Evacuation orders have been issued for a town in western Oklahoma, and thousands of people are without power as a strong windstorm moves through the state.
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8:15 p.m. Friday Update:
Lincoln County officials have ordered an evacuation for residents living north of Bell Cow Road between 3410 Road and State Highway 18.
Officials told residents to leave immediately.
7:50 p.m. Friday Update:
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Michael Armstrong is in Stillwater and said you still cannot get through Highway 51 to Interstate 35 or back to Stillwater.
Armstrong said there was still a lot of fire activity on the southwest side of town where multiple structures have burned and fence panels have been blown down.
Near Leedey, the fire is still very active with a number of fire agencies working to contain the fire.
7:30 p.m. Friday Update:
Wildfires continue to burn east of Oklahoma City from Pottawatomie County to Logan County and some fires in far northern Oklahoma.
About 5 miles from Leedey, the fire that sparked earlier Friday continued to burn into the evening hours.
KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane said winds will continue to decrease during the evening and overnight hours
6:47 p.m. Friday Update: The Stillwater Emergency Management Agency is asking residents within a certain part of town to evacuate immediately Friday night. Click here to learn more.
6:40 p.m. Friday Update: Evacuations continue in Stillwater as several fires rage in the area. KOCO 5’s Olivia Hickey has the latest details. Open the video player below to watch.
6:28 p.m. Friday Update: An evacuation order has been issued near Dale at the Steelman Estates at Independence and Ole McDonald Road.
6:25 p.m. Friday Update: High school basketball playoff games are back in action after power has been stored to The Big House at the OKC Fairgrounds. KOCO 5’s Hannah Hoover brings you the latest in the video player below.
6:15 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong was in Meridian, which is a town in Logan County, where structures and vehicles caught fire. He described the scene where several cars were engulfed in flames as an “apocalyptic scene.” Open the video player below to watch.
Then, he showed the moments when it looked like the back of a home in Meridian was on fire. Open the video player below to watch.
6:05 p.m. Friday Update: A Luther family was displaced after a wildfire destroyed their home Friday afternoon. The home, off East Coffee Creek Road, was fully engulfed when KOCO 5 arrived at the scene. Open the video player below to hear from the homeowner.
6 p.m. Friday Update: Evacuations are underway in McLoud as wildfires continue throughout the state. KOCO 5’s Kilee Thomas was outside a nursing home that was being evacuated. Open the video player below to learn more.
5:55 p.m. Friday Update: An area near Westminster and Southeast 59th was destroyed by a wildfire. KOCO 5 spoke with a homeowner about the fires and how his community will rally together. Open the video player below to watch.
5:49 p.m. Friday Update: As wildfires rage throughout the state, KOCO 5 Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong was at the scene where several hay bales and a tree caught fire in Logan County. Click here to learn more.
5:38 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane says we’re past the peak of the strong winds but aren’t out of the woods yet as fires continue to burn statewide.
5:30 p.m. Friday Update: Stillwater Emergency Manager Rob Hill told KOCO 5 that 750-1,000 people as well as at least three assisted living facilities have been evacuated because of the fires. The fire has jumped Highway 51 and burned north, but it stopped in a field that burned a few weeks ago. He added that they are unsure how many fires have sparked in Stillwater. Open the video player below to learn more.
5:26 p.m. Friday Update: High school basketball playoff games have been delayed because of power outages Friday at The Big House at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds. Click here for details.
5:09 p.m. Friday Update: Norman police said evacuations are underway in the area of 120th Avenue Southeast and Etowah (3 miles north, 3 miles east and 3 miles west) because of a large fire in the area.
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5:05 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Chaser Amanda Benton shows the large plumes of dark smoke over Leedey. Open the video player below to learn more.
4:56 p.m. Friday Update: Oklahoma Emergency Services told KOCO 5 that evacuation orders have been issued in at least 13 areas in the state.
4:42 p.m. Friday Update: A voluntary evacuation has been issued for Chickasha because of fires in Grady County. The evacuation is for the area near 25th Street and Country Club Road, which is in the southwest part of town that’s about a mile west of I-44. People can go to Bible Baptist Church near 29th Street and Iowa Avenue.
Sheriff Gary Boggess said the fire in Grady County is out of control, and he said the fire outbreak across the state may be the worst he’s ever seen. Open the video player below to learn more from Boggess.
4:32 p.m. Friday Update: The following areas in Stillwater have been evacuated because of fires: Karsten, Nottingham, Primrose, Kelowna Park (44th and Range), Golden Oaks and Woodlake 1. People can go to the Stillwater Community Center for help.
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Officials also told KOCO 5 that multiple structures have burned at the mobile home on West Sixth Street behind Smokin’ Joe’s Restaurant in Stillwater. It’s unknown if anyone was hurt. Open the video player below to learn more.
4:30 p.m. Friday Update: Around 75,000 customers in Oklahoma are without power as a windstorm and wildfires hit Oklahoma, according to PowerOutage.US.
