Severe storms are possible Wednesday evening in parts of Oklahoma, bringing a risk of hail and strong winds.Meteorologist Jonathan Conder said the storms will move into Oklahoma City late Wednesday night. Watch the video above, Jonathan walks you through the latest timeline.This is just the start of several days of severe weather risk moving into Oklahoma. Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too. Check Live, Interactive Radar Watch KOCO 5 Coverage Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone Download the KOCO 5 App on Android Like KOCO 5 on Facebook “Follow” KOCO 5 on Twitter
Snow is beginning to move out of the Oklahoma City metro area; however, much of the state is still dealing with slick and hazardous roads. The City of Oklahoma City also reported an increased number of water main breaks, frozen pipes and unusually high water demand.
OKLAHOMA WINTER WEATHER: Oklahomans urged to conserve electricity amid extreme winter weather Share Updated: 10:30 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 10:30 PM CST Feb 15, 2021
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript AND SO I BELIEVE IS EVERYONE KNOWS AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT OG&E HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY THE SOUTHWEST POWER POOL TO REDUCE OUR LOAD AND THE WAY WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT IS THROUGH TEMPORARY SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. AS KENT MENTIONED NATURAL GAS IS INCREASINGLY HIGH DEMAND AND VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES. THAT’S CAUSING ISSUES ON THE ELECTRIC GRID HERE IN OKLAHOMA, TEXAS ALL THE WAY TO CANADA. AND YOU KNOW, WE’RE SEEING THE SAME LIMITED SUPPLIES. OF COURSE THAT’S AFFECTING UTILITIES ABILITY TO GENERATE POWER AND THAT’S WHAT’S LEADING TO THE WHAT WHAT’S NECESSITATING THIS CALL TO REDUCE OUR LOAD. THAT’S BEING COMPOUNDED AGAIN BY THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER A LOT OF OUR EQUIPMENT LIKE IN THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IS FREEZING
Oklahoma is experiencing wind chills below zero on Monday after a winter storm dumped heavy snow across the state and caused hazardous driving conditions.
Updated: 5:00 AM CST Feb 15, 2021 KOCO Staff NOTE: This article has wrapped up live updates. Follow the latest here.Oklahoma is expected to experience wind chills below zero on Monday after a winter storm moved dumped heavy snow across the state and caused hazardous driving conditions. Watch KOCO First Alert Weather Team coverage live in the video player above.[/mediaosvideo] 3:30 a.m. Monday Update: OG&E s system watch showed a significant drop in the number of customers without power Monday morning. As of 3:30 a.m., system watch shows that more than 4,500 customers are without power after the website said more than 7,000 didn t have power. The majority of the outages have been reported in Muldrow, where more than 2,200 customers are without power.CLICK HERE to track power outages on OG&E s system watch.3:15 a.m. Monday Update: More than 7,000 OG&E customers do not have power early Monday morning as parts of the Oklahoma City metro are seeing temperatures n