Damage – Ponca City Now

Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

Saturday, May 31 by The Associated Press

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said.The crew was still at work on Friday after clearing numerous downed trees on Tuesday... Read More.

Tornado in Owasso leaves 10mile path of damage

Wednesday, April 2 by News 9

OWASSO, Okla. -Two tornados were reported to have touched down early morning Wednesday, one of them hit the city of Owasso.Police say several homes were damaged around the 96th Street North and Garnett Rd. area where the path of destruction was reportedly 10 miles long. The stretch ran from Highway 75 and... Read More.

Sad to See it go’: Old Geary Gymnasium Torn Down After Fire, High School Suffers Damage

Tuesday, March 25 by KOKH

GEARY, Okla. (KOKH) — The old gymnasium next to the Geary High School went up in flames on Saturday night. Crews tore down the gymnasium on Sunday afternoon as people looked on with tears in their eyes.Blaine County Emergency Management Director Jim Shelton told FOX 25 a deputy spotted smoke and flames coming from the... Read More.

Oklahoma County Assessor’s Office to Evaluate Wildfire Damage

Tuesday, March 18 by News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -The Oklahoma County Assessor’s Office is preparing to assess the damage to structures impacted by recent wildfires.Officials with the assessor's office say they are currently reviewing news reports, videos, and other data to develop a plan for evaluating affected properties.Once the extent of the damage is determined, field appraisers will visit every... Read More.

OSU Student Union Suffers Major Water Damage After Pipe Failure

Monday, February 17 by News 9

STILLWATER, Okla. -A substantial pipe failure caused significant water damage to about half of the Student Union, leading to the closures of multiple offices and facilities on Sunday.Areas Affected The following sections of the Student Union have been impacted:Basement: The west end is closed to the public, affecting Union Building Operations, University... Read More.

Oklahomans asked to report winter storm damage

Thursday, February 25 by Lyman James

The ODEMHS (Oklahoma Department Emergency Management and Homeland Security) has requested residents impacted by the recent winter storm report property damages online at damage.ok.gov. Reporting damage as soon as possible will greatly assist our ability to request additional federal assistance for the state as we recover from this historic storm.Through the online damage... Read More.

OEM asking residents impacted by ice storm to report damage

Thursday, November 5 by Lyman James

OEM (Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management) is asking residents impacted by the recent storms to report physical damages to their homes or businesses 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. Reporting... Read More.

Kay Electric Sending Crew Members To Assist With Hurricane Laura Damage

Friday, August 28 by Lyman James

Pictured from L-R are Linemen Jim Rigdon, Payden Day, Jacob Barr, Cody Johnson and Clinton White. Kay Electric Cooperative made the announcement early Friday that "Cooperation Among Cooperatives" is once again in full swing.KEC is sending five crew members to assist Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative in Marshall, Texas as they sustained damage from the recent Hurricane... Read More.