Oklahoma will see dangerous wind chills following arctic blast

The arctic entrance hit Oklahoma and the OKC metro, bringing dangerously chilly wind chills together with snow and ice to the Sooner State.Below was a stay weblog of the winter climate circumstances. Our protection has ended. Scr0ll all the way down to see a number of the protection.Open the video participant above for the newest from the KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team. 8:45 p.m. Thursday Update: As of 8:30 p.m., EMSA responded to 14 chilly publicity calls that resulted in 8 sufferers being transported to the hospital within the Oklahoma City space. They additionally responded to 31 falls leading to 26 transports to the hospital, nearly 50% higher than their anticipated quantity by this time. 8:20 p.m. Thursday Update: Dangerous wind chills will proceed Friday, with temperatures feeling as little as 25 levels beneath zero. Temperatures will barely enhance by Friday afternoon, they usually will proceed to steadily rise Saturday. 8:10 p.m. Thursday Update: Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews are reporting that remoted slick spots stay all through the state. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority crews additionally reported slick spots on turnpikes in central and northeastern Oklahoma. The crews are persevering with to watch circumstances and will deal with roads as crucial in a single day into Friday. 7:50 p.m. Thursday Update: Embark is providing free routes to individuals who want to seek out shelter in Oklahoma City. The bus will choose up and drop off anybody on the main homeless shelters and organizations within the metropolis. 6:40 p.m. Thursday Update: Dangerously chilly temperatures and wind will proceed in a single day, making it really feel as chilly as 20 levels beneath zero. 6:15 p.m. Thursday Update: Oklahoma Highway Patrol mentioned highway circumstances could not look higher by Friday morning. Before midday Thursday, troopers responded to 377 calls.5:50 p.m. Thursday Update: Snow is wrapping up in Oklahoma City. No snow is anticipated to fall in a single day, however temperatures will proceed to be within the single digits by Friday. 5:45 p.m. Thursday Update: KOCO 5 crews noticed fewer accidents on Oklahoma City roads in comparison with this morning. Drivers ought to nonetheless watch out for moist roads and excessive winds. 5:20 p.m. Thursday Update: OG&E mentioned they’ve elevated their staffing ranges to assist with outages. They have nearly 1,000 folks working Thursday all through their service space. 5:15 p.m. Thursday Update: Will Rogers World Airport has seen a couple of delays, however the majority of passengers flying although Oklahoma City have been in a position to make their flights. The airport mentioned flights ought to keep on schedule except extra snow causes runway points. 5:05 p.m. Thursday Update: OG&E is working to revive energy to those that misplaced in in the course of the winter climate. Around 2,615 prospects are at the moment being impacted by these outages. 5:00 p.m. Thursday Update: Oklahoma Highway Patrol mentioned troopers responded to a deadly collision at 8:23 a.m. on State Highway 15 close to E County Road 47 simply east of Gage. Thirty-two-year-old Samuel Scott Kraft was pronounced useless on the scene, and his next-of-kin was notified. 4:30 p.m. Thursday Update: AAA Oklahoma mentioned they’ve acquired 546 requires roadside rescues since midnight. Calls have doubled since midday. All AAA assets are being utilized to answer all calls as rapidly as attainable.4:05 p.m. Thursday Update: Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews are treating remaining slick spots in northern, northeastern, jap and central Oklahoma. They are also reporting slick spots alongside the I-35 hall in northern and southern Oklahoma.3:15 p.m. Thursday Update: As of three p.m., about 4,200 OG&E prospects are with out service. As the frigid temperatures and windy circumstances are anticipated to proceed, OG&E officers mentioned crews will prioritize prospects who’ve been with out energy the longest as they work to revive energy. 