travel Stop in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, said the tornado came so close that managers ordered employees and customers to take shelter.

'They put us in the showers,' Randolph said. 'I drove in when all of that was going on. All we had was pea-sized hail.'

Despite the danger, Randolph said she has seen severe weather before and wasn't frightened by the experience.

'Not for me. I'm used to it,' she said.

At least two homes near Elmore City were completely destroyed by the storms yesterday (pictured) local officials confirm

Friends and family help to clean up after a tornado utterly destroyed a home in Wynnewood, Oklahoma as it swept through the state yesterday

Kenny Baker, right, and Tony Scheuerman sift through the rubble at what used to be a home after storms swept through the nation's midsection Monday

Several homes in the area were completely destroyed by the storms, local officials confirmed while livestock were also killed in the twisters

Cars, farm equipment and even trucks were also overturned (pictured) in the twisters which ripped through the south of the state on Monday (pictured, near Elmore City)

Weather forecasters, who estimate the tornado had wind speeds of at least 135mph, described it as 'large and extremely dangerous'

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, had warned that twisters as far north as Nebraska and Iowa could develop late Monday night.

The bad weather should settle in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on Tuesday, forecasters said, while another storm system should bring bad weather to the area from north Texas to near St. Louis on Wednesday.

Monday's series of violent thunderstorms dropped tornadoes near Oklahoma City and in the rolling hills south of the city, destroying some homes and barns.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed Interstate 35 near Wynnewood for 15 minutes Monday so the storm could pass, temporarily shutting down the primary route between Oklahoma City and Dallas.

Television images showed homes destroyed, multiple overturned vehicles and trees torn limb to limb.

Meteorologist David Payne for KWTV estimated that the first twister was at least an EF-2, or possibly a low end EF-3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The second was estimated as EF-4. The maximum is an EF-5.

Baseball-sized hail and funnel clouds were also spotted farther east in Omaha, Nebraska, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to homes and vehicles.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, had warned that a 'substantial tornado risk' could develop in portions of the Southern Plains and Ozarks late Monday.

Dramatic footage shows the massive tornado on the ground in Garvin County (pictured) Oklahoma, where at least one resident was killed in the storm

The twister spanned an estimated half a mile wide on the ground as it passed through rural Oklahoma at around 5pm

It ripped through farmland, flattening barns and overturning farm equipment, as locals were warned to seek immediate shelter

The broad tornado, capable of leaving 'catastrophic' damage in its wake churned across the Oklahoma landscape Monday

Garvin County Sheriff's Office confirmed that at least one person, who has not yet been identified, died in the storms, in Wynnewood. There were no other immediate reports of injuries

A tornado finally dissipated yesterday after ripping through a residential area south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma (pictured)

A truck drove on as a supercell storm system, baring multiple tornado warnings, expands across the sky near Hugo, Oklahom

A twister formed near Elmore City (pictured) which had then ripped through Katie and Wynnewood, inflicting 'catastrophic damage'

Powerful tornadoes have struck rural Oklahoma killing at least one and leaving a trail of devastation in their wake (pictured near Wynnewood, Oklahoma)

A tornado emergency was then declared for Roff and Hickory after an even larger tornado formed to the northwest of Sulphur, Oklahoma with wind speeds of around 200mph, and began moving in the direction of the small towns

Weather stations warned the communities were in 'a life-threatening situation' and to take shelter immediately

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, had warned that a 'substantial tornado risk' could develop in portions of the Southern Plains and Ozarks late Monday