Power Outage in Watonga, OK

Damage estimates reported by local power companies.

Damage estimates are from local power cooperatives.

Brief power outages were reported in Watonga due strong north winds and snow.

At least a half of an inch of ice accumulated in Watonga. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were heavily damaged due to the accumulation of ice, resulting in sporadic power outages.

Widespread wind damage was reported in and near Watonga. Prolonged high winds and numerous severe gusts occurred in and around Watonga from 1 am until around 415 am. 82 mph winds were reported at Watonga airport at 254 am before weather instruments stopped reporting. One open hangar and 2 T-hangars were completely destroyed.|Six planes were damaged, some severely. Windows were blown out of numerous businesses. Numerous trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down. A train car was on its side after being blown off the track. Two light towers at the baseball field collapsed and one was bent. Monetary damages were estimated.

A strong surface low caused strong winds November 27 and 28. NWS weather stations along with Oklahoma mesonet stations reported numerous wind gusts no less than 39kt (45 mph) at some time during November 27 and 28. Sustained winds were also strong across the area with wind speeds ranging from 22 to 30 knots (25-35 mph). The strong winds continued during the nighttime hours of the 27th into the 28th.Numerous power outages were reported across the area. A utility pole snapped in Watonga in Blaine county. Power lines were also reported down in Lawton in Comanche county. In Bryan county, the roof of the Salon Worx building in Durant was heavily damaged. An awning was also blown off at the Coffey-Murray Funeral Home. A very large tree branch was downed in Purcell in McClain county. A large tree, believed to be the oldest tree in Elk City, was also downed. Many fences were downed across Norman in Cleveland county. The strong winds are also believed to have started several fires from arcing power lines or transformers. Refer to wildfires for November 27 for further details.

Power lines were downed.

Trees and power lines were downed.

A barn was destroyed. Trees and power poles were downed, and a garage was damaged.