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UPDATE: All lanes of southbound I-35 at I-44 back open after wreck

Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials said all lanes of southbound Interstate 35 at Interstate 44 are back open as of 3:15 p.m. Sunday following a morning wreck.

UPDATE: All lanes of southbound I-35 at I-44 back open after wreck

Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials said all lanes of southbound Interstate 35 at Interstate 44 are back open as of 3:15 p.m. Sunday following a morning wreck.

SNOW ON THE GRASS. IT’S A REALLY WET SNOW TOO. I MEAN, THIS WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAD ENOUGH TO BUILD UP A SNOWMAN. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW HERE. JUST A LITTLE BIT. WELL, THIS MORNING, SNOW FELL ACROSS THE STATE AND WE ARE BRINGING YOU THAT FIRST ALERT. YEAH, WE’RE OUT TRACKING THE ROAD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. AS YOU GET PREPARED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. IT’S SUNDAY MORNING. YOU MAY BE HEADING TO CHURCH, BUT. OR JUST OUT AND ABOUT. JOSEPH NEUBAUER IS TRACKING THAT SNOW ON THE RADAR THIS MORNING. HE’S GOING TO HAVE AN UPDATED FORECAST, SO STAY WITH US. ALL RIGHT. OKLAHOMA ALMOST 8:00 NOW ON YOUR SUNDAY. THAT SNOW MOVED THROUGH MUCH OF THE METRO THIS MORNING. AS YOU SAW WE DID HAVE STORM CHASERS OUT WATCHING THAT FOR US. KIND OF A BUSY MORNING SO FAR. YEAH. MICHAEL WAS OUT IN YUKON. THEY GOT SOME SNOW. WEST END OF OKC. WE’VE WARMED A LITTLE BIT HERE IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY. SO WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN OUT THERE. MAYBE A FEW SNOWFLAKES MIXED IN. THE REAL SNOW IS OUT WEST COMING UP AT 805. MY NEXT WEATHER ON THE FIVES. WE’RE GOING TO TALK TO SHANE HELTON. HE’S BEEN OUT IN WEATHERFORD. IT’S SNOWING GOOD OUT THERE WEST ON I-40 RIGHT NOW, GUYS. YEAH, OKAY. KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A WINTER WONDERLAND. I WAS THINKING, LIKE, MAYBE IT WAS GONE. OH, NO, WE GOT. NO. YEAH, WE GOT ANOTHER FEW HOURS. I THINK 10 A.M. IS A GOOD BENCHMARK IN MY BRAIN FOR WHEN A LOT OF THIS IS MOVING OUT. THE ROADWAYS HAVE LOOKED GREAT, BY THE WAY. I MEAN, THEY’RE WET BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT’S RAINED, BUT WE’RE NOT SEEING LIKE THAT FLASH, FLASH FREEZE, BLACK ICE. THERE’S STORM COMMAND, MICHAEL. HE’S INVESTIGATING SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS UP NEAR LAKEVIEW, NORTH END OF THE COUNTY. EDMOND. LOOKS LIKE FROM HIS VANTAGE POINT, THAT IS STILL JUST RAINFALL. YOU CAN SEE THE ROADS LOOK PRETTY NICE THERE. THERE’S STORM COMMAND UP AT THE TOP LEFT AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY WEST. TEMPERATURES ARE COLDER. THERE’S A LOCALIZED AREA, POCKET OF COLD AIR BETWEEN CUSTER, DEWEY, WASHITA COUNTIES, AND THIS IS WHERE, WITH SOME OF THE MOISTURE, WE’RE GETTING SOME SNOW. LIKE LEGIT SNOWFALL, BIG WET SNOWFLAKES THAT ARE, FOR THE MOST PART MELTING ON CONTACT. BUT THERE IS SOME ACCUMULATION. YOU CAN SEE POTENTIALLY EVEN A CRASH THERE IN WEATHERFORD. SO THIS IS ON I-40. SO WE’RE GOING TO WHY DON’T. YEAH. SHANE. SHANE, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME SHANE HELTON I’M GOING TO THROW A LITTLE AUDIBLE HERE BECAUSE I JUST SAW THAT ON YOUR ON YOUR SHOT. SHANE, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE SEEING THERE ON I-40, I BELIEVE THE SNOW IS COMING DOWN PRETTY HEAVY. MAYBE ACTUALLY PICKING UP A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHANE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WELL, JOSEPH, WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE IS I-40 IS GETTING WELL RIGHT HERE AT WEATHERFORD. WE’RE GETTING QUITE A BIT OF SNOW AND I-40 IS GETTING SLICK NOW. IT’S ACTUALLY GOT SLUSH IN AREAS, ESPECIALLY RIGHT BETWEEN THE THE LANES WHERE THE TIRES ARE AT. YOU