Severe Weather Impacts State
November 3, 2024 – 9:30 p.m.
State Emergency Operations Center continues to monitor severe weather and flooding statewide beginning Saturday night and continuing. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is in contact with emergency managers across the state and is coordinating with agencies and organizations including the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Oklahoma National Guard, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, Oklahoma Insurance Department, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, National Weather Service, American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief, and the Oklahoma Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.
GOVERNOR STITT ISSUES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR SIX COUNTIES
Governor Kevin Stitt issued a State of Emergency for Cleveland, Garvin, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, and Stephens counties today due to severe storms, tornadoes, straight line winds, and flooding that began on Nov. 2.The Executive Order also includes the temporary suspension of size and weight limits for oversized vehicles and equipment responding from out of state to assist with power restoration efforts.
Additional counties may be added to the Executive Order if conditions warrant.
STORM DAMAGE REPORTS
Damage totals from overnight storms have been updated based on reports provided by city and county emergency managers. In total, 228 structures sustained some level of damage in storms Saturday night and Sunday morning. A breakdown by county is included below.
- Garvin County – 4 damaged
- Lincoln County – 3 destroyed; 2 major; 3 minor; 1 affected
- Oklahoma City – 39 destroyed; 43 major; 54 minor
- Oklahoma County – 2 destroyed; 2 major; 1 minor; 56 affected
- McClain County – 1 major
- Stephens County – 5 destroyed; 12 major
Damage assessments are ongoing.
Numerous roads are still closed this evening due to power lines, debris, or flooding on roadways. Residents are asked to please stay off the roads in the affected areas to let responders and power crews work.
MASS CARE
One American Red Cross overnight shelter remains open for residents without power or who have been displaced by the storms.
· Choctaw Elementary School, 14663 NE 3rd Street, Choctaw
American Red Cross has provided 135 meals to responders. They’ve also provided snacks, meals, and cleanup supplies to individuals in shelters and the impacted areas.
The Salvation Army has provided 240 meals for responders.
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief has cleanup crews in the affected areas.
POWER OUTAGES
At the height of the storms Sunday morning, more than 99,000 homes and businesses were without power. Currently there are approximately 16,300 outages statewide. Areas with the highest number of damages are Oklahoma, Lincoln, Cleveland, Seminole, and Garvin counties.
RESIDENTS ASKED TO REPORT 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. Reporting damage helps local and state emergency managers better coordinate response and recovery efforts. Residents can report damage to homes, businesses or agriculture through the online survey.
DIAL 211
For Oklahoma residents seeking non-emergency disaster or health and human service information, please contact your local 2-1-1. Services are available 24 hours a day by dialing 2-1-1 from your home or cellular telephone. Please only call 911 for emergencies.
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