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Oklahoma Roads Still Hazardous After Record Snow as State Logs 200+ Crashes

Officials urge residents to avoid travel as National Guard-backed teams recover stranded drivers.

Overview

  • Transportation crews continue plowing and treating highways statewide, with I-35 and I-40 still slick and snow-packed from border to border.
  • State officials reported more than 200 motorist assists and more than 200 collisions during the three-day storm, with the latest tally listing 31 injury and 161 non-injury crashes.
  • A Stranded Motorist Assistance Recovery Team remains activated in southeast Oklahoma and has completed 29 recoveries since Friday.
  • Damage reports include a partial roof collapse at a large horse barn near Marietta and roof damage to buildings in Calera, Durant and Johnston County, with no animal injuries reported.
  • Oklahoma City set a single-day snowfall record of 4.4 inches on Saturday and at least 7 inches across the event, as shelters and warming centers operate statewide and residents are directed to damage.ok.gov and OKRoads/OKSnowplows for assistance and updates.