OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – The Oklahoma Standard is in full effect, after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across the Southeast part of the U.S.
“Catastrophic,” said Battalion Chief Derak Stewart with the Oklahoma City Fire Department. “I mean, it’s amazing the damage that I’ve seen on some videos.”
The massive storm is responsible for more than 100 deaths and leaving millions without power.
“It has hit not just Florida, but Georgia is feeling it, Tennessee is feeling it, North Carolina,” said Loida Haffener Salmond, Executive Director at American Red Cross Central and Southwest Oklahoma.
Perhaps unsurprisingly though, Oklahomans are lending a helping hand.
“We rely on other companies when we have devastating tornadoes in the state of Oklahoma. They come to help us and we certainly like to return the favor,” said Carson Cunningham, an OG&E spokesman.
OG&E crews are working 16 hour shifts restoring power in Atlanta.