Photos: Tulsa and surrounding communities get hit by icy weather
“Much colder air will move in late this week and into the weekend, along with some chances of light snow. Dangerous wind chills from zero to near ten below zero will be possible Friday morning and into the weekend,” forecasters said.
As of 8 p.m. Monday, EMSA reported having responded to 139 vehicle collisions around the Tulsa area and transporting 38 people to area medical facilities. EMSA also responded to eight cold-exposure calls with three transports, and 113 falls with 85 transports.
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Steam spills out onto the Third Street near Houston in downtown Tulsa as freezing temperatures continue on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.
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Chris Rogers walks to work on 11th Street at Xanthus Ave. as ice and bitter cold temperatures make for a dangerous commute Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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As snow falls, a man pulls his mask on before entering Pancho Anaya Bakery at 2420 E Admiral Blvd Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Stephanie LaFevers Lewis Ave. just south of Admiral Blvd. while walking to work in the snow and sub-freezing temperatures Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Billy, who did not want to give his last name, is wrapped in a sleeping bag as he walks to get breakfast in the ice on 13th Street near St. Louis Ave. on Thursday in Tulsa.
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Pedro Cortez walks home from the grocery store as a light snow falls on Admiral Blvd. just east of Lewis Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Emma Burgard is pulled on a sled by her husband Dajuan Young, in car, in an empty parking lot on 21st Street just east of Yale Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Dajuan Young is pulled on a sled by his wife Emma Burgard(not pictured), in car, in an empty parking lot on 21st Street just east of Yale Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Emma Burgard is pulled on a sled by her husband Dajuan Young(not pictured), in a car, in an empty parking lot on 21st Street just east of Yale Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Julian Norman uses his shoes as ice skates and slides down the sidewalk around 21st and Utica in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 11, 2021.
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Dajuan Young is pulled on a sled by his wife Emma Burgard, in car, in an empty parking lot on 21st Street just east of Yale Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Dajuan Young is pulled on a sled by his wife Emma Burgard, in car, in an empty parking lot on 21st Street just east of Yale Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Emma Burgard is pulled on a sled by her husband Dajuan Young, in car, in an empty parking lot on 21st Street just east of Yale Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Emma Burgard is pulled on a sled by her husband Dajuan Young, in car, in an empty parking lot on 21st Street just east of Yale Ave. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Kaylynn and Lily May Norman use their boots as ice skates and slide down the sidewalk around 21st and Utica in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 11, 2021.
Frost Features
Frost covers the trees on LaFortune Park golf course in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees on LaFortune Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees on LaFortune Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees at Woodward Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Ice covers trees next to the Broken Arrow Expressway near the Sheridan exit going eastbound on Dec. 10, 2021.
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Kelly Shenice braves the ice as she crosses Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. near Jasper Street while walking to catch a bus Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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A man rides his bike in the ice on Columbia Ave. just north of 11th Street Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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A truck enters I-244 in the ice on the Harvard Ave. on ramp Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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An SUV drives west on I-244 in the ice just east of Harvard Ave. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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A car drives east on I-244 in the ice just east of Harvard Ave. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Ice in Tulsa
Many across woke up a cold ice covered winter day on February 9, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Many across woke up a cold ice covered winter day on February 9, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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An excavator sit in the Arkansas River on a cold ice covered winter day on February 9, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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James Andrews uses a plastic bag to stay warm and dry while he walks on Delaware Ave. north of I-244 Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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James Andrews uses a plastic bag to stay warm and dry while he walks on Delaware Ave. north of I-244 Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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James Andrews uses a plastic bag to stay warm and dry while he walks on Delaware Ave. north of I-244 Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Many across woke up a cold ice covered winter day on February 9, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Many across woke up a cold ice covered winter day on February 9, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Brian Cook walks on the ice on his way into vote at First Church Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Owasso, Okla.
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Rick Byrd gingerly walks on the ice on his way into vote at First Church Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Owasso, Okla.
Vulnerable in the Cold
Roland Johnson stands outside his tent that he lives in on the bank of the Arkansas River Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. At right is wood that he has collected to burn to stay warm. He says this is about 5 hours worth of wood. Johnson has had experiences with shelters, but prefers to tough it out in his tent even when the temperatures drop to dangerously cold.
Vulnerable in the Cold
Jewel Gibson holds her belongings in the overflow shelter on Charles Page Blvd. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. The temperatures got too cold for Gibson to stay on the streets as she usually does.
Vulnerable in the Cold
Roland Johnson puts wood on his fire inside his tent that he lives in on the bank of the Arkansas River Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. Johnson has had experiences with shelters, but prefers to tough it out in his tent even when the temperatures drop to dangerously cold.
Vulnerable in the Cold
Jeramy Hoffer lies on the ground with his belongings at the overflow shelter on Charles Page Blvd. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Robbie Riddle(left) and Tonya Gariss sit in the overflow shelter on Charles Page Blvd. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. Riddle and Gariss, not together, both used to live in an encampment on the bank of the Arkansas River.
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Jaime Taylor scrapes ice off his window to get to work Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Owasso, Okla.
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Adam Breaux walks his dog "Joey" on the campus with frost on the trees at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 9, 2021.
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Traffic drives southbound slowly on an icy U.S. 169 Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Owasso, Okla.
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A man walks across Battle Creek Golf Club on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Tulsa county is in the middle of a stretch of below freezing temperature.
