Situation Update - April 30, 2025

The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains activated due severe weather and flooding. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is in contact with emergency managers across the state and coordinating with agencies and organizations including Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Oklahoma Forestry Services, Oklahoma Insurance Department, Oklahoma National Guard, National Weather Service, Tribal Nations, Oklahoma Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, and others.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

Governor Kevin Stitt declared a State of Emergency yesterday for three Oklahoma counties due to ongoing heavy rain, flooding, and severe weather that began April 19. Under the Executive Order, state agencies can make emergency purchases and acquisitions needed to expedite the delivery of resources to local jurisdictions. The declaration also marks a first step toward seeking federal assistance should it be necessary. The counties included in the governor’s declaration are Cleveland, Comanche, and Cotton.

Damage assessments are ongoing, and additional counties are expected to be added to the Executive Order.

RESIDENTS ASKED TO REPORT DAMAGES

To help identify all areas of damage across the state, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management is asking residents impacted by severe 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 and can help connect residents to resources. Residents can report damage to homes, businesses or agriculture through the online survey.

RESPONSE COORDINATION

The State Emergency Operations Center coordinated five swift water rescue team requests for Comanche County, Cotton County, and Stephens County Tuesday evening. Teams from Elk City, Lincoln County, Pittsburg County, Pontotoc County, and Wagoner County deployed to assist.

Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Rural Water Association, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are providing support and technical assistance at Lake Waxhoma Dam in Barnsdall.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided sandbags for numerous jurisdictions.

MASS CARE

Three shelters are open for residents impacted by the flooding in Comanche County:

• Cameron Baptist Church, 2621 SW C Ave, Lawton
• First Baptist Church, 501 SW B Ave, Lawton
• Lawton Salvation Army Corps, 1314 SW E Ave, Lawton

The American Red Cross is providing cleanup kits, meals, snacks and water.

ROAD CLOSURES

Oklahoma Department of Transportation reports the following highways are closed due to flooding:

• SH-5A is closed at Cache Creek in Cotton County.
• SH-5B is closed south of Walters between SH-5A and US-70 in Cotton County.
• SH-53 is closed at Beaver Creek in Cotton County.
• SH-65 is now open at Goodin Rd. in Cotton County.
• SH-80 is closed west of Hulbert in Cherokee County.
• SH-48 is closed 1.5 miles south of I-40 in Okfuskee County.
• SH-31 is closed between Industrial Park Rd. and Haywood Rd. near McAlester in Pittsburg County.
• US-270 is now open at CR 3650 west of Wewoka in Seminole County.
• SH-59B to northbound SH-9A to westbound SH-9 to US-177.
• SH-102 is closed north of SH-59B in Pottawatomie County.
• SH-29 is closed at Black Bear Creek near 13 Mile Rd. in Stephens County.
• SH-53 is closed east of Comanche in Stephens County.
• SH-53 is now open west of Comanche in Stephens County.
• SH-11 is closed between 76th St. N. near Turley and the Tulsa/Washington County line in Tulsa County.
• SH-20 is closed at Bird Creek just east of SH-11 near Skiatook in Tulsa County.

Additional county and local road closures are reported in the following counties:

Alfalfa, Atoka, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Johnston, Lincoln, Logan, Mayes, McClain, Oklahoma, Osage, Ottawa, Nowata, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Washington.

Officials continue to remind drivers not to drive through flooded roads. Find an alternate route. To check current road conditions in Oklahoma, visit www.okroads.org.

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.