Power outages
The OG&E System Watch is showing the following number of customers affected by outages:
Enid 1,616
Seiling 77
National Weather Service information
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1127 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN MAJOR...WESTERN GRANT...SOUTHEASTERN ALFALFA AND NORTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTIES... THE STORM THAT MOVED NORTH OF RINGWOOD HAS WEAKENED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN MAJOR COUNTY AND WESTERN GARFIELD COUNTY CONTINUES FOR A LARGE SEVERE STORM LOCATED BETWEEN FAIRVIEW AND RINGWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL APPROACH ENID BY MIDNIGHT. LAT...LON 3638 9810 3637 9843 3697 9799 3677 9772 TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 197DEG 20KT 3654 9823 $$
ALSO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1115 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 OKC011-047-073-093-260430- /O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0175.000000T0000Z-090426T0430Z/ BLAINE OK-KINGFISHER OK-GARFIELD OK-MAJOR OK- 1115 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MAJOR...SOUTHWESTERN GARFIELD...NORTHWESTERN KINGFISHER AND NORTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTIES... AT 1116 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES EAST OF HITCHCOCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS... WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH... * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AMES...BISON...DRUMMOND... HENNESSEY...HITCHCOCK...LACEY...LOYAL...VANCE AIR FORCE BASE AND WAUKOMIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STORM SHELTER... BASEMENT OR STURDY BUILDING IF A TORNADO IS SIGHTED.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1121 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 GRANT OK- 1121 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY... AT 1117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF POND CREEK...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE SHEAR WITHIN THIS STORM HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED OVER THE PAST 15 MINUTES...HOWEVER SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DEER CREEK...JEFFERSON...MEDFORD AND POND CREEK.
Just spoke with relatives north of Enid
Hearing about possible damage in the Enid area, I just called my father in law at Kremlin, (north of Enid). They just come up from seeking shelter. No damage there, he said. They had lost power, but it’s back on. He talked with a friend who lives northeast of North Enid, who said he saw a tornado, but it did not hit where he lives. He was without power. I will continue to add posts as I receive any information.
Bryan Painter
ALSO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 GARFIELD OK-ALFALFA OK-GRANT OK-MAJOR OK- 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MAJOR...WESTERN GRANT...SOUTHEASTERN ALFALFA AND NORTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTIES... AT 1106 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF RINGWOOD...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS... WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH... * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CARRIER...EXTREME EASTERN GREAT SALT PLAINS LAKE...GOLTRY...HELENA...HILLSDALE...JEFFERSON...JET... MENO...NASH...RINGWOOD AND WAKITA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STORM SHELTER... BASEMENT OR STURDY BUILDING IF A TORNADO IS SIGHTED.
TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK GARFIELD OK-GRANT OK- ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRANT AND NORTHERN GARFIELD COUNTIES... AT 1059 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUNTER...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM WILL LIKELY TRACK JUST TO THE EAST OF POND CREEK OVER THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE DEER CREEK...HUNTER...JEFFERSON... KREMLIN...MEDFORD AND POND CREEK.
Air warnings issued for 31 counties
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has issued an ozone health alert warning for 31 of the 77 counties in Oklahoma. Carter County has air unhealthy for anyone, and three counties – Jefferson, Love and Marshall – have unhealthy air for sensitive groups. The other 27 counties included in the warning have moderate particulate matter in the air.
- Carrie Coppernoll
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Red Cross makes shelter, counselors, food available
A press release from the American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma:
Thursday’s wildfire took a devastating toll on Oklahomans – houses burned to the ground, precious family possessions gone, emotional despair.
The American Red Cross is there to help people begin the process of rebuilding their lives.
The Red Cross continues to operate its shelter at the Midwest City Community Center, located on the corner of Midwest Boulevard and Reno. As casework continues for those affected by the disaster, the Red Cross will work with its partner agencies in the community to best meet people’s needs.
The Red Cross also has professional counselors on standby for anyone in need of emotional assistance in the wake of Thursday’s devastating wildfires. For help, call the Red Cross at (405) 228-9500.
The public can help their fellow Oklahomans by making a financial donation to the American Red Cross. All disaster relief provided by the Red Cross is made possible because of monetary donations from the public.
“We are proud to assist our friends and neighbors locally, and we have such strong community support standing beside us in that mission,” said Vince Hernandez, CEO of the American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma. “When you give to the Red Cross, that money stays in Oklahoma to help people who may have lost everything.”
