Tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma early Sunday morning, causing damage across the state.

Tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma early Sunday morning, causing damage across the state.Below is what we know about the storms. Number of tornadoesAs many as seven tornadoes were confirmed in Oklahoma early Sunday morning. The three largest tornadoes caused damage to Newcastle, southeast Oklahoma City, Harrah and Choctaw. Tornado ratingsThe National Weather Service in Norman found at least EF-3 damage in the vicinity of Harrah. The tornado damage in Newcastle will be rated at least EF-1.Survey teams found at least EF-2 damage in the Valley Brook area.Storm damageSeveral homes in Oklahoma City were damaged, along with downed power lines, traffic lights and trees. Damage assessments are still underway. The tornado hit near Sooner Road and Interstate 240, and a neighborhood near Southeast 89th Street saw multiple homes damaged. The Oklahoma Heart Hospital also sustained damage. Homes were damaged between Southeast 44th and Southeast 59th streets on Triple X Road. In Harrah, neighborhoods near Southeast 15th Street and Peebly Road saw some of the most extensive damage. The 100-year-old OG&E electrical plant near Northeast 36th Street and the Kickapoo Turnpike in Harrah sustained heavy damage.In Choctaw, a tornado hit the Railhead Estates addition, according to the Choctaw Police Department. There was significant damage to homes in the area. Those living in the addition will be required to advise police of their address before they will be allowed back in. Multiple power lines are also down in the area.A tornado damaged Newcastle Elementary School, ripping the roof off of the elementary school's fourth and fifth grade center and gymnasium.Garvin County Emergency Management reported four homes and a couple of barns had been damaged, along with numerous power poles and trees.Southwest Lincoln County saw damage to multiple structures, as well as flooding across the county.Sky 5 surveys damageSky 5 flew over the tornado damage left behind in Harrah and Oklahoma City. In Harrah, the neighborhood near Southeast 15th Street and Peebly Road saw considerable damage. In Oklahoma City, rows of homes were also severely damaged by the storms. Injuries reportedEleven people were transported to hospitals due to the storms in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Six people were transported from the Southeast 89th Street and Sooner Road area, and five others were taken to hospitals from the Southeast 44th Street and Triple X Road area. Several others sustained minor injuries but did not seek medical treatment. Two people were extricated from a mobile home that overturned near Triple X Road, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Firefighters were able to free them after an air conditioning unit fell on them. Those hurt had non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No fatalities have been reported, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. In Choctaw, minor injuries have been reported, according to the Choctaw Police Department. Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III said he has been assisting with damage in Harrah, where three people were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Help for tornado victimsThe gymnasium at Choctaw Elementary, which is located at 14663 Northeast 3rd Street, has opened for anyone needing a temporary place for rest and shelter. The city of Harrah is also relocating people to the Grand Casino, located at 777 Grand Casino Boulevard in Shawnee, for shelter. Hillside Baptist Church at 333892 East 1040 Road in McCloud has also opened for residents impacted by the storms. CurfewsThe Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office said residents must have a driver's license matching their address to enter areas hit by tornadoes. There will be a curfew in place after dark for those areas of Oklahoma County. Road ClosuresOklahoma Highway Patrol reports I-44 south to I-40 west in Oklahoma County closed due to flooding. Residents are asked to please stay off the roads in the affected areas to let responders and power crews work. In Harrah, Northeast 23rd Street between Peebly and Dobbs is closed to traffic. The turnpike is accessible from the east only, according to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office. Southeast 29th Street between Indian Meridian and Peebly, Peebly between Reno and Southeast 29th Street, 50th Street between Dobbs and Harrah Road, and Harrah Road between Northeast 63rd and Northeast 50th Street are also closed.All east and westbound lanes of US-62 and Northeast 23rd Street are closed between Peebly Road and the Kickapoo Turnpike due to storm damage.Crews anticipate the closures will last several hours. Drivers should avoid the area. Southbound I-35 is narrowed to one lane from I-44 to Northeast 50th Street due to a crash. Northbound I-35 also remains narrowed to one lane at Northeast 50th Street due to flooding. Power OutagesAccording to OG&E's System Watch, more than 20,000 customers are without power as of 11:30 a.m. There were more than 47,000 customers without power during the peak. OG&E's Horseshoe Lake Power Plant in Harrah also had damage, but the company said there were no concerns with the power supply in the Oklahoma City area. "Once we've repaired the power grid, we prioritize restoration for the community's essential services like hospitals, public safety, and water treatment facilities and schools. As those facilities come online, we turn our attention to individual homes and businesses experiencing an outage," OG&E said in a news release. It's unknown how long until power will be restored. OG&E said it is critically important that people stay away from downed power lines. The company released the following guidelines: As we clear tree limbs that are interfering with power lines and have damaged equipment, vegetation crews will take tree and brush debris from the customer’s yard to the curb but are unable to remove this debris from the customer’s property. OG&E customers can quickly report and monitor outages: Use our app to submit a report (available on iOS and Android). Submit a report online at OGE.com/outages. Text OUT to 32001 if signed up for myOGEalerts. Call 405-272-9595 (OKC metro) or 800-522-6870 (all other areas)Reporting damageOklahoma Department of Emergency Management is asking residents impacted by the storms or flooding to report damages to their property at damage.ok.gov.The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office has set up a non-emergency line to report damage. They asked residents to not call 911 for non-emergency damage in Oklahoma County. Instead, they should call (405) 566-0397.School closuresMid-Del Public Schools Superintendent Rick Cobb said the hardest hit area within his district was I-240 and Sooner Road, which feeds into Parkview Elementary, Del City Middle School and Del City High School. The district still plans to have school Monday at all campuses. The counseling team is working to meet the needs of impacted students and families.

Tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma early Sunday morning, causing damage across the state.

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Below is what we know about the storms.

Number of tornadoes

As many as seven tornadoes were confirmed in Oklahoma early Sunday morning. The three largest tornadoes caused damage to Newcastle, southeast Oklahoma City, Harrah and Choctaw.

Tornado ratings

The National Weather Service in Norman found at least EF-3 damage in the vicinity of Harrah. The tornado damage in Newcastle will be rated at least EF-1.

Survey teams found at least EF-2 damage in the Valley Brook area.

Storm damage

Several homes in Oklahoma City were damaged, along with downed power lines, traffic lights and trees. Damage assessments are still underway.

The tornado hit near Sooner Road and Interstate 240, and a neighborhood near Southeast 89th Street saw multiple homes damaged. The Oklahoma Heart Hospital also sustained damage.

Homes were damaged between Southeast 44th and Southeast 59th streets on Triple X Road.

In Harrah, neighborhoods near Southeast 15th Street and Peebly Road saw some of the most extensive damage.

The 100-year-old OG&E electrical plant near Northeast 36th Street and the Kickapoo Turnpike in Harrah sustained heavy damage.

In Choctaw, a tornado hit the Railhead Estates addition, according to the Choctaw Police Department. There was significant damage to homes in the area. Those living in the addition will be required to advise police of their address before they will be allowed back in. Multiple power lines are also down in the area.

A tornado damaged Newcastle Elementary School, ripping the roof off of the elementary school's fourth and fifth grade center and gymnasium.

Garvin County Emergency Management reported four homes and a couple of barns had been damaged, along with numerous power poles and trees.

Southwest Lincoln County saw damage to multiple structures, as well as flooding across the county.

Sky 5 surveys damage

Sky 5 flew over the tornado damage left behind in Harrah and Oklahoma City.

In Harrah, the neighborhood near Southeast 15th Street and Peebly Road saw considerable damage.

In Oklahoma City, rows of homes were also severely damaged by the storms.

Injuries reported

Eleven people were transported to hospitals due to the storms in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Six people were transported from the Southeast 89th Street and Sooner Road area, and five others were taken to hospitals from the Southeast 44th Street and Triple X Road area.

Several others sustained minor injuries but did not seek medical treatment.

Two people were extricated from a mobile home that overturned near Triple X Road, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Firefighters were able to free them after an air conditioning unit fell on them.

Those hurt had non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

No fatalities have been reported, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department.

In Choctaw, minor injuries have been reported, according to the Choctaw Police Department.

Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III said he has been assisting with damage in Harrah, where three people were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Help for tornado victims

The gymnasium at Choctaw Elementary, which is located at 14663 Northeast 3rd Street, has opened for anyone needing a temporary place for rest and shelter. The city of Harrah is also relocating people to the Grand Casino, located at 777 Grand Casino Boulevard in Shawnee, for shelter.

Hillside Baptist Church at 333892 East 1040 Road in McCloud has also opened for residents impacted by the storms.

Curfews

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office said residents must have a driver's license matching their address to enter areas hit by tornadoes. There will be a curfew in place after dark for those areas of Oklahoma County.

Road Closures

Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports I-44 south to I-40 west in Oklahoma County closed due to flooding. Residents are asked to please stay off the roads in the affected areas to let responders and power crews work.

In Harrah, Northeast 23rd Street between Peebly and Dobbs is closed to traffic. The turnpike is accessible from the east only, according to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office.

Southeast 29th Street between Indian Meridian and Peebly, Peebly between Reno and Southeast 29th Street, 50th Street between Dobbs and Harrah Road, and Harrah Road between Northeast 63rd and Northeast 50th Street are also closed.

All east and westbound lanes of US-62 and Northeast 23rd Street are closed between Peebly Road and the Kickapoo Turnpike due to storm damage.

Crews anticipate the closures will last several hours. Drivers should avoid the area.

Southbound I-35 is narrowed to one lane from I-44 to Northeast 50th Street due to a crash. Northbound I-35 also remains narrowed to one lane at Northeast 50th Street due to flooding.

Power Outages

According to OG&E's System Watch, more than 20,000 customers are without power as of 11:30 a.m. There were more than 47,000 customers without power during the peak.

OG&E's Horseshoe Lake Power Plant in Harrah also had damage, but the company said there were no concerns with the power supply in the Oklahoma City area.

"Once we've repaired the power grid, we prioritize restoration for the community's essential services like hospitals, public safety, and water treatment facilities and schools. As those facilities come online, we turn our attention to individual homes and businesses experiencing an outage," OG&E said in a news release.

It's unknown how long until power will be restored.

OG&E said it is critically important that people stay away from downed power lines. The company released the following guidelines:

As we clear tree limbs that are interfering with power lines and have damaged equipment, vegetation crews will take tree and brush debris from the customer’s yard to the curb but are unable to remove this debris from the customer’s property.

OG&E customers can quickly report and monitor outages: Use our app to submit a report (available on iOS and Android). Submit a report online at OGE.com/outages. Text OUT to 32001 if signed up for myOGEalerts. Call 405-272-9595 (OKC metro) or 800-522-6870 (all other areas)

Reporting damage

Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management is asking residents impacted by the storms or flooding to report damages to their property at damage.ok.gov.

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office has set up a non-emergency line to report damage. They asked residents to not call 911 for non-emergency damage in Oklahoma County. Instead, they should call (405) 566-0397.

School closures

Mid-Del Public Schools Superintendent Rick Cobb said the hardest hit area within his district was I-240 and Sooner Road, which feeds into Parkview Elementary, Del City Middle School and Del City High School.

The district still plans to have school Monday at all campuses. The counseling team is working to meet the needs of impacted students and families.