SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS STATE
The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated since Saturday due to severe weather threat. 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.
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.
STORM DAMAGE REPORTS
Mayes County Emergency Management reports a few buildings are damaged in the industrial park in Locust Grove and Highway 69 is blocked by downed powerlines.
Muskogee County Emergency Management reports businesses and homes with roof damage in downtown Ft. Gibson. Trees are down from downtown to 6 Mile Road.
Okfuskee County Emergency Management reports two buildings damaged in Okemah and numerous tree limbs down.
Pittsburg County Emergency Management reports 10 homes destroyed in the Blanco and Pittsburg areas. Blanco fire department is destroyed.
Pontotoc County Emergency Management reports damage including tree limbs down, power lines down, and two carports destroyed. Many roadways experienced flash flooding.
Le Flore County Emergency Management and Choctaw Nation Emergency Management are assisting in Latimer County.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports all campers are accounted for at Robbers Cave State Park.
Damage assessments are ongoing in the counties listed above as well as in Adair, Cherokee, and Coal counties.
ROAD CLOSURES
Oklahoma Department of Transportation reports the following road closures due to flooding or storm damage:
- SH-100 is closed in Adair County west of US-59 due to storm damage cleanup
- US-270 is closed in Latimer County between SH-2 and US-271 due to flooding
- SH-82 is closed in Latimer County between Bengal Rd. and US-270 due to flooding
- SH-80 is closed in Muskogee County between Maple Ave. and Poplar St. due to storm damage cleanup
Numerous county and local roads are also closed in the impacted areas due to flooding or storm damage.
POWER OUTAGES
At the height of the storms Monday, more than 34,700 homes and businesses were without power. Currently there are approximately 31,600 outages statewide. The majority of outages located in eastern Oklahoma.
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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