Woods County Emergency Management reports damage to a barn northwest of Alva and power lines down from Sunday night storms.
Blaine County Emergency Management reports damage to a nursing home and mobile home in the Hydro area. Two people were injured. Two barns were damaged in Geary.
Canadian County Emergency Management reports up to 20 structures received some level of damage in Sunday night’s storms. No injuries were reported.
Custer County Emergency Management reports at least 10 homes were damaged between Custer City and Hydro. Three homes were damaged in Butler. Two people were injured. Weatherford Emergency Management, Fire, Police, and EMS assisted with search and rescue efforts.
More than 5,700 homes and businesses were without power Monday morning as a result of storms that began Sunday evening. Areas with the highest number of outages are Custer and Tulsa counties.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management is asking residents impacted by the storms to report damages to their property at damage.ok.gov. Reporting damage helps local and state emergency managers better coordinate response and recovery efforts. Residents can report damage to homes, businesses or agriculture through the online survey.
The severe thunderstorms Sunday night brought heavy rainfall to the Alva area. The Oklahoma Mesonet reports Alva received 1.92 inches of rain while Cherokee had 1.35 inches. Freedom had 0.88, Medford 0.61 and Fairview 0.10. The largest amount of precipitation was recorded by the Mesonet was at Stillwater with 2.59 inches.
Strong wind was also a factor in Sunday night storms. The Mesonet record a high gust of 49 mph at Freedom while Cherokee reached a wind speed of 55 mph. Alva had a high of 46 mph, Fairview 44 mph and Medford 47 mph. El Reno had the highest gust recorded at 58 mph.
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