High Winds Thursday Morning Cause Downed Power Lines, Power Outages Across OKC

High winds Thursday morning caused down power lines and thousands of power outages across Oklahoma City.

The national weather service issued a high wind advisory for parts of Oklahoma until 7 a.m.

News 9 meteorologist Jed Castles said wind speeds reached up to 70 MPH, causing power lines to snap and thousands of power outages.

As of 7:30 a.m., more than 21,000 power outages were reported in the OKC metro.

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