According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph, the woman and her child were killed when their SUV overturned on the state highway as an enormous tornado swept through the area yesterday. The mother and her baby were among five people killed as a result of severe weather, and another 14 were injured, authorities said.u00a0

"We try to tell people not to drive into the storm," Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said. "And this may have been one of those deals where there was little or no notice or warning. It's just so gut-wrenching and it's so heartbreaking," she said.