March 8
5:00 p.m.
WATCH: Governor Kevin Stitt, Mayor Nichols discuss damage and recovery in north Tulsa:
March 7
3:30 p.m.
Beggs Public Schools announced school would be closed March 9-13 due to storm damage. With Spring Break happening March 16-20, classes are expected to resume March 23.
12:00 p.m.
Tulsa Fire Department posted an updated on facebook, saying Oklahoma Task Force 1 deployed to Beggs around 7 p.m. Mar. 6 to assist with damage and recovery. In the post, TFD said the team worked until about 4 a.m., conducting a full secondary search and completing a damage assessment.
WATCH: Damage at Tulsa Tech Peoria campus:
10:30 a.m.
The City of Tulsa released an update on recovery efforts. In the update, officials said 36th street north has reopened following a closure during the storm on Mar. 6. Officials said some short-term road closures may occur while crews and residents clean and repair damage.
Officials said crews are still monitoring roadways and infrastructure for damage or other impacts.
Anyone noticing a possible gas leak or downed power lines is instructed to call 911.
9:30 a.m.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt declares a state of emergency for 8 Oklahoma counties: Alfalfa, Creek, Grant, Major, Okmulgee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Wagoner.
7:00 a.m.
Officials are assessing damage in Okmulgee County after storms killed 2 people
Local News
March 6
11:01 p.m.
10:30
Sirens were heard going off in Owasso after the storm cleared. Owasso PD said it was something technical and not due to the weather, and they are trying to determine the cause.
9:30
Mayor Monroe Nichols surveyed damage in North Tulsa.
Took a preliminary tour of some of the damage tonight in North Tulsa after a tornado moved through the area and caused localized impacts.
While we’re grateful there are no reports of injuries in Tulsa at this time, our thoughts are with those across Northeast Oklahoma who experienced more severe impacts from tonight’s storms.
There is still a risk for another line of storms tonight, so please stay safe and stay home if you can. Also, please don’t be out and around storm damage to allow our teams to work.
8:50 p.m.
Okmulgee County sheriff confirms two dead after storms move through area.
8:45
Owasso police report only light damage after storm moved through the area:
8:15
2 News crews sent in damage photos from Bristow:
The roof got ripped off the Tulsa Tech campus on N. Peoria:
7:31 p.m.
Creek County sheriff confirms damaged homes north of Bristow, no injuries.
7:21
Alex Ortega shared this photo of the tornado in Kellyville with 2 News.
Send your photos to wxpics@kjrh.com
6:15 p.m.
Big 12 Wresting on hold as everyone at the BOK Center takes tornado precautions.
5:45 p.m.
Confirmed tornado touched down in Bristow.
Here's video from KOCO.
4:30 p.m.
Chief Meteorologist started tracking as tornado warnings started popping up in Green Counrty.
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