SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS STATE
The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains activated due to ongoing storm and flood impacts and additional severe weather. 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.
MASS CARE
American Red Cross has one shelter open at Pittsburg Public Schools at 200 W Grand St, Pittsburg, OK.
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) has assigned chainsaw teams to work in Wilburton, Fort Gibson, Blanco and Pittsburg. Request assistance at www.okdisasterhelp.org.
DAMAGE REPORTS FROM MAY 19 STORMS
Damage totals from storms that occurred on May 19 have been updated based on reports provided by city and county emergency managers. In total, at least 112homes sustained some level of damage. A breakdown by county is included below.
- Adair County – 1 destroyed, 2 major, 7 minor
- Latimer County – 2 destroyed (in weather-related fires), 10-12 minor
- Le Flore County – 2 destroyed, 20 affected
- Mayes County – 1 destroyed
- Muskogee County – 2 destroyed, 3 major, 7 minor, 4 affected
- Okmulgee County – 1 destroyed
- Pittsburg County – 17 destroyed, 9 major, 17 minor, 5 affected
- Pontotoc County – 2 affected
Additionally, The Cherokee Nation reported two industrial buildings damaged.
ROAD CLOSURES
Oklahoma Department of Transportation reports the following highways remain closed due to storm damage and high water:
- US-70/Roosevelt Bridge and causeway over Lake Texoma in Bryan & Marshall counties is now open. Traffic has been shifted away from the flooding damage at the causeway, not on the bridge; the bridge remains safe. Driving lane widths are narrow and the speed limit is reduced to 35 mph
- US-77S is closed in Love County at the Lake Murray Spillway due to water over the road from heavy rain Thursday.
UTILITY IMPACTS
There are currently more than 2,700 power outages across the state, including outages from additional storms today.
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality reports 29 public water systems are currently impacted by recent severe weather, power outages, and flooding. Four systems have returned to normal operations.
RESIDENTS ASKED TO REPORT DAMAGES
To help identify all areas of damage across the state, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management continues to ask 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 or businesses 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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