Thousands of OKC residents without power after substation issue
Thousands of OKC residents without power after substation issue
Thousands of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. customers in northwest Oklahoma City were left without power Sunday afternoon due to an issue at a power substation.
LOCAL LATE. THIS IS KOCO FIVE NEWS AT EIGHT. THE INVESTIGATION INTO A MAN FOUND DEAD IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY SATURDAY CONTINUES. WE HAVE WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR FROM POLICE OFFICERS ON THAT INVESTIGATION. THAT’S STRAIGHT AHEAD HERE AT EIGHT. AND BREAKING OVERNIGHT. SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM HAS DIED. THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM OFFICIALS IN PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT’S COMING UP. AND AS FOR YOUR WEATHER, IT’S BEEN A WET START OVERNIGHT. YOU PROBABLY HEARD HEARD SOME THUNDERSTORMS. THOSE HAVE ROLLED OUT. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE AND WE’RE LOOKING AT A COOLER DAY THAN WHAT WE’VE BEEN FEELING RECENTLY. WE HAVE METEOROLOGIST MICHAELA SMITH TRACKING THOSE STORMS AND WHAT YOU’LL SEE THE REST OF THIS WEEK HERE. SO LET’S GET INTO IT NOW. 758 HERE, WE APPRECIATE YOU TUNING IN TO KONAWA. AND I’M JORDAN RYAN, MICHAELA, THUNDER, RAIN, LIGHTNING, WE GOT ALL THOSE THINGS LAST NIGHT. YEAH, WE GOT A LOT OF IT LAST NIGHT. SOME OF US STILL ACTIVELY SEEING IT THIS MORNING TO WE JUST ACTUALLY DID GET A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA RIGHT NOW. SO LOOKING AT THE RADAR, YOU CAN SUB SEVERE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WHICH WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY. WE CAN GET SOME SEVERE RAIN IN JULY. BUT WE DO HAVE ONE AREA NOW. IT’S GOING TO BE AGAIN CUSTER COUNTY AND DEWEY COUNTY. THAT’S GOING TO BE WESTERN OKLAHOMA. YOU SEE THIS TEENY TINY LITTLE BOX RIGHT HERE. THAT’S GOING TO BE YOUR NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. THAT’S FOR A QUARTER INCH HAIL. SO ROUGHLY RIGHT AROUND ONE INCH AND THEN UP TO 60 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. YOU CAN SEE JUST ONE LITTLE SPOT HERE. AGAIN, THIS IS EVER SO SLIGHTLY MOVING ACTUALLY TOWARDS THE WEST. IT’S KIND OF A WEIRD DIRECTION THIS MORNING. A LOT OF TIMES WE SEE STORMS MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST, BUT THEY’RE MOVING BACK TOWARDS THE WEST. BUT THIS IS AN AREA AGAIN, JUST ONE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT YOU’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE STATE. EVERYBODY ELSE NOT DEALING WITH THAT. BUT WE’LL CONTINUE TO TRACK IT HERE IN THE METRO. YOU HAVE A FEW SHOWERS. EAST SIDE LUTHER JONES CHOCTAW. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IN THE RAIN HAS NOW MOVED TO THE WEST SIDE OF OKC, AND IT SLOWLY MOVING AWAY. SO AS YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT FEW HOURS WE’RE STILL KEEPING NOW THROUGH ABOUT NOON LUNCHTIME. THAT 60% CHANCE OF RAIN HERE. IT’S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THOUGH. THE FURTHER YOU START TO GO MORE THAT’S WHEN THOSE RAIN CHANCES ARE INCREASING. BUT IT’S COMFORTABLE OUTSIDE. YOU LOOK AT ARVEST CAMERA RIGHT NOW HERE IN DOWNTOWN OKC, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS OUT THERE FROM SOME OF THOSE STORMS. BUT TEMPERATURES ARE STILL IN THOSE 60S RIGHT NOW. FEEL LIKE TEMPERATURES AT 69. SO AGAIN IT’S A COMFORTABLE SUNDAY. COME UP HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. I’LL SHOW YOU THE FULL TIMELINE OF WHEN THE RAIN AND STORMS MOVE OUT. FOR NOW. AND WITH THE SECOND HALF OF YOUR SUNDAY, WE’LL BE LOOKING LIKE THIS EVENING. OKAY, TO A DEVELOPING STORY THIS WEEKEND, POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE AFTER A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA CITY SATURDAY. THIS WAS NEAR NORTHWEST 30TH AND NORTH CLASSEN BOULEVARD. OFFICERS SAY THAT MAN WAS FOUND JUST BEFORE SEVEN SATURDAY MORNING. THEY WERE OUT THERE FOR HOURS ON SATURDAY. WE SPOKE WITH POLICE AT THAT SCENE. OFFICERS RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE MALE WAS FOUND DECEASED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SUSPECT INFORMATION AT THIS TIME AND OFFICERS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING, TRYING TO GATHER ANY SUSPECT INFORMATION AND PIECE TOGETHER A STORY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE. A LOT FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT THERE. POLICE SAID THEY DO BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THAT THERE IS NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC. OFFICERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO LEARN IF THERE WAS ANY FOUL PLAY INVOLVED. IF WE DO GET ANY UPDATES, WE’LL MAKE SURE TO BRING THAT TO YOU OUT HERE. A PLANE CRASH IN ILLINOIS KILLS A FATHER AND HIS SON. BOTH ARE OKLAHOMANS, ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE. THIS WAS FRIDAY MORNING. AUTHORITIES SAY THE 48 YEAR OLD FATHER AND HIS 22 YEAR OLD SON WERE RETURNING HOME FROM A SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS BASEBALL GAME, ACCORDING TO FLIGHT DATA. THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID SEVERE WEATHER ON THEIR FLIGHT FROM THE SAINT LOUIS REGIONAL AIRPORT TO THE SILOAM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THAT’S BASICALLY ON THE OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS BORDER. WHEN THE PLANE BEGAN TO SPIRAL DOWN TO THE GROUND, THEY WENT DOWN IN A RURAL AREA ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT LOUIS. THE VICTIMS IDENTITIES HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. PARTS