Power outages reported across Tulsa due to high winds

UPDATE (5:00 p.m.) — The power outage on the east side of the Arkansas River has been resolved.

TULSA, Okla. — Power outages are being reported across Tulsa as power lines are affected by high winds.

The Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) website indicates the largest outage in the city is along the west side of the Arkansas River from I-244 to the north and West 25th Street to the south, with around 1,349 customers reporting outages.

On the east side of the river, from West 15th Street to the north and east 25th Street to the south, around 987 customers are reporting outages.

PSO said the outages have been caused by the high winds and that crews are currently working to get the power back on as quickly and as safely as possible.

Oklahoma Gas and Electric reported that around 10,000 of their customers across the state are currently without power due to the high winds.