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Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry declared a state of emergency for the entire state due to the ice storm. [5] U.S. President George W. Bush later declared Oklahoma a federal disaster area. [6] In Oklahoma, in addition to major tree damage, about 40,000 customers lost power after the first wave of freezing rain on January 12.
The storm caused the largest power outage in Oklahoma history, where more than 600,000 homes and businesses, accounting for approximately 40% of the population, lost power during the peak of the storm; [13] 350,000 customers were without power in other states, [14] including 100,000 in Missouri, 17,000 in Iowa, 25,000 in Kansas, [15] with ...
The January 2009 North American ice storm was a major ice storm that impacted parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The storm produced widespread power outages for over 2 million people due to heavy ice accumulation. The hardest-hit areas were in Kentucky with over ...
2020-21 New Year's North American storm complex; February 2021 North American ice storm; January 14–17, 2022 North American winter storm; January 31 – February 2, 2023, ice storm; 2023 Canada ice storm
The winter storm started [when?] when an Arctic cold passage made its way south into the Southern United States, where it met with warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, creating the ice storm. [6] On January 31, an inch of sleet fell in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area, with the accompaniment of lightning
A day in Oklahoma history: 82 years ago, a devastating tornado killed 50 in Pryor. Gannett. Linda Lynn, The Oklahoman. April 24, 2024 at 4:01 AM. ... "When the storm passed, dead were in the ...
A glaze of ice encased exposed surfaces and shut down travel from Oklahoma to Illinois on Monday morning. ... Motorists may encounter ponding during their travels as a series of storms rolls up ...
At one point during the February 2021 winter storm, natural gas prices in Oklahoma’s trading hub exceeded more than $1,200 per thousand cubic feet, the highest in history. At no other regional ...