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| event_type | Ice Storm |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,578,186 |
| episode_id | 2,055,379 |
| begin_utc | 1996-11-24T12:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1996-11-25T01:30:00+00:00 |
| state | OKLAHOMA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | POTTAWATOMIE |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | A strong arctic cold front moved through Oklahoma on Sunday November 24th. Temperatures that had been in the 60s and 70s on Saturday fell into the 20s by Sunday evening. Precipitation began as rain early Sunday morning then changed to sleet then freezing rain then finally to snow as the temperatures plummeted and the cold air pushed farther south. Ice accumulated up to 1/2 inch thick mainly southeast of a line from Shawnee to Chickasha to Frederick, with ice up to 1 inch thick from Holdenville to Ada to Ardmore and southeastward. Damage across southeastern and southcentral Oklahoma was severe. Power was out to a large portion of the area due to icing of power lines and tree limbs. Electric companies throughout southcentral and southeastern Oklahoma estimated that over 152,000 people were without power at some time during the storm. It took as long as 3 days to restore power to some customers. Bryan County was particularly hard-hit by ice up to 1 inch thick. Telephone and power services were out almost countywide, including in Durant, Calera, Colbert, Cartwright, Caddo, and Bokchito. Officials in Durant reported that trees and limbs were down on every block in town. An old peanut dryer building collapsed in Bokchito due to the weight of the ice. A radio station was forced off the air when its transmitter was covered with 2 to 3 inches of ice. A second 500-foot radio tower fell near Lake Texoma due to the weight of the accumulated ice. Carter County reported similar troubles, with power outages and numerous limbs and trees down in Ardmore, Lone Grove, Oilpatch, Ringling, Fox, Healdton, and Wilson. In Pushmataha County, a 190-foot microwave tower used by OETA to transmit public television collapsed due to the weight of ice. The tower, which was located in a wooded area between Tuskahoma and Clayton, was completely destroyed. Trees, limbs, and power poles were broken by the weight of the ice throughout southeastern and southcentral Oklahoma. Jefferson County reported 6 power poles broken west of Ringling and over 100 poles fell in Stephens and Cotton Counties east and south of Comanche and northeast and southeast of Marlow.Officials in Pontotoc County reported 20 poles and numerous trees and limbs down around the county with the worst damage in Fitzhugh. Seminole County also suffered broken poles, crossarms, trees, and limbs. |
| year | 1,996 |
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