OKC storm damage situation update: Nov. 3, 1:30 p.m.
11/03/2024
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An ongoing preliminary damage assessment shows significant damage to homes and businesses across southeast Oklahoma City.
Access to the hardest-hit neighborhoods is closed to people who do not live there. Please avoid the area.
Damage Assessments
As of 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, damage assessment teams are reporting the following:
- 39 structures destroyed.
- 43 structures with major damage.
- 54 structures with minor damage.
Report Damage
Residents can report storm damage to their property at damage.ok.gov.
Street Closures
- SE 44th Street from Triple X Road to Indian Meridian Road is expected to be closed for the next few days until power lines and debris are moved.
- SE 89th Street from Sooner Road to Sooner Elementary School is closed.
ODOT
- NB I-35 is narrowed to one lane at NE 50th Street due to flooding.
- SB I-35 is narrowed to one lane between I-44 and NE 50th Street due to mud covering one lane.
- WB I-40 is narrowed to one lane at Anderson Road due to flooding.
- EB & WB US-62 are closed between Peebly Road and the Kickapoo Turnpike due to storm damage
OG&E
About 5,000 OKC OG&E customers are without electricity. Residents can get updates at oge.com/stormcenter.
American Red Cross
American Red Cross warming centers have been established in Shawnee and Choctaw.
People can also go to a Metropolitan Library close to them.
EMSA
EMSA transported 11 people to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. EMSA operations have returned to normal.
Vegetative Debris Collection
City officials are assessing the storm damage boundaries based on the storm track.
Once a storm assessment is complete, the City will announce the designated storm area and let residents know whether debris will be picked up on customers’ regular bulky waste pickup date or as part of a special storm debris collection.
The City’s collection of storm-related vegetative debris may be delayed depending on the amount of debris to be collected and the potential need to hire additional resources.
Residents with storm-related vegetative debris in the designated storm debris areas to be determined later this week should put it on their curb for pickup.
Cut tree limbs into sections 10-feet long or smaller, and stack them on the curb. Stack storm debris separately from regular bulky waste and away from mailboxes, poles, gas lines, water meters, trees and other obstructions.
Normal bulk waste disposal rules apply for other bulk waste in the affected area, including set-out date and volume limits. Mixing storm-related vegetative debris with other bulk waste on the curb could result in additional volume costs or early set-out violations.
Commercial properties – including businesses, churches, schools, nonprofits and other organizations – are not eligible for curbside pickup by the City and are responsible for their own debris collection.
Learn more about regular bulk waste collection at okc.gov/trash.
For questions, call Utilities Customer Service Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (405) 297-2833.
How to help
Donated items are NOT needed or requested by local officials at this time.
The best way to support people affected by the disaster is to make cash donations to reputable organizations responding to it. Cash allows relief organizations or survivors to purchase what they need, when and where they need it.
Please do not send unsolicited donations of used clothing, miscellaneous items or perishable foods, which must be sorted, warehoused, transported and distributed. This requires more effort and staffing to manage those resources and detracts from recovery efforts.
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Media Contact: Kristy Yager, (405) 297-2550, kristy.yager@okc.gov
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