Some pictures of the damage from Oklahoma's recent ice storm, all taken today at about 3 PM in the Norman area. Most of downtown remains without power and nearly everything was closed today. Tens of thousands have no electricity in Norman and the Oklahoma City metro area. Many roads are blocked with fallen trees or parts of trees.
Last night, I stood in the parking lot of my condo complex and listened and watched as transformers exploded in distance. The electric blue arc of transformers exploding really is an eerie sound if you have not heard it before. Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is saying this is the worst storm in history in terms of number of people out of power and length of time without power.
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