TULSA, Okla. — Mayor G.T. Bynum and other Tulsa officials held a press conference on the storm damage.
Crews are now working on clearing the "major arteries" and will be moving into the roadways. Mayor Bynum says it could take hours, and this is a multi-day situation.
Cooling stations are located at:
- Reed Park Community Center, 4233 S. Yukon Ave., from 2 – 8 p.m.
- Lacy Park Community Center, 2134 N. Madison Pl., from 2 – 8 p.m.
- John 3:16, 506 N. Cheyenne Ave.
- Salvation Army, 102 N. Denver Ave.
- Tulsa County Social Services, 2301 Charles Page Blvd.
Local authorities are asking everyone who can to stay home and off the roads for as long as possible to give crews room to work.
Tulsa Fire Chief Andrew Little reminded the public to be careful with lithium batteries, saying that overcharging them often causes fires. He said not to attempt any unconventional methods with generators to charge devices.
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