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The State of Oklahoma has requested a disaster declaration from the federal government as the state continues to see frigid temperatures, the governor s office said Wednesday.
The request was made after a series of winter storms began on Feb. 8 which led to prolonged freezing temperatures and heavy snow in the state.
“Yesterday, President Biden pledged the federal government’s support for Oklahoma when we spoke by phone,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a statement. “I am now urging the president and his administration to act quickly and deliver on our request to help Oklahomans recover from this historic storm.”
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UPDATE: Power interruptions suspended, threat of more interruptions possible The Southwest Power Pool says that after exhausting their available reserve energy, theyâre now directing their member utilities to perform controlled interruptions of service to prevent widespread uncontrolled power outages. (Source: KCBD) By Tiffany Bechtel | February 15, 2021 at 4:22 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 5:10 PM
UPDATE: Officials with the Southwest Power Pool say rolling blackouts have been suspended. They say after performing some shutoffs across their area, they were able to ârestore adequate generationâ to allow them to revert back to a Level 2 emergency.
They say the threat of outages is not yet over. As the cold weather continues and the strain on the power grid remains high, they may have to do another round of shutoffs.