Gusty winds cause tree to fall on home in Tonkawa

Gusty winds that effected the area Thursday caused a tree to fall onto a Tonkawa home. Home owner Brad Smith said he wasn’t home when the tree hit the home. Smith is now searching for a tree removal service and is still not sure of his roof will collapse. Winds for Friday are forecasted to be... Read More.

High fire danger and gusty winds likely for Monday

The National Weather Service has placed Kay County and surrounding areas under a Red Flag Warning that goes from 11 a.m. Monday morning until 8 p.m. Monday evening.All counties included in NWS Norman's Red Flag Warning are Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Garfield, Noble, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan,... Read More.

High winds lead to injury collision west of Pawhuska

A personal injury collision occurred at 1:43 p.m. Wednesday on County Road N3660 approximately 3/10TH mile north of State Highway 11, approximately 8 mile west of Pawhuska in Osage County.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol's report, Caleb G. Drummond, 21, of Pawhuska was driving a 2007 Himmat Fire Truck southbound County Road N3660 and... Read More.
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Strong winds Wednesday help fuel wildfires

Yesterday's strong winds across Oklahoma helped to add fuel to wilfires across the state. A grass fire occurred Tuesday evening on U.S. 177 near the Kay/Noble county line. Ponca City Fire units were dispatched just before 8 p.m., and they assisted the Ranch Drive fire and Marland fire units. The fire was put under... Read More.