Ferocious overnight storms ripped across Oklahoma from Thursday into Friday, toppling trees, shredding power lines and cutting electricity to communities across the state. With outages scattered and debris still on the ground, Public Service Company of Oklahoma is staging crews to fan out for repairs and is practically begging residents to help them spot trouble by reporting outages and hazards. State emergency officials are echoing that call and telling people to steer clear of anything that looks even remotely like a live line. To flag a problem, residents are asked to call 833‑776‑6884 and let the pros handle the dangerous stuff.
As storms clear and conditions improve, crews will work safely and as quickly as possible to restore power. Please report outages and safety hazards online or call 833-776-6884. Stay away from downed lines.
— Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (@OKem) March 7, 2026
How to report outages and stay safe
If you spot a downed wire or anything that looks like an immediate hazard, assume it is live, back away and report it right away. Call 833‑776‑6884 or use the online outage form linked by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. According to the utility, residents should never approach fallen lines or stand in water near them while crews are assessing damage. The outage map on the company’s site shows where power is out, lists estimated restoration times and highlights areas where crews are already staged.
Storm toll and damage surveys
The same storm system that cut power also spun up several reported tornadoes across western and central Oklahoma and has been blamed for multiple deaths, including a mother and daughter found near Fairview, according to The Washington Post. National Weather Service teams are heading out to walk the damage paths, confirm tornado tracks and assign ratings. Preliminary assessments have already pointed to at least one EF‑2 tornado in the Fairview area, per Weather.com. Those on‑the‑ground surveys will help utilities figure out where poles, crossarms and transformers took the hardest hits so they can triage repairs and get grids back online.
Local response and restoration
Cities across Oklahoma activated emergency operations, cleared blocked roads and worked on shelter plans as the storms rolled through. Tulsa, in particular, fired up its Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the response, according to KJRH. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management amplified PSO’s guidance on social media while utility trucks hit the streets, and the company reiterated that crews would work “as safely and as quickly as possible” to restore power. The full advisory can be seen on X.
What to expect next
How long the lights stay off will depend on how bad the damage is in each pocket of the state, and customers may see power flicker as crews isolate hazards and reroute service during repairs. PSO says it will put critical facilities and life‑safety outages at the front of the line while updating its outage map in near real time. Customers can track current outages and sign up for alerts through Public Service Company of Oklahoma. In the meantime, residents are urged to conserve phone battery power, check on neighbors who might be vulnerable without electricity and leave the repair work to the professionals instead of trying to clear or move any electrical equipment themselves.
