Overnight storms bring much-needed rain

A line of strong to severe storms moved across Oklahoma from Wednesday through Thursday. Below are weather updates:

Tornado watches

A tornado warning is in effect until 3 a.m. for several counties in northeast Oklahoma

Counties included are:

1. Adair
2. Cherokee
3. Delaware
4. Haskell
5. Latimer
6. McIntosh
7. Mayes
8. Muskogee
9. Okfuskee
10. Okmulgee
11. Pittsburg
12. Sequoyah
13. Fuhrman

Related: Live Updates: Tornado watch active for multiple counties in northeast Oklahoma

Oklahoma's Halloween forecast:

The extended Halloween forecast looks favorable, while Friday will bring significantly cooler weather.

Strong southerly winds of 20 to 35 mph will continue and temperatures will reach the lower 80s. Following Wednesday's storms, clear and cooler conditions are expected Thursday, with morning lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s and afternoon highs in the mid 60s.

Halloween evening offers ideal conditions as temperatures dip into the 50s and the wind gradually dies down during peak trick-or-treating time.

Looking ahead:

However, rain and storms are expected to return on Saturday evening and continue until Monday, with the possibility of very heavy rainfall in the form of a “training rain”.

With rainfall in excess of 10cm forecast in some areas, localized flooding could be a concern. However, with lakes and rivers currently dry, major flooding is unlikely.

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What are the top transportation projects around Tulsa this week?

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) are providing daily details on several traffic alerts for the Tulsa and surrounding regions.

From October you will find some of the most important traffic information here. For more information, see our detailed list.

I-244 pavement rehabilitation

1. Ongoing road construction between I-44 and the Arkansas River Bridge, with roadway and ramp closures through spring 2025.

US 75 Bridge Rehabilitation

1. Lane closures at 7th St. and exit closures to 7th St. until fall 2024 for bridge renovation.

Rehabilitation of the US 412 Bridge

1. Until February 2025, US-412 was located at 81st W. Ave. narrowed to two lanes in Sand Springs.

Emergency Information: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma is home to several utilities and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping service areas. Below you will find a link to various failure maps.

PSO failure map

OG&E outage map

VVEC failure map

Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) outage map.

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives outage map – (Note that several smaller cooperatives are included)

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