(AP) – A winter storm that brought sleet and freezing rain to
parts of the central U.S. has left more than 11,000 electric customers without
power in Oklahoma, nearly all in northwest Oklahoma.
Woodward County Emergency Management Director Matt Lehenbauer said Sunday that
the county is likely the hardest hit and thousands of residents remain without
electricity.
Combined numbers from Oklahoma Gas and Electric and Northwestern Electric
Cooperative show about 3,600 customers in Woodward County, nearly 1,900 in
Harper County and about 1,400 in Ellis County had no electricity. Electric
co-ops across the state reported more than 9,000 outages. OG&E reported more
than 2,600.
Lehenbauer said as some power is restored, the ice that’s bent tree limbs
begins to melt and the limbs snap back into place, sometimes knocking down
additional power lines.
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