Winter Weather Update Jan. 10, 2025

Winter Weather Update Jan. 10, 2025

1/10/2025

The City of Tulsa is responding to the 4-6 inches of snow that has fallen in the area, in addition to some additional snow coming through this morning.

Street crews are plowing and applying salt to all of the main roads. Crews will continue on the current response until about midday today, and then switch to team group snow plowing where additional turn lanes will be addressed.

Currently, Tulsa's main arterial roads are passable at this time, but drivers are urged to practice caution, slow down, and allow plenty of time to get to their destination.

This year, as more snowplows have been outfitted with new carbide blades, more street crews are able to stay on the roads and clear them more quickly. Rather than having to change a snowplow blade 2-3 times in a 24-hour period, these new blades can last multiple winters without needing a change.

The City of Tulsa will continue 24-hour operations through Saturday morning to address the potential for refreeze overnight.

For more information on winter preparedness, visit www.cityoftulsa.org/weather.

As background, the City of Tulsa is only responsible for clearing snow and ice from all arterial (main) streets, not most major highways that pass through. The only highways the City treats are the Gilcrease Expressway (except for the Turnpike extension), and the L.L. Tisdale Expressway. All other highway segments in Tulsa (i.e. I-44, I-244, Broken Arrow Expressway, the Creek Turnpike, Highway 169, etc.) are the responsibility of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

The City's snow and ice routes, in addition to the resources the City has to treat Tulsa's roads, can be found online at www.cityoftulsa.org/winterpreparedness.

Warming Stations
For the latest information on available warming stations and drop-in shelters, many of which have extended operations through Saturday, visit Housing Solutions' Winter Weather Information page.

Service Updates
While Tulsa City Hall will remain open through Friday, Jan. 10, several City services are impacted. For updates on all City service changes as they occur, please follow the City of Tulsa on Facebook, @CityofTulsa, and on X, @CityofTulsaGov.

Tulsa Municipal Court
Tulsa Municipal Court is open today, but anyone who doesn't appear will have their case(s) automatically passed to January 31 at the same time and division.
Last night's Thursday Night Court was canceled and all cases have been passed to Night Court on Jan. 16, 2025, at their same time and courtroom.

Refuse & Recycling
Due to snowpack on residential streets, Friday's trash will not be collected today and instead will be collected on Monday. Come Monday, all of Friday's trash will be collected, in addition to as much of Monday's trash as possible. Monday customers are asked to leave their carts at the curb until collection is able to be made, which could occur for some on Tuesday. Come Wednesday, all operations are expected to be back on schedule.
Recycling for Friday and Monday customers will not occur until the next service day (Jan. 17 and Jan. 20). For those customers, extra recyclables will be accepted, and customers will be allowed to set extra, accepted recyclables outside of their blue recycling bin in a recyclable container (i.e. box) and they will be collected at no additional charge.
The Tulsa Mulch Site, located at 2100 N. 145th E. Ave., is open today during normal business hours.
Bulky Waste has been halted for those that were scheduled on Thursday, Jan. 9, and Friday, Jan. 10. City of Tulsa Customer Care has contacted all affected residents to reschedule.
Dead Animal Pickup has been paused and will resume after crews return to normal operations.

Tulsa Parks
All Tulsa Parks facilities will open later today at 10 a.m. For additional updates, follow Tulsa Parks on Facebook and Instagram, @TulsaParks, for the latest information.

Development Services & Inspections
Commercial and residential inspections are currently paused for the day and will resume when conditions improve.
The Permit Center office on the 4th floor of Tulsa City Hall is expected to remain open through Friday, Jan. 10, during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you have questions about permitting or can't make it to City Hall, please use the Self Service Portal or email [email protected].

Tulsa Animal Services
Tulsa Animal Services remains open during normal business hours, 2-6 p.m. daily, and for scheduled drop-offs.
Follow Tulsa Animal Services on Facebook, @TulsaAnimalWelfare, for the latest information on services or potential service impacts. Please note, calls for service may take longer depending on weather conditions.

Finance and Utility Billing
Utility and citation payments at Tulsa City Hall are currently expected to be available through the day today during business hours.
If unable to make it to City Hall, citizens can make payments online using the Citizen Self Service Portal. If you have questions about your citation or bill, you can contact Customer Care by calling 311 during normal business hours, use the 311 app or www.tulsa311.com, or email [email protected].

Metro Link Transit Update
Due to the inclement weather, fares will be FREE on all MetroLink Tulsa services for the day. This includes Fixed Route, LinkAssist, and MicroLink services. See Metro Link's snow and ice routes online at: https://www.metrolinkok.org/service-update-1-10-2025/

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