article_snippet: Power flash: helicopter pilot Jon Welsh captured the many power flashes caused by damaged electrical equipment during the twister in Moore, Oklahoma, on Wednesday night.
article_snippet: The Oklahoma State Emergency Operations Center was activated Wednesday night in response to the severe weather .
article_snippet: The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said statewide, nearly 80,000 power outages were reported.
article_snippet: The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management had reports of nine people taken to hospitals.
article_snippet: Lightning flashes as a utility crew works on a power line on East 15th Street just west of Sheridan, Oklahoma, on Wednesday .
highlights_snippet: The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said statewide, nearly 80,000 power outages were reported .
  