2:30 p.m. Thursday Update: A warming station will be out there beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday on the Senior Citizens Center in El Reno. The middle is situated at 401 S. Grand. Ave. It will be open from 7 p.m. Thursday to eight a.m. Saturday.2 p.m. Thursday Update: The Oklahoma City Zoo and the OKC Zoo Safari Lights vacation lights show will be closed Thursday and Friday due to the extraordinarily chilly climate to hit the state.Any friends who purchased Safari Lights tickets for Thursday or Friday can use the identical tickets on any of the remaining nights Saturday, Dec. 24 by Sunday, Jan. 1. Drive-thru friends are instructed to reach on the identical time slot as initially bought. The final drive-thru is 10 p.m. nightly.1:30 p.m. Thursday Update: As of 1 p.m., EMSA has responded to seven chilly publicity calls in three sufferers being taken to a hospital within the Oklahoma City space. Crews even have responded to 17 falls, with 10 folks being taken to a hospital. 1:10 p.m. Thursday Update: City of OKC officers mentioned North Independence Avenue is quickly closed between Northwest Expressway and Northwest 59th Street as a result of constructing materials is detaching from the Embassy Suites. They mentioned that is inflicting dangerous circumstances within the space, and site visitors is being detoured.Click right here fore extra on this story.12:40 p.m. Thursday Update: The slick highway circumstances proceed to create points for drivers all through central Oklahoma. Open the video participant above for the newest from the KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team.Noon Thursday Update: The Oklahoma Highway Patrol supplied numbers for the incidents troopers have labored on to this point. Below is a breakdown.Abandoned Vehicles: 5Driving Under the Influence: 1Fatality Collisions: 2 – one on the Turner Turnpike close to Luther and a three-vehicle lethal crash in PadenHit-and-Run Collisions: 2Injury Collisions: 54Motorist Assists: 66Non-Injury Collisions: 24711:45 a.m. Thursday Update: Interstate 35 close to the Highway 33 exit in Guthrie is opening after a crash involving a semi that blocked each instructions of site visitors. The southbound lanes within the space, nevertheless, are congested as a result of semis are having points getting up the hill on the wintry highway circumstances.The dusting of snow additionally has induced points for drivers on Highway 74 in Garfield County. The Turner Turnpike additionally has low visibility due to the snow and windy circumstances.11:10 a.m. Thursday Update: Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews are treating slick and dangerous roads in northeastern, northern and central Oklahoma. They additionally report slick spots in northwestern, western and southern Oklahoma.Authorities even have reported slick spots alongside the Interstate 35 hall in northern and southern Oklahoma. They urge drivers to decelerate and use additional warning in the event that they need to be on the highway. 10:55 a.m. Thursday Update: The snow within the Oklahoma City metro has tapered to largely flurries, and meteorologist Jonathan Conder says circumstances have improved.A winter climate advisory remains to be in impact by midday Thursday, however Jonathan says it could possibly be prolonged. Jonathan additionally mentioned the OKC metro and different areas will see lower than an inch of snow Thursday. Northeastern Oklahoma will see extra snowfall, with components seeing 1-2 inches and others seeing 2-3 inches.The wind chill warning is in impact till midday Friday. Northern Oklahoma will have wind chills round -20 to -25, and southern Oklahoma will be round -10 to -20.The 5+5 Day Forecast exhibits that issues gained’t heat up till Sunday when the excessive will be 40. It additionally exhibits highs within the 50s subsequent week. 10:35 a.m. Thursday Update: OG&E officers mentioned that as of 10:15 a.m., the electrical firm has about 4,200 prospects with out service. They mentioned that’s down from a peak of 6,400 outages in a single day.OG&E additionally mentioned a lot of the outages are due to excessive winds which have downed energy strains in addition to damaged cross arms and poles.10:30 a.m. Thursday Update: Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says drivers must maintain an eye fixed out for slick spots and black ice after the arctic blast created hazardous highway circumstances. 10 a.m. Thursday Update: Flurries and streaks of snow showers are transferring by the Oklahoma City metro.Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says there will be a lull, however a band of average snow will transfer by the Enid and Pond Creek areas. Open the video participant beneath for extra from Jonathan. 9:50 a.m. Thursday Update: Crews have responded to numerous crashes on Oklahoma roads and highways, together with one lethal one close to Luther.KOCO 5 spoke with Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Foster about highway circumstances and what folks must do to be protected. Open the video participant beneath to listen to from Foster. 9:25 a.m. Thursday Update: The Oklahoma Highway Patrol additionally instructed KOCO 5 that each instructions of Interstate 35 close to Noble Avenue in Guthrie are closed due to a crash. 9:20 a.m. Thursday Update: Authorities say an individual died in a crash within the eastbound lanes of the Turner Turnpike close to Luther. They mentioned the crash occurred round 8:30 a.m. close to mile marker 152.Click right here for extra information.9 a.m. Thursday Update: Light snow continues to fall, and meteorologist Jonathan Conder says there are minor accumulations. He additionally mentioned there could possibly be just a little little bit of freezing drizzle. 8:55 a.m. Thursday Update: Very mild snow continues to maneuver by the Oklahoma City metro. Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says nearly an inch of snow has accrued on grassy areas, and the wind is inflicting the snow to float.The arctic blast additionally has induced hazardous circumstances for drivers alongside Oklahoma highways, as KOCO 5 has discovered a number of crashes on I-35 and the Turner Turnpike. 8:30 a.m. Thursday Update: The Oklahoma City Zoo will be closed Thursday due to the climate circumstances. The OKC Zoo Safari Lights drive-thru will be open from 5:30-9 p.m., however the walk-thru will be closed. 8:10 a.m. Thursday Update: The arctic entrance that hit Oklahoma early Thursday morning induced temperatures to drop drastically, dipping the wind chills from the higher 30s to the only digits in a matter of hours.Click right here for extra from KOCO 5 meteorologist Taylor Cox. 7:25 a.m. Thursday Update: All lanes of Interstate 40 at mile marker 81 eastbound in Custer County have reopened after a semi jack-knifed.7:10 a.m. Thursday Update: All lanes of Interstate 40 at mile marker 81 eastbound in Custer County are closed due to a jack-knifed semi.| MORE | Gov. Stitt declares state of emergency as chilly entrance approaches 7 a.m. Thursday Update: KOCO meteorologist Jonathan Conder says together with the chilly temperatures, the arctic entrance brings some freezing drizzle, snow and a risk of icy highway circumstances. He, nevertheless, says the snow will transfer out by the afternoon.Jonathan additionally says a glaze of ice is feasible all through Oklahoma from 6-10 a.m., that means bridges and roads may turn out to be icy and dangerous.Some Oklahomans may see lower than an inch of snow. More snow is feasible as you head towards northeast Oklahoma, with areas presumably seeing 1-2 inches and others seeing 2-3 inches.Jonathan says the wind chills will drop to -10 to -20 in southern Oklahoma, and the northern a part of the state may see wind chills at -20 to -25.Jonathan exhibits what you may anticipate from the arctic entrance in your space. Open the video participant beneath for the complete winter climate timeline.5:10 a.m. Thursday Update: Crews with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation are treating slick and dangerous roads in western and northern Oklahoma. ODOT and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority crews will monitor highway circumstances and deal with roads as crucial all through the morning.ODOT officers ask drivers to do the following throughout snowy and icy highway circumstances:Stay about 200 ft behind highway clearing tools; crews want room to maneuver and may have interaction plowing or spreading supplies with out discover.Allow additional area between autos to supply satisfactory distance for braking.Be conscious of “black ice,” which appears to be like moist on the roadway however is a skinny layer of ice.Be affected person, plan journeys forward and permit additional time in reaching locations.Click right here to take a look at present highway circumstances and an interactive journey map.Be certain to obtain the KOCO 5 App to obtain custom-made climate alerts. 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