The Environmental Quality Department reported an impact to three public water systems and one public wastewater system. ![]() MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World MIKE SIMONS BARGES Workers attach cables and chains to one of two sunken barges at Webbers. Between 30 and 40 homes in Bixby were evacuated due to the flooding of Snake Creek. The barges broke loose up river and sunk during May's historic flooding. Two fire trucks were damaged during water rescues in Muskogee. American Humane, Code 3 Associates and firefighters with the Webbers Falls Fire Department launched boats on a rescue mission into the swirling soup of contaminated floodwaters. Homeowners are starting to be allowed back into their homes in Webbers Falls after the devastating floodwaters from the Arkansas River left behind major damage. Homes were flooded, and roads were closed due to high water. In eastern Oklahoma, the weather took a different turn. Thursday night, according to the Oklahoma Emergency Management Department, including five cuts, 10 falls and six transportation-related injuries.Īt least five homes in Pottawatomie County were damaged from Wednesday's storms, but Seminole County officials still were assessing damage Friday. There were 21 storm-related injuries reported as of 7 p.m. The rain is gone, but the floodwaters are still rising at Webbers Falls in Muskogee County where more is now being released from the Fort Gibson Dam. Damage from the storm impacted 180 poles, 48 transformers and 55,000 feet of wire, according to OG&E. That number was down to 2,400 customers in Seminole and Earlsboro as of 12:45 p.m. For a week and a half, all 610 residents of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma have been forcibly evacuated from their homes poised beside the bulging Arkansas River as historic floods have swept. When the flood waters receded and residents returned, ECOWA opened the water valves but residents on the west side of the river were not receiving drinking water. 4 at Webber Falls : 29.1 at Fort Smith on the 10th and 11th. NOT FOR BROADCASTContact Brett Adair with Live Storms Media to Falls is currently under a voluntary evacuation d. OK MHI: 53,840 Poverty: 34 Due to a major flooding event in May 2019, the Webbers Falls community had a mandatory emergency evacuation and ECOWA closed the water valves. After Wednesday's storms, more than 7,600 customers didn't have power. Six lives were lost in these floods in Oklahoma. customers were without power by 9:30 p.m. More than 16,000 Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. Bass, Largemouth good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic baits, spinnerbaits. That tornado was nearly a mile wide, had multiple vortexes and its path totaled 31 miles.Īlso on Wednesday, Earlsboro was hit by an EF1 and an EF2 tornado, leaving damage to a family ranch and Earlsboro Public Schools. Conditions : Webbers Falls: Elevation is normal (stable), water temperature 61☏ and stained. The tornado that struck Seminole on Wednesday night left EF2 damage, according to the National Weather Service. Of those, four have an unknown rating on the EF scale, six were given an EF1 rating and two were EF2 tornadoes. In the first week of May, Oklahoma saw 12 tornadoes touch down in central and eastern parts of the state. Officials had issued a mandatory evacuation order because of flooding concerns Wednesday night for the 600 residents of the town, which is located about 70 miles southeast of Tulsa.By the numbers: Oklahomans impacted by May severe weather Flash flooding in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma KJRH-Tulsa Videos at 7:35 PM Partially flooded road leading into Webbers Falls, Oklahoma May 10, 2015. Aerial footage from the Oklahoma City television station KFOR showed the moment of impact shortly before noon Thursday. FLOODING is not an issue here, this is the only area in Webbers Falls that will never flood. The barges have been floating out of control, on and off again, since Wednesday night near the town of Webbers Falls. This home is centered on 1 full acre with mature trees. Germany says the concern was that the barges would block the water flow through the dam, but said the water initially appeared to be flowing well. Muskogee County Emergency Management spokeswoman Tricia Germany says the barges were carrying fertilizer. Two barges that broke loose on the swollen Arkansas River have struck a dam in Oklahoma, and at least one sank into the river. Two barges that broke loose on the swollen Arkansas River have struck a dam in Oklahoma, and at least one sank into the river.
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