Severe storms damaged homes, businesses, and power lines across Oklahoma, with the worst impacts in Pittsburg and Muskogee counties.

The National Weather Service issued multiple severe weather alerts across Oklahoma on Monday, May 19, including tornado watches and warnings. Storms Knocked down power poles and trees, damaging homes and causing power outages and flight delays.

A police cruiser was hit by a strike of lightning in Newcastle, Oklahoma. Screengrab from the Newcastle Emergency Management's Facebook post. Surveillance video at the New Castle Police Department in Oklahoma caught an unexpected surprise during severe weather. On May 19, a lightning strike hit a police cruiser in the department’s parking lot.

Video footage captured by Oklahoma's Newcastle Emergency Management shows a police car hit by lightning during a storm in Newcastle, Oklahoma on Monday. A tornado watch had been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of central Oklahoma,