4:25 p.m. Friday Update: A building burned to the ground and several cars were destroyed Friday afternoon in northern Oklahoma County. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Michael Armstrong was at the scene, between Northwest 220th Street and Sorghum Mill Road, where the blaze was still consuming the building just after 4:15 p.m. Friday. Click here and open the video player below to learn more.
4:05 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Chase Nick Smith was in Newcastle, where the strong winds ripped off the roof off Luigi’s. Open the video player below for his report.
4 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Chaser Amanda Benton was in Leedey, where a wildfire prompted an evacuation. She could see large plumes of smoke in the area. Open the video player below for her full report.
3:55 p.m. Friday Update: Authorities confirmed that a firefighter was injured while battling flames Friday afternoon in Cleveland County.
The incident happened near 192nd and Robinson, which is not far from the Little Axe Fire Department. Cleveland County deputies told KOCO 5 that the firefighter was taken to an area hospital. Watch the video player below to learn more.
3:40 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5’s Jason Burger was outside CrossPointe Church in Norman as the church opened its doors to people evacuating from fires. Open the video player below to learn more.
3:30 p.m. Friday Update: Logan County Emergency Management officials issued two emergency alerts. The first was an evacuation order for the Choctaw and Charter Oak area and to the northeast. A shelter is open at Charter Oak Elementary School. The second alert is for the Triplett and Pine area to the northeast also need to evacuate to Community Church at I-35 and Seward.
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3:27 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Chaser Shane Helton was at the scene where strong wind ripped part of the roof off a home in Mooreland. Open the video player below for his report.
3:25 p.m. Friday Update: While tracking wildfires near Triple X Road and 220th Street in Oklahoma County, KOCO 5 Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong saw people driving away and fleeing from their homes as flames approached. A person could even be seen recording video on their phone of the fire. Open the video player below for his report.
3:15 p.m. Friday Update: The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that six people were injured Friday afternoon in a wreck along Interstate 35. The patrol said the wreck happened along the interstate at mile marker 219.5 after a pickup slowed down due to blowing dust. Click here to learn more.
3:05 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5’s Kilee Thomas was near Southeast 74th Street and Hiwassee Road as an evacuation order had been issued for the area. Open the video player below to learn more.
2:50 p.m. Friday Update: Stillwater officials have issued an evacuation order for the areas between 19th and Sixth Streets and Range to Cottonwood. They said people need to be on alert east of Range Steet and North of Highway 51.
They said Primrose retirement has been evacuated.
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2:40 p.m. Friday Update: An evacuation order has been issued for eastern Oklahoma County from Hiwassee to Choctaw roads and Coffee Creek to Waterloo.
2:35 p.m. Friday Update:
2:28 p.m. Friday Update: Almost 58,000 power outages have been reported in Oklahoma as strong winds and wildfires hit the state, according to PowerOutage.US.
2:25 p.m. Friday Update: The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the westbound lanes of I-240 in Oklahoma City between Western and May are closed because of downed power lines on the highway. Troopers are diverting traffic off the interstate.
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2:20 p.m. Friday Update: More than 22,000 OG&E customers in Oklahoma are without power Friday afternoon as windstorms move through the state. US Tracker says more than 43,000 outages have been reported in Oklahoma.
2:15 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5’s Dacoda Wahpekeche is in Cleveland County as fires have prompted evacuation orders. Open the video player below to learn more.
2:10 p.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 spoke with Maj. John Chenoweth with the Oklahoma City Fire Department about their response to fires in the area. Open the video player below to learn more.
2 p.m. Friday Update: The National Weather Service has issued an evacuation order for the southeast part of Norman as fires and strong winds continue.
The evacuation order was issued for the areas east of 108th Street and 132nd Street and north of Post Oak Road to Highway 9.
You can evacuate to the Little Axe Recreation Center located at 165th Street and Highway 9 or CrossPointe Church at Northeast 12th Street and Highway 9.
1:20 p.m. Friday Update: Edmond Electric is working a large power outage affecting more than 1,300 customers between Second Street and Coffee Creek Road from Broadway to Coltrane.
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SERVICE ALERT: Edmond Electric is currently dispatching crews to a large power outage affecting 1,325 customers between 2nd and Coffee Creek from Broadway to Coltrane and will work to re-establish service as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/utn5eQAnd2
— City of Edmond (@CityofEdmond) March 14, 2025
1:13 p.m. Friday Update: OG&E reports that almost 10,000 customers are without power as strong winds move through the state. More than 7,000 of those outages are in Oklahoma City. Click here to track outages on OG&E’s System Watch.
1:05 p.m. Friday Update: U.S. Highway 412 is closed near County Road 66 east to County Road Farmland because of a crash. Reports say the crash was caused by blowing dust and poor visibility in the area.
