OG&E crews are actively repairing downed and broken power poles after tornadoes and severe weather struck across OG&E’s service area.
As of 12:45 p.m. on Friday, 99% of customers had power back on, with approximately 350 customers remaining without service. Restoration personnel were actively repairing damage to the grid and restoring service to homes and businesses that can accept power. Additional crews from throughout OG&E’s service area are en route to assist with restoration.
Restoration personnel are continuing to inspect damage that could not be seen overnight. Crews will continue restoring power throughout the day. Estimated restoration times will be available and updated on System Watch. In the Enid area, anyone who can accept power will be restored by 10 p.m.
Once crews repair the power grid, OG&E prioritizes restoration for the community’s essential services, such as hospitals, police stations, fire departments, public works, and other critical infrastructure. As those facilities come online, crews will turn their attention to individual homes and businesses.
“We understand how important it is for our customers to have power. Our crews have been and will be working around the clock until power is fully restored,” stated the utility in making its update.
Guidance for Customers
- The Red Cross has opened a shelter to provide support and resources for those impacted. The shelter, located at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W. Purdue Ave., Enid, OK 73701, is open 24 hours a day.
- Assume any downed power line is hazardous and may be energized. Stay away from them and anything they are touching. Please do not drive over a downed power line. Report a downed power line by calling 800-522-6870.
- The public should avoid areas impacted by the storms so crews can work safely and quickly to restore power to customers who are without service.
- As crews clear tree limbs that are interfering with power lines and have damaged equipment, vegetation crews will take tree and brush debris from the customer’s yard to the curb but are unable to remove this debris from the customer’s property.
- OG&E customers can quickly report and monitor outages:
- Submit a report online at OGE.com/outages or in the OG&E mobile app
- Stay informed by signing up for myOGEalerts at OGE.com/alerts
- As we restore power, it may be necessary to gain access to your property. Please give our crews access and secure any animals.
- Customers need to be able to take power at their homes and businesses and may need a certified electrician to repair a weather head, meter base, or service cable.