Published: July 15,2016
Severe weather clobbered several regions of the country on Thursday, scattering damage in the wake of multiple lines of storms.
A
strong storm system blew into Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday, with high
winds that took down trees and heavy rains that flooded roads. Shortly
after, the skies over New York City darkened as a severe thunderstorm warning was issued.
Here's what we know about these damaging storms.
A man looks at thunderstorm damage Thursday, July 14,2016, in Morristown, N.J.
(Bob Karp/The Daily Record via AP)
A man looks at thunderstorm damage Thursday, July 14,2016, in Morristown, N.J. (Bob Karp/The Daily Record via AP)
Oklahoma
Thousands were left without electricity as power lines were downed throughout the Sooner State.
In Inola, the storm flattened a mobile home, News On 6 reports. The home was empty except for a dog, who survived, but the home was destroyed.
The
storms also damaged vehicles in transit in the Tulsa area. Half of a
mobile home was overturned on a city highway Thursday; photos posted to
social media showed the trailer completely blocking a lane.
@jamesaydelott half of a mobile home overturned on BA at 129th
Strong winds blew over a
tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 44 Thursday. Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Trooper Dwight Durant told the Associated Press that the semi overturned
at the Sapulpa exit around 12:30 p.m. No injuries were reported, but
the interstate was blocked off for some time.
Turner Turnpike is clear, but workers are working to turn the truck up now. @KJRH2HD
Creek Turnpike was blocked by flooding and a large downed tree
Thursday, KJRH reports. A downed tree blocked the road north of 91st
Street on Riverside Drive, and traffic lights were knocked out at 21st
Street and Utica Avenue.
Power poles were also downed between Peoria and Lewis avenues in Tulsa, as well as near Highway 169, KJRH also reports.
Photos posted to social media showed flooding engulfing local roads.
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, the storm ripped off the roof of a store at Curt's Shopping Center. Oklahoma City News 9 reported that lightning sparked several fires in the metro area.
Muskogee County: County Commissioner Ken Doke sent this picture of a damage at Curt's Shopping Mall. #okwx
The Public Service Company of Oklahoma called the storm one of the worst in PSO's history,
KOCO reports, and said that at the storm's peak, 109,000 customers were
without power, around 41,000 of which were still affected early Friday
morning. OG&E Energy Corp reported more than 33,000 customers were
without power throughout Oklahoma Friday morning.
Arkansas
Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair were hustled away from an Arkansas high school graduation ceremony Thursday, NBC News reports, after severe winds began breaking windows.
Trees and buildings were damaged by straight-line winds
across the Natural State Thursday afternoon and evening, according to
5NewsOnline.com. Some 150,000 Arkansas homes and businesses were without
power Thursday night, state utility companies said.
New Jersey
A round of storms left damage in several New Jersey townships – including in front of the governor's home.
Trees
were felled in Gov. Chris Christie's Mendham Township neighborhood on
Thursday, according to the AP. Christie and his wife went outside to
inspect the damage after the storms passed, and he indicated to the AP
that his home did not have power following the severe weather.
More than 28,000 customers were without power in the Garden State on Thursday evening, the report added.
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