OKLAHOMA CITY -- A tornado grazed Oklahoma City and its suburbs Wednesday, threatening rush-hour drivers and prompting schools to hold children in safe rooms until the danger passed. No injuries were reported.

The Storm Prediction Center had warned bad weather would come to Tornado Alley.

The twister damaged homes at Bridge Creek and Blanchard, southwest of Oklahoma City, but Wednesday's storms were far weaker than nature's worst.

Tornadoes also were spotted in rural parts of Kansas and Nebraska. There was no widespread destruction.

More storms were possible later in the week.