Full Notification

The City of Tonkawa will experience a city-wide scheduled power outage on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 10:00 p.m. This event was previously scheduled on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 10:00 p.m. the reason for the change is due to a high probability of severe storms, in our area, on April 25th. The Tonkawa Office of Emergency Management worked with the Tonkawa Electric Department and the Electric Contractors to make the best and safest decision on whether or not to postpone tomorrow’s power outage. Careful considerations were taken to account for the forecasted dangerous lightning and severe weather that is forecasted during the window of work. Fearing for the safety of the workers and the possibility that the storms may significantly delay the restoration of power, once the operation was underway, the decision was made to postpone and reschedule the operation. Therefore, the new date of the city-wide power outage is Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 10:00 p.m. Power is scheduled to be restored by Friday morning, May 3, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. Electric contractors do not expect the duration of the power outage to exceed nine-hours. The purpose of the scheduled power outage is to allow Tonkawa Electric Department crewmen to work with contractors to make significant upgrades and maintenance operations to our city's power system. While the safety of the electric crewmen is a primary reason for the power outage, it is also due to the logistic constraints of an "active" power grid. The only reason the power outage may be delayed or canceled (again) would be for dangerous weather observations. We intend to continue to keep utility customers updated in the coming days. We understand that this may inconvenience many of Tonkawa Utility customers. However, there is no other way to achieve the objectives of this process without a scheduled power outage of this magnitude. We ask that, in the days leading up to the outage, utility customers take the necessary precautions to plan for the period without power. This may include relocating or ice-packing meats and spoilable foods, alternate sleep aid device options, backup oxygen systems, implementations of available generator power, alternate use of internet services, climate control expectations, etc. It is important to note that, during the power outage, Bluepeak and/or other internet services may be interrupted. Please make plans to utilize other communication options such as cell phones during the outage. All emergency services (Police, Fire, Ambulance, E911) will be operational during the power outage. If you need assistance with making preparations, please contact a member of the Tonkawa Utility Staff at: (580) 628-2508 during normal business hours (Mon-Fri 8a-5p). We apologize for any inconvenience this outage may cause but appreciate the support in realizing it as a necessity. For more information about this scheduled power outage, please log onto the City of Tonkawa Website: www.tonkawaok.gov City of Tonkawa Facebook: www.facebook.com/cityoftonkawa

Instructions:

The City-Wide Power Outage that was scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2024, has been rescheduled to Thursday, May 2, 2024.
The decision to reschedule the operation was due to the high probability of dangerous storms in our area on Thursday (04/25).