1 p.m. Friday Update: Summit Middle School in Edmond is currently without power. District leaders said in a letter to parents and guardians that OG&E is working to restore power, and the estimated restoration time is 3:45 p.m.
All students are safe, but parents can pick them up if they want to.
Edmond Public Schools officials said this only impacts Summit Middle School and Charles Haskell Elementary School. All other Edmond schools have power at this time.
12:54 p.m. Friday Update: An evacuation notice has been issued for Leedey as authorities say a dangerous wildfire continues to spread in the area.
Roger Mills Emergency Management officials said a dangerous wildfire is located southwest of Leedey and spreading rapidly to the northeast. Residents in the area are urged to leave now toward the south on Highway 34 to Hammon.
Roger Mills Emergency Management officials said a reunification center is being set up at the courthouse in Cheyenne. Click here to learn more.
12:45 p.m. Friday Update: Two new hot spots have popped up, with these being closer to the OKC metro. One is reported south of Interstate 40, due south of Calumet and west of El Reno in Canadian County, and a fire has been reported in Caddo County southwest of the Fort Cobb Reservoir.
12:26 p.m. Friday Update: The El Reno Police Department says land lines are down. If there is an emergency, call 911.
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Noon Friday Update: Another hot spot is popping up in Alfalfa County after the two initial hot spots started in Beckham and Roger Mills counties near Erick and Leedey, respectively. The hot spot southwest of Leedey led to a fire warning being issued.
Wind gusts are over 65 mph in western Oklahoma and in the mid 40s in the OKC metro. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer says winds will stay around 60-70 mph through the remainder of the afternoon and into the evening.
The wind in western Oklahoma will move into the OKC metro around 1 p.m. and will stay through the afternoon. Wind speeds will taper off during the evening.
11:45 a.m. Friday Update: First Alert Storm Command was by Lake Hefner in northwest Oklahoma City, showing how the strong winds have created stronger waves at the lake. Open the video player below to watch.
11:35 a.m. Friday Update: The National Weather Service has issued a fire warning for eastern Roger Mills County and southwestern Dewey County.
The NWS also says there is a dangerous wildfire located near Angora, which is about 9 miles southwest of Leedey. The fire was moving northeast at 3-5 mph.
Authorities say residents should prepare to evacuate quickly if requested and to follow all safety instructions from local emergency management officials. They also remind people not to drive into smoke.
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11:20 a.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane says fires are popping up in western Oklahoma near Laverne and north of Elk City. The severity of those fires is unknown.
11:05 a.m. Friday Update: The McIntyre Law Tower Camera shows how dense the dust is in the air, making the Devon Tower barely visible. Open the video player below to watch.
10:55 a.m. Friday Update: First Alert Storm Command shows the sky in OKC getting a little darker as the wind blows dust into the area. Open the video player below to see.
10:20 a.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane shared a picture from the Texas Department of Transportation showing dust filling the sky in Vernon, Texas. He says the Oklahoma skies will look like that by noon.
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He also showed a satellite video where you can clearly see the dirt on its way to Oklahoma with the strong wind gusts.
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9:55 a.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says we’re minutes away from 50 mph wind gusts coming into the OKC metro. He believes the worst of the wind in the metro will be early Friday afternoon, and we’ll be past the peak at 7 p.m. Friday. While wind gusts will slow down around 7 p.m., wind speeds will still be around 45 mph.
9:30 a.m. Friday Update: OG&E officials are preparing for any potential outages Friday during the strong winds. Open the video player to learn more about what they’re doing.
9 a.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says wind gusts of over 70 mph were recorded earlier in Lubbock, Texas, and visibility in the area was down to a mile because of the amount of dust blowing. That windstorm is heading into western Oklahoma, so it’s just a matter of time before we get up to those wind speeds.
Video Below: KOCO 5 Meteorologist Jonathan Conder breaks down the strong wind timeline.
7:05 a.m. Friday Update: KOCO 5 Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says the winds aren’t from thunderstorms, but rather from deep, very low pressure in Kansas driving our winds.
A high wind warning has been issued for most of Oklahoma, including the OKC metro. Under a high wind warning, you could see wind gusts of 55-65 mph. Southeastern Oklahoma is also under a wind advisory and could get 40-50 mph.
The entire state, however, is under a red flag warning as the fire danger is extreme. Jonathan says this may be the worst fire danger day so far this year for Oklahoma.
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Wind gusts will start picking up in the Oklahoma City metro around 10 a.m., when winds will be as strong as 55 mph. It increases to 60 mph by 1 p.m. and then 65 mph by 4 p.m. Jonathan says the wind will start slowing down but will remain strong during the evening hours, decreasing to 45 mph by 7 p.m. and 40 mph by 10 p.m.
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Areas near Altus and Lawton will see wind speeds over 65 mph by 10 a.m. Those winds will blow in the Oklahoma City metro by 2:30 p.m. Friday and will finally come down by 7 p.m. Friday.
Jonathan says the winds will finally calm down by Saturday morning.
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