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A man walks their dog on Riverside Parks' trail on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Tulsa county is in the middle of a stretch of below freezing temperature.
Frost Features
Frost covers the trees on LaFortune Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees on LaFortune Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees at Woodward Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees at Woodward Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees at Woodward Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees on LaFortune Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Frost covers the trees at Woodward Park in Tulsa, OK, Feb. 10, 2021.
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Kelly Shenice pulls her hood on while waiting for a bus in the ice on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. near Jasper Street Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Ice covers a tree branch near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers a tree branch near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers a tree branch near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers a tree branch near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers leaves near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers leaves near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice forms on a window near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers a chair near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers a tree branch near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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An ice cycle forms on a roof near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers a tree branch near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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Ice covers a metal grate near 46th and Sheridan on Dec. 8, 2021.
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A City of Owasso salt and sand truck drives south on U.S. 169 Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Owasso, Okla.
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Two trucks sit wrecked on guard rails on both direction of I-244 on an ice covered February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Fog covers the ONEGas Building on a bitter winter February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Salt slowly breaks up sheets of ice on a bitter winter February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Fire burns at the Public Service Company of Oklahoma on a bitter winter February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Steam comes from Public Service Company of Oklahoma on a bitter winter February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Fog covers the BOK Tower on a bitter winter February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Frost covers trees in Downtown Tulsa on February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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A man walks through steam on a bitter winter February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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Two trucks sit wrecked on guard rails on both direction of I-244 on an ice covered February 8, 2021 in Tulsa, OK.
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An SUV drives northbound as another car sits in the median on an icy U.S. 169 Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Owasso, Okla.
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A man works to free a stuck motorist on the 96th Street North on ramp to U.S. 169 Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Owasso, Okla. The ramp and highway were backed up due to freezing rain and ice.
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A man works to free a stuck motorist on the 96th Street North on ramp to U.S. 169 Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Owasso, Okla. The ramp and highway were backed up due to freezing rain and ice.
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A man hangs onto his car as he slides on the ice while trying to get it freed on the 96th Street North on ramp to U.S. 169 Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Owasso, Okla.
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A man works to free a stuck motorist on the 96th Street North on ramp to U.S. 169 on Monday in Owasso. The ramp and highway were backed up due to freezing rain and ice.
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A man works to free a stuck motorist on the 96th Street North on ramp to U.S. 169 on Monday in Owasso. The ramp and highway were backed up due to freezing rain and ice.
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Traffic drives slowly on an icy U.S. 169 on Monday in Owasso.
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A tree covered with ice is lit by a street lamp at the Tulsa County Fairgrounds as freezing temperatures continue in Tulsa on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.
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As of 8 p.m. Monday, EMSA reported having responded to 139 vehicle collisions around the Tulsa area and transporting 38 people to area medical facilities.
The below-freezing conditions are complicated by more chances for precipitation. Wednesday may bring some sleet with some snow flurries possible as Saturday is forecast for a high of 14 degrees and 0 degrees for a low.
Precipitation for the rest of this week looks sparse, said Bart Haake, meteorologist at the National Weather Service, but according to their predictions, six to eight inches of snow could fall Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Like other local homeless shelters, John 3:16 is using every available square foot to let crowds spread out as much as possible.
As of Wednesday, local districts that will be in distance learning on Thursday include Bartlesville, Berryhill, Bixby, Bristow, Broken Arrow, Caney Valley, Catoosa, Claremore, Coweta, Jenks, Kiefer, Liberty, Pawhuska, Tulsa and Union.
The causes of the violence are likely as unique as the individuals involved in each of the ongoing investigations, but a domestic violence expert said they could be a sign of the times.
The causes of the violence are likely as unique as the individuals involved in each of the ongoing investigations, but a domestic violence expert said they could be a sign of the times.
Dangerous wind chills of as low as minus 20 degrees are expected both Sunday and Monday, meteorologists said.
First-time claims for benefits declined while another metric shows claims hitting peaks not seen since July.
Ice and bitter cold weather warranted the cancellation of the Tulsa Health Department's COVID-19 vaccination clinics through Monday.
The causes of the violence are likely as unique as the individuals involved in each of the ongoing investigations, but a domestic violence expert said they could be a sign of the times.
“When we see ‘Uh-oh, this looks like a big one,’ we want to give people as much advance notice as possible,” said Rick Smith at National Weather Service, who points out dangerously cold temperatures are a certainty.
Wind chills of minus 20 degrees, nine inches of snow could prevent street clearings next week
Winter storm predictions prompt state of emergency for Oklahoma, Gov. Stitt says
The causes of the violence are likely as unique as the individuals involved in each of the ongoing investigations, but a domestic violence expert said they could be a sign of the times.
Per Stitt's executive order, resources from all state departments and agencies available are committed to "protect lives and to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage."
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"Snow drifts on east-to-west roads of 1 to 2 feet will be possible," the forecast states. With wind chills of 20 to 30 below freezing, a winter storm warning is also in place through noon Monday.
Update (8:30 a.m. Tuesday): With more than 80 breaks across Tulsa, 25 city crews are at work with six or seven more crews set to come in overn…
The breaks at the Early Childhood Education Center and Angus Valley Elementary School are the most concerning, the superintendent said. Both sites will be in distance learning at least through Monday.