Terrifying videos show tornadoes ripping through heartland as hail the size of baseballs rains down on Oklahoma

Terrifying videos have showed tornadoes ripping through Oklahoma as hail the size of baseballs rains down. 

The central US experienced major damage Sunday as powerful storms, with destructive wind gusts exceeding 100 mph, tornadoes and enormous hail swept the region. 

Haunting clips show the storm sweeping through Oklahoma and Kansas, blowing roofs off homes and blocking roads with toppled trees and downed power lines.

Nearly 20 homes were damaged in western Oklahoma's Custer County, with two people injured in Butler, state emergency officials said late Sunday. There was also damage to a nursing home reported in the town of Hydro. 

The central US experienced major damage Sunday as powerful storms, with destructive wind gusts exceeding 100 mph, tornadoes and enormous hail swept the region.

The central US experienced major damage Sunday as powerful storms, with destructive wind gusts exceeding 100 mph, tornadoes and enormous hail swept the region

Wind gusts well over 60mph were reported in many areas as the storms, which began Sunday afternoon and lasted through the night, moved eastward. 

In central Kansas, a 100mph wind gust was reported at the airport in Salina, the National Weather Service said. Overturned semitrailer trucks were reported in Newton and Sedgwick counties, the office said. 

'Due to the damage and debris please do not go out unless absolutely necessary!' the city of Halstead posted online.

The weather service said it received 13 tornado reports Sunday from Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.

Schools were canceled Monday in several communities that were cleaning up. More storms were forecast for later in the day.

This comes as a similar storm ravaged Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, which hit the Houston metro area with 100mph winds, causing at least seven deaths and leaving an apocalyptical-looking scene with more than one million customers without power.

Terrifying videos have showed tornadoes ripping through Oklahoma as hail the size of baseballs rains down

A woman shows the size of the hail  as compared to her hand

More Kansas residents share massive size of hail coming down over the weekend 

The City of Russell has published several emergency reports regarding Sunday's storm

In central Kansas, a 100 mph (160 kph) wind gust was reported at the airport in Salina, the National Weather Service said

Terrifying video shows the storm sweeping through Oklahoma and Kansas , blowing roofs off homes and blocking roads with toppled trees and downed power lines

The weather service said it received 13 tornado reports Sunday from Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado

Thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds tore through the city of over two million, reducing businesses and other structures to debris, uprooting trees and shattering glass in downtown skyscrapers. 

The widespread destruction of Thursday’s storms left at least seven dead and brought much of Houston to a standstill. 

Authorities are assessing the damage and urging residents to stay alert as cleanup and recovery efforts begin. 

Houston made progress in recovering from last week's deadly storms.

On Sunday, Houston area residents affected by deadly storms received some good news as officials said power was restored to a majority of the hundreds of thousands who had been left in the dark and without air conditioning during hot and humid weather.

The National Weather Service said that the storm peaked at 100mph winds in Houston and there was an EF-1 tornado with 110-mph winds in Cypress

A damaged building is shown in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm that passed through downtown in Houston

By Sunday evening, 88 percent of customers in the Houston area had power restored, said Paul Lock, a spokesperson for CenterPoint Energy.

'We expect everyone to be back on by end of business Wednesday,' Lock said.

But more than 225,000 homes and businesses in Texas remained without electricity Monday morning, mostly in the Houston area. More than 1,800 customers remained without power in Louisiana, which also was hit by strong winds and a suspected tornado. 

The weather service said Houston-area residents should expect 'sunny, hot and increasingly humid days.' Highs of about 90 degrees were expected this week, with heat indexes likely approaching 102 degrees by midweek.

According to reports, a 72-year-old man has died after being crushed by a falling crane due to the devastating disaster.

Officers explained: 'They did everything they could. Obviously, a lot of heavy equipment to try to get people out. But prayers for their families. A huge tragic event. 

People were seen running for shelter as record-breaking rains fall over the city along with debris destroying houses and cars

A woman looks at the damage caused by fallen bricks from a building wall in Houston

The three deaths included a man who collapsed while trying to move a downed power pole, a woman who was found dead in a trailer after lightning hit it and caused a fire and a man who was found dead after going to his truck to plug in an oxygen tank after the power went out. 

Houston Mayor John Whitmire had previously said that two people were killed by downed trees and a third died after a crane toppled over. He did not clarify how the fourth person died in the city.

Describing the storm, Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo said at a conference: 'This kind of wind is something we have not seen in Harris County since Hurricane Alicia in 1983.'

The National Weather Service said that the storm peaked at 100mph winds in Houston and there was an EF-1 tornado with 110-mph winds in Cypress.

Both Whitmire and Hidalgo have reportedly signed disaster declarations that can increase additional authority and aid in the stricken areas. 

Whitmire has previously advised residents to stay at home instead of driving into work and asked only essential workers to make the dangerous commute. 

Crews work to clean up debris after a wall came down in the aftermath 

Schools have also been closed due to the widespread power outages and disabled traffic lights. 

'Stay at home tonight, do not go to work tomorrow unless you're an essential worker. Stay home, take care of your children. 

'Our first responders will be working around the clock,' the mayor told the panicked public.

According to CBS, 922,000 homes and businesses were affected by the outages from when the storm peaked. 

CenterPoint Energy officials have said that restoration could take in the hardest-hit areas could take days