The storms caused "extensive damage to residential and commercial properties," and knocked down power lines, traffic lights, and trees throughout the area, the fire department said. By Sunday night, more than 17,000 people were without power — down from the nearly 82,000 people left in the dark Sunday morning, according to poweroutage.us.

With over 30,000 households wihtout outages, the governor said that the state will prioritize having polling stations open and running by Election Day.

Having suffered severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, people in Oklahoma are sharing the extent of the damage across the state.