Claremore Fire Capt. Jason Farley drowned Saturday night while rescuing a woman and six children from dangerous flooding, according to Fox23.
A female passenger died Saturday night in a weather-related two-vehicle crash, according to KRMG.
The Red Cross has set up relief shelters to help flood victims.
Also, a blind horse named Spirit is missing after heavy rain rolled through parts of Tulsa Sunday morning. And rain has caused a man's underground pool to float up out of the ground.
Central Texas is getting a temporary reprieve from the heavy rains, but by Monday afternoon rain should return, again putting the region at risk of flooding, according to the Austin-American Statesman.
A series of storms brought flash floods and tornadoes to parts of Texas where at least 1,000 people are displaced.
The Hays County cities of San Marcos and Wimberley were hardest hit early Sunday after torrential rain swelled the normally scenic Blanco River into a destructive wall of water, according to the Austin-American Statesman.
One tornado touched down in North Austin and another tornado touched down in a Williamson County subdivision on Saturday night, National Weather Service officials confirmed Sunday night, according to the Austin-American Statesman.
The Austin tornado caused a U-Haul building to collapse, national weather officials confirmed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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