Sky 5 Coverage: Overnight storms cause damage in Shawnee
Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the sky on weekday morning, shows damage to structures and debris in the Pottawatomie County city
Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the sky on weekday morning, shows damage to structures and debris in the Pottawatomie County city
Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the sky on weekday morning, shows damage to structures and debris in the Pottawatomie County city
The overnight storms that moved through central Oklahoma left behind some damage early Friday morning in Shawnee.
Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the sky on weekday morning, showed damage to structures and debris in the Pottawatomie County city.
Among the damage includes part of a roof pulled back and debris in grassy area. Authorities told KOCO 5 that the building with the roof pulled back is the only structure damage reported so far Friday morning.
Pottawatomie County Emergency Management officials said straight-line winds went through the area overnight, with the storms knocking over a box truck.
KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Chaser Buck King also found a damaged metal awning sitting atop a median along Interstate 40 in front of the Lowe's. He said the awning, which would normally be anchored down, might have come from the lawn and garden area at Lowe's.
Pottawatomie County Emergency Management said they are assessing three preliminary paths for damage. So far, crews have only found tree damage and down power lines.