OF THE CITY OF MOORE ARE NO LONGER UNDER A BOIL ORDER, AFTER CONCERNS OF E.COLI IN THE WATER SUPPLY, THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SAYS THE WATER IS NOW SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. THE ACU ISSUED THE BOIL ORDER THAT THE WATER WAS CLEAR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THEY NEEDED FOLLOW TESTS TO CONFIRM THESE RESULTS. A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEIR PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THE WATER SYSTEM MEETS STATE STANDARDS. THEY THANKED THE PEOPLE IMPACTED FOR THEIR PATIENCE TO THIS. BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM HAS DIED. HIS OFFICE CONFIRMED THAT SATURDAY EVENING HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF AND SUDDEN ILLNESS. GRAHAM WAS 71 YEARS OLD, AND HE JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO KYIV, WHERE HE MET WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY. THAT WAS FRIDAY. NOW, IN A POST ON TRUTH SOCIAL OVERNIGHT, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS THAT SENATOR GRAHAM WAS, QUOTE, ALWAYS WORKING AND WAS A TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT. HE SAYS THAT LINDSEY GRAHAM WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. AND COMING UP, WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING LIVE WITH OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT, JACKIE DEFUSCO FROM OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU. SHE’S LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING. WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SENATOR’S PASSING. WE’LL DEFINITELY BE FOLLOWING THAT. NOW, THE KEY DELEGATIONS, THE PART OF THE OMAN TALKS ON SATURDAY WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF IMMEDIATE BREAKTHROUGH FOLLOWING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, THE IRGC NAVY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS CLOSED AND CLAIMED A VESSEL IN THE WATERWAY WAS HIT AND HALTED BY A WARNING SHOT. THE U.S., RESPONDING BY LAUNCHING A NEW ROUND OF STRIKES IN IRAN. HERE’S ABC’S ALISON KOSIK WITH THE LATEST. THE U.S. MILITARY LAUNCHED ANOTHER SET OF STRIKES IN IRAN SATURDAY, ACCORDING TO U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND. THOSE STRIKES COMING AFTER IRANIAN FORCES ATTACKED A CYPRUS FLAGGED CONTAINER SHIP TRANSITING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. IRAN CLAIMS THE SHIP WAS MOVING THROUGH THE STRAIT IN AN UNAPPROVED ROUTE AND WAS HIT BY A WARNING SHOT. BUT EVEN AS CONFLICT ESCALATES, PRESIDENT TRUMP AUTHORIZING ANOTHER ROUND OF TALKS. U.S. OFFICIALS TELL ABC NEWS AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES WERE NOT AT THE TABLE FOR THE LATEST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS. PUBLIC STATEMENTS FROM IRANIAN AND OMANI NEGOTIATORS AT THOSE TALKS INDICATE THE CONVERSATIONS ARE FOCUSED ONLY ON NAVIGATION THROUGH THE STRAIT. THESE TALKS, COMING AS IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI VOWING REVENGE FOR HIS FATHER’S KILLING BACK IN FEBRUARY BY U.S. AND ISRAELI STRIKES. KHAMENEI VOWING REVENGE IS THE DEMAND OF OUR NATION AND MUST CERTAINLY BE CARRIED OUT. IN A STATEMENT BROADCAST BY STATE TV. THAT WARNING COMES JUST HOURS AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENS IRAN IF IT TRIES TO KILL HIM. POSTING ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FRIDAY NIGHT, 1000 MISSILES ARE LOCKED AND LOADED AIMED AT IRAN, WITH THOUSANDS MORE TO FOLLOW. IF IRAN ACTS IN ITS THREAT TO ASSASSINATE OR ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HIM, ADDING ORDERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN AND THE U.S. MILITARY IS READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO COMPLETELY DECIMATE AND DESTROY ALL AREAS OF IRAN. I’M NUMBER ONE ON THE KILL LIST FOR IRAN. TRUMP’S POST COMING AFTER REPORTS THIS WEEK THAT ISRAEL ALLEGEDLY SHARED INTELLIGENCE WITH THE U.S. ABOUT A PLOT AGAINST HIM. BUT THE PRESIDENT, PUSHING BACK ON THAT REPORT, TELLING THE NEW YORK POST ISRAEL CAME UP WITH NOTHING. NO, NO SAYING I’VE BEEN NUMBE
Thousands of OKC residents without power after substation issue
Thousands of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. customers in northwest Oklahoma City were left without power Sunday afternoon due to an issue at a power substation.
Thousands of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. customers in northwest Oklahoma City were left without power Sunday afternoon due to an issue at a power substation.Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.OG&E officials said there was an outage at a substation due to an equipment issue.The outage affected customers mainly west of Lake Hefner, predominately in the Willshire Hills and Northridge neighborhoods.As of 3:05 p.m. Sunday, nearly 3,000 OG&E customers in the area were without power, according to the company’s Outage Map.Officials said all customers were expected to have their power restored by 6 p.m.
Thousands of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. customers in northwest Oklahoma City were left without power Sunday afternoon due to an issue at a power substation.
Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.
OG&E officials said there was an outage at a substation due to an equipment issue.
The outage affected customers mainly west of Lake Hefner, predominately in the Willshire Hills and Northridge neighborhoods.
As of 3:05 p.m. Sunday, nearly 3,000 OG&E customers in the area were without power, according to the company’s Outage Map.
Officials said all customers were expected to have their power restored by 6 p.m.