Pawnee County Emergency Management

10/15/2026

Edit: This project has been rescheduled for Friday morning at 9:00 due to weather.

⚡ PLANNED POWER OUTAGE ⚡

The City of Pawnee will have a planned power outage on Thursday, October 15, beginning around 9:00 a.m. to replace a utility pole. The outage is expected to last approximately three hours.

Affected areas include:
From 7th Street west ---
• The south side of Elm Street
• The north side of Denver Street
• Pawnee Bill Road

If rain occurs during the scheduled work Thursday, the replacement will be rescheduled for Friday morning, October 16.

Thank you for your patience as our crews complete this necessary repair and improvement!

10/13/2026

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms starting tonight and continuing through Thursday afternoon. Moderate to locally heavy rainfall will occur within this window from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning. A few strong to severe storms will also be possible on Wednesday.
A cold front will bring much cooler and pleasant weather by Friday and into the upcoming weekend.

There has also been a flood watch issued from 10/14 7am to 10/15 1pm

10/12/2026

10/08/2026

09/30/2026

Be Weather Aware as the potential for rain, strong winds will pass across the area tonight into Thursday and Friday.

Be aware of ponding water on roadways and low-lying areas. Do Not drive through standing water, especially if you are unable to see the roadway.

09/21/2026

We have thunderstorm with dangerous lightning with it moving into our county. Please be weather aware! Stay safe.

09/20/2026

A slight risk of severe weather exists Sunday afternoon and evening for parts of eastern OK as a cold front drops southeast into the region. A marginal risk of severe storms exists across northwest AR, mainly late afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind and isolated large hail are the main threats. A locally heavy rain threat also exists across eastern Oklahoma.

09/13/2026

Update!!
6:20pm-all units are now clear there are still hay bales burning but the are in the middle of the burnt area. Thank to all personnel that assisted on this fire.

5:40pm
The fire is under control and some units are being released local departments are keeping an eye on round bales that are on fire still and units will make sure the perimeter is cold before leaving the scene.

Cleveland and Jennings Crews are responding to a grass fire in the area of 36300 rd and 5300 rd.

Maremec, North 48, Terlton, Basin Fire departments and Frontier Shores have been requested for this fire as well. Please stay out of the area for the safety of our first responders.

09/10/2026