Overview
- Powerful storms on Saturday night, July 4, produced straight-line winds near 80–90 mph that uprooted trees, snapped poles, damaged homes and left many streets blocked in Norman and Cleveland County.
- Governor Kevin Stitt signed an executive order covering Cleveland and Washington counties to make state resources available for recovery, though news reports differ on whether the order covers three days or 30 days.
- Thousands of customers lost electricity after the storms and utility crews have restored about 98% of outages with OGE giving a target of full restoration in Cleveland County by 11 p.m. Tuesday.
- City and county crews, chainsaw teams and neighbors are clearing debris while Norman officials estimate roughly $600,000 in cleanup costs and local businesses report immediate losses, including one restaurant that estimated about $10,000.
- Residents are asked to report damage at damage.ok.gov, request cleanup or volunteer help through okdisasterhelp.org or Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief at (844) 690-9198, use 211 or OGE’s portal to find cooling centers, and expect assessments to determine if additional counties will be added for aid.