KNOW, THERE’S A LOT OF SLUSH STARTING TO BUILD UP THERE. AND ALL AROUND TOWN IN WEATHERFORD, THERE’S QUITE A BIT OF SLUSH ON THE ROADS. WELL, APPARENTLY THIS CAR RIGHT HERE LOST CONTROL WHEN THEY HIT THE SLUSH AND THEY WENT WENT RIGHT OFF INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN. THANKFULLY, THEY’RE NOT HURT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAME OUT, CHECKED THEM OUT AND LEFT FAIRLY QUICKLY. I DON’T KNOW IF THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE OR NOT, BECAUSE WHEN THEY DID LEAVE, THEY WERE STILL RUNNING CODE. BUT YEAH, THE SNOW IS STICKING TO EVERYTHING AND IT’S SNOWING PRETTY HARD, BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO LAST VERY LONG. IT’S JUST PRETTY SMALL LITTLE BAND THAT’S RUNNING THROUGH HERE. SO BACK TO YOU. YEAH. AND THAT’S A GREAT POINT. SO MAYBE WE’RE NOT SEEING THE ICE. THE BLACK ICE LIKE THE THE SLICKNESS THAT YOU WOULD IMAGINE IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. BUT IF YOU CAN GET SNOW RATES HIGH ENOUGH, SLUSH, A LITTLE BIT OF ACCUMULATION TO THAT REGARD, THAT OBVIOUSLY MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT TRICKY ON LIKE A HEAVY RAIN TYPE OF DAY. THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW ON I-40. SO IF YOU’RE HEADED WEST OF OKC, YOU GOT TO DRIVE AT TEN AND TO BE READY FOR SOME SNOWFALL. AND FROM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON CHAIN SHOT, A DROP IN VISIBILITY. TWO GUYS BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT JOSEPH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET’S GET TO SOME OF OUR OTHER HEADLINES THIS MORNING. NEW THIS MORNING ONE MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A SINGLE MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN PITTSBURG COUNTY. OHP SAYS AROUND 7 P.M. YESTERDAY, 37 YEAR OLD JAYCE MARSHALL WAS GOING TOO FAST ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. HE WAS WESTBOUND ON OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY 113. HE REPORTEDLY HIT A CURB AND VEERED OFF THE ROADWAY. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. OKLAHOMA WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. AS MANY AS 1000 PEOPLE GATHERED AT OKLAHOMA CITY HALL ON SATURDAY. NOW, THIS WAS PART OF A MASS PROTEST ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. AMERICANS TOOK TO THE STREETS TO VOICE THEIR FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S POLICIES. AND DOGE, WHICH IS HEADED BY THE WORLD’S RICHEST MAN, ELON MUSK. ABC’S JOHNNY FERNANDEZ HAS MORE. NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS FROM WASHINGTON AND BOSTON TO TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA PROTESTING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLICIES AND BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK. THE RALLY IS HAPPENING THE SAME DAY THAT 10% TARIFFS ON MOST IMPORTS TOOK EFFECT. THESE PROTESTERS IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, EDUCATION, SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, VETERANS RIGHTS. EVERYTHING LGBTQ. ALL THE EVERYBODY IS THREATENED. AND THIS IS NOT THE AMERICA I LOVE. WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR IDEALS AND THE BALANCE OF POWER, THE THREE CHECKS AND BALANCES. ABC’S CHRISTIAN CORDERO WAS AT THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT RALLY, ORGANIZED BY DEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, WE HAVE SEEN SIGNS THAT SAY HANDS OFF OUR SCHOOLS, HANDS OFF OUR BODIES, HANDS OFF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY. IT SEEMS EVERYONE OUT HERE HAS A MESSAGE ABOUT WHAT THEY CONSIDER GOVERNMENT OVERREACH. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE FIRST LADY’S OFFICE RESCHEDULED HER SPRING GARDEN TOURS. THE PRESIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TELLING AMERICANS, HANG TOUGH, IT WON’T BE EASY, BUT THE END RESULT WILL BE HISTORIC. MOST ECONOMISTS WARN U.S. CONSUMERS SHOULD BRACE FOR HIGHER PRICES AND POSSIBLE SHORTAGES. I THINK IT’S STILL A LITTLE UNCERTAIN OF EXACTLY HOW THAT’S ALL GOING TO SHAKE OUT, BUT I THINK INITIALLY THE MARKETS ARE NOT RESPONDING FAVORABLY TO THOSE TARIFFS. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS YET TO COMMENT ON THE PROTESTS, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE ATTRACTED AT LEAST 500,000 ATTENDEES. JOHNY FERNANDEZ, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. SWITCHING GEARS BACK TO WEATHER. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ALL OF THE RAIN IN OUR STATE IS THAT OUR STATE IS GETTING NOW CAUSING A ROAD TO WASHOUT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. OKLAHOMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTING THAT DOZENS OF ROADS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY FLOODING. AUTHORITIES SAY PART OF WEST MCGEE CREEK ROAD IN ATOKA COUNTY IS NOW CLOSED. THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE SEEING ON YOUR SCREEN. THIS IS NEAR MCGEE CREEK STATE PARK. REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE A FEW DAYS, AND ALSO NORTH JUMBO ROAD IN COUNTY IN THE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED AS WELL. WHILE EMPLOYEES WORK TO FIX A WASHOUT THERE AS WELL. AND STRONG STORMS AND RAIN HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF FLOODING IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S., ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE AND INDIANA. JUST SOME OF THOSE STATES THAT HAVE SEEN HISTORIC FLOODING THIS WEEKEND. AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK, INCLUDING A SEVEN YEAR OLD BOY WHO REPORTEDLY WAS SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS WHILE ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL FRIDAY. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE KILLED IN SOUTHWESTERN TENNESSEE AFTER A STRONG EF THREE TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THE CITY OF SELMER IN OKLAHOMA IS NOT THE ONLY STATE SEEN SNOW IN APRIL. TEXAS ALSO SEEN SOME SNOW. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NEAR AMARILLO. OFFICIALS WERE RESPONDING TO JACKKNIFED SEMIS AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FROM ICY AND SNOWY CONDITIONS ON THE ROADS. A LOT OF SNOW THERE. HEY, IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO GET OUT AND ABOUT TODAY, MAYBE HEADING TO THE NORMAN MEDIEVAL FAIR, ONE OF SEVERAL EVENTS IMPACTED BY THE WEATHER. OFFICIALS SAY THE EVENT IS STILL HAPPENING, BUT THEY’RE JUST STARTING AN HOUR LATER. SO IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON GOING, MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP AND KNOW THAT IT WON’T
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UPDATE: All lanes of southbound I-35 at I-44 back open after wreck

Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials said all lanes of southbound Interstate 35 at Interstate 44 are back open as of 3:15 p.m. Sunday following a morning wreck.

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UPDATE: Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials said all lanes of southbound Interstate 35 at Interstate 44 are back open as of 3:15 p.m. Sunday following a morning wreck.

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Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials said all southbound lanes of Interstate 35 at Interstate 44 are closed Sunday morning due to a wreck.

Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said a tractor-trailer overturned, shutting down the roadway just before 9:15 a.m. Sunday.

>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel

Officials said motorists should avoid the area and find an alternate route.


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