Dive Summary:
- Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to 100,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma on Tuesday, causing Gov. Mary Fallin to declare a state of emergency in 35 Oklahoma counties.
- By Wednesday morning, more than 62,000 customers in Tulsa were still without power. The Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power Co. (AEP), and Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) Inc. territories sustained significant damage.
- PSO president said it will take until Sunday to complete power restoration.
From the article:
PSO president Stewart Solomon: "We have hundreds of internal PSO resources that are already working, we have hundreds more of external resources that are coming from a number of surrounding states that are coming in to help us with the restoration process.”