-- Peter Laws / N5UWY National Weather Center / Network Operations Center University of Oklahoma / Information Technology [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------- How am I doing? Please contact my director, Craig Cochell, at [log in to unmask] with any feedback. Thank you! ------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: ARRL Web site [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Mon 2007-01-15 13:02 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Oklahoma Hams Continue Emergency Services January 15, 2007 Hams Continue Emergency Services in Wake of Ice Storm All ARES Leadership and other hams within the state of Oklahoma continue to help out following the three-day ice storm that blanketed the state. Hams should monitor the local repeaters and the ARES Oklahoma HF Net for more information. If anyone is called out, please be careful and watch out for each other. Do not put yourself or the team into a dangerous position. Please notify one of the contacts listed below to report your community support activities. Oklahoma HF for emergency communication events: 3900 7260 Kevin K. Atnip -- KD5WUP Emergency Coordinator Oklahoma Section Home: 405-527-1616 cell: 405-640-3126 Arlyn Seidel-KK5GY Traffic Manager-Oklahoma Section 580 362 1248 Kevin O'Dell N0IRW Public Information Coordinator- Oklahoma Section 580 220 9062 John Thomason-WB5SYT Section Manager-Oklahoma Section 405 326 1800 Situation UpdateOklahoma Department of Emergency Management FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Situation Update 13 January 15, 2007 -- 11:45 a.m. OKLAHOMA ICE STORM RESPONSE CONTINUES The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remains activated due to winter weather conditions that continue to impact areas of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is in contact with emergency managers in the affected areas and has received the following reports. State and Federal Assistance - Late Sunday night, President George W. Bush approved Oklahoma's request for a federal emergency disaster declaration related to the ongoing winter storm. Gov. Brad Henry requested federal aid Sunday morning after it became clear the state would need federal support to deliver assistance to storm victims across Oklahoma. The emergency declaration covers federal assistance for federal assets necessary to continue to respond to the needs of the state and communities affected by this devastating storm. It also covers 75 percent reimbursement for emergency protective measures performed by local and state personnel. Later today or tomorrow, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will deliver to the state generators and bottled water for communities impacted by the ice storm. The resources will be deployed from a staging location in McAlester. - In addition to OEM, the Oklahoma Military Department, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC), OG&E, American Red Cross and The Salvation Army are represented in the State EOC. Power Outages The Oklahoma Corporation Commission reports statewide, about 112,196 electric customers are without power. (A map displaying power outages is available at www.oem.ok.gov) - PSO reports 33,547 customers are without power throughout the state. Highest PSO outages are reported in McAlester, where 14,270 are without power, in Grove where 3,673 are without power and in Chouteau where 5,493 are without power. Other communities experiencing power outages are Atoka, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Vinita and Wilburton. - OG&E reports 18,508 customers are without power. The largest OG&E outages are in Muskogee where 9,956 are without power and in Checotah, where 3,157 are without electricity. Other outages are reported in Boynton, Durant, Eufaula, Fort Gibson, Holdenville, Mill Creek, Okay, Oktaha, Porum, Stonewall, Warner and Webbers Falls. - Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives reports 60,141 electric cooperative customers are without power. Electric restoration crews report 4 inches of ice accumulation on some power lines. OAEC continues to report more than 1,250 utility poles are down in the cooperative service area. Below is a list of electric cooperatives, the location of their office and the number of power outages. Canadian Valley (Seminole) - 2,800 Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative (Stigler) - 5,000 East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (Okmulgee) - 7,800 Kiamichi Electric Cooperative (Wilburton) - 4,000 Lake Region Electric Cooperative (Hulbert) - 10,000 Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (Vinita) - 23,361 Ozarks Electric Cooperative (Fayetteville, Ark.) - 743 People's Electric Cooperative (Ada) - 4,437 Southeastern Electric Cooperative (Durant) 2,000 Road Conditions Officials with ODOT and OHP are discouraging all unnecessary travel on the state's highways and interstates which remain slick in spots and hazardous in many areas. They are receiving reports of black ice along with sagging and downed power lines on some roadways. Motorists are asked to report any road blockage to local law enforcement or OHP. ODOT reports the following road closures due to high water and downed power lines: - State Highway 63 in Pittsburg County east of Kiowa - State Highway 31 west of McAlester - State Highway 82 three miles south of Red Oak in Latimer County - US 69 Business in McAlester ODOT continues to plow, salt and sand the state's highways and interstates. For information regarding Oklahoma roads, call 888-425-2385. For road conditions in neighboring states call: Texas, 800-452-9292; Kansas, 886-511-5368; Arkansas, 800-245-1672; and Missouri, 800-222-6400. ### coverage from the Daily Oklahoman More than 125,000 without power By Augie Frost Staff Writer More than 125,000 Oklahoma customers are without power this morning following a weekend ice storm, according to officials. Muskogee is the hardest hit, with a little more than 18,000 customers without power, said Brian Alford, Oklahoma Gas and Electric spokesman. Another 2,500 OG&E customers in Checotah and 1,200 in Eufaula are without power, Alford said. About 10 other OG&E communities are dealing with power outages, including Durant, Fort Gibson, Holdenville, Porum and Webbers Falls. "It could be another couple of days before we get the power restored in that area," Alford said. "They got hit pretty hard out there." Crews of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives are slowly making process, and have restored power to about 3,000 customers across the state since last night, cooperative spokesman Sid Sperry said. Sunday night, about 63,000 customers were without power, but that number had decreased to about 60,000. The Northeast Electric Cooperative was hardest hit of all the cooperatives, leaving about 21,000 customers in Mayes, Delaware and Ottawa counties without power, Sperry said. As much as four inches of ice had accumulated on power equipment and more than 700 power poles were downed. An additional 45,000 Oklahoma Public Service Cooperative customers are without power, spokeswoman Andrea Chancellor said. McAlester was the hardest hit, without about 16,000 customers without power. About 6,000 Grove and about 8,000 Choteau customers were also without power. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission reported about 525 AT&T customers are without telephone service. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Oklahoma Section Section Manager: Jerry J. Thomason, WB5SYT [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is being sent to you via the ARRL Members Only Web site. If you do not want to receive further messages, go to the site at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1 Log in with your username and password and change your email options. 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