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FOX23 tracking severe weather and its aftermaths across Green Country

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UPDATE (4/28/24) — Hughes County Emergency Management said two people have died, one being an infant, and four people are injured following the storms in the Spaulding and Holdenville area.

Murray County Emergency Management said they have reports of approximately 30 injuries and search and rescue is still ongoing.


FOX23 was live Saturday night into Sunday morning as we monitored severe weather across Green Country.

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For a look at the current radar, click HERE .

For a list of current watches and warnings in Oklahoma, click HERE .

For a list of outages with PSO, click HERE .

Residents who have been impacted by storms can report damages to their property to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management by clicking HERE .

For residents needing non-emergency disaster or health and human service information, you are asked to contact your local 211 services that are available 24 hours a day.


GREEN COUNTRY, Okla. — FOX23 is tracking severe weather and its aftermaths across Green Country.

Below is a running list of severe weather updates that FOX23 will continue to update.

2:28 a.m. - PSO is reporting is reporting that there are around 1960 customers without power in the northeastern Oklahoma area.

2:01 a.m. - A Tornado Warning has been issued for Delaware County until 2:30 a.m.

1:52 a.m. - Wagoner County Emergency Management said there have been multiple reports of power outages and ask residents to contact your local company to report the power outage. There are reports of debris in the roadway across the county near E. 231st Street and S. 365th E. Ave. Many responders in the area of the City of Wagoner near the SW 15th and Hwy 69 in Wagoner and the Sleepy Traveler in Wagoner. Wagoner County Emergency Management asked residents to stay clear of the area to allow first responders to work.

1:36 a.m. - Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management released a situation update for the storms across the state.

  • Hughes County Emergency Management is reporting 14 homes are damaged or destroyed in Holdenville. Highway 9 is blocked due to debris in the roadway. Muscogee Creek Nation is assisting with debris clearing and searching.
  • Murray County Emergency management is reporting significant damage in Sulphur and numerous injuries. Search and rescue is ongoing at this time. OHP is responding to apartments in the area where tornado damage occurred.
  • Okmulgee County Emergency Management reported the Town of Morris has multiple power lines and power poles down following the tornado. Search and rescue is ongoing and the county is clearing debris from the roadway.

1:18 a.m. - A Tornado Warning has been issued for Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes and Wagoner County until 2 a.m.

1:14 a.m. - PSO is reporting is reporting that there are 3,054 customers without power in the northeastern Oklahoma area.

1:09 a.m. - A Tornado Warning has been issued for Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee and Pittsburg County until 1:45 a.m.

12:50 a.m. - A Tornado Warning has been issued for Cherokee, Mayes and Wagoner County until 1:30 a.m.

12:42 a.m. - The City of Tulsa released the following statement on Facebook: "As the storm moves through the #Tulsa area, please try to shelter in place until it passes. If you have to be out, please drive cautiously. Avoid driving through standing water on the roadway as the stormwater system works to move the heavy rain off the roadway."

12:28 a.m. - PSO is reporting is reporting that there are 2,203 customers without power in the northeastern Oklahoma area.

12:27 a.m. - A Tornado Warning has been issued for Muskogee, Okmulgee and Wagoner County until 1 a.m.

12:20 a.m. - The Tornado Warning has been canceled for Tulsa, Creek and McIntosh County.

12:14 a.m. - There is a confirmed tornado in Morris, which is in Okmulgee County.

12:09 a.m. - A Tornado Warning has been issued for McIntosh, Muskogee, Creek, Okmulgee and Tulsa County until 12:45 a.m.

12:04 a.m. - Okfuskee County Emergency Management on Facebook said a large tornado was on the ground just east of Bearden and also received a report of people stuck in a cellar south of Okemah.

11:50 p.m. - A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa and Wagoner County until 12:45 a.m.

11:45 p.m. - PSO reported 1,236 customer outages in the Owasso area.

11:42 p.m. - A Tornado Watch has been issued for Chautauqua and Montgomery County until 7 a.m.

11:33 p.m. - A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Nowata, Osage, Rogers and Washington County until 12:30 a.m.

11:30 p.m. - There is heavy rainfall and winds up to 60 MPH in Tulsa as storms start to hit the area.

A Tornado Watch has been issued for most of Green Country until 3 a.m.

A Tornado Warning has been issued for Osage County until 12:00 a.m.

A Tornado Warning has been issued for Creek, Okfuskee and Okmulgee County until 12 a.m.

Drumright Fire Department posted a picture of a metal roof in the middle of the road from Broadway and Harley. Drumright Fire said there is some wind damage in the town and are asking residents to stay clear of the area until they can get it cleaned up.

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Drumright Metal Roof

(Drumright Fire Department)

Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said approximately 43,000 outages are reported statewide as of 1:40 a.m. The areas with the highest number of damages are Tulsa, Carter, Murray, Love, Hughes, Pontotoc and Seminole County.

A viewer sent FOX23 a picture of hail in Perry from the storm that hit the area earlier on Saturday.

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Hail in Perry

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