Crews Working To Complete Final Phase Of Cleanup From June Storms

It's been nearly five months since the Father's Day storms left debris all over Tulsa. Months later, crews are still working to complete the final phase of cleanup.

Tulsa homeowners may look outside and see tree limbs in their yards and wonder how they got there.

The city said workers are going through neighborhoods this week, assessing damage and cutting down some trees.

The June 18 storm is expected to be the second largest green waste cleanup effort in Tulsa’s history since the 2007 ice storm.

While the ice storm took nearly two years to clean up, this storm's damage is well on its way to being complete.

Removing large tree limbs and branches out of streets was the priority, next to city parks and rights-of-way or public spaces.

The city is taking advantage of a new FEMA program that allows cities to be reimbursed for their cleaning efforts.

The city hired contractors to assess the damage and finish cutting down those trees and limbs.

More than 45,000 hanging branches were identified in the public rights-of-way, over sidewalks, and in parks for removal.

Carson Colvin with the city said they are working to get through each neighborhood.

“Call 311. You can email 311 at cityoftulsa.org or go to the app or the website if you believe after next week that some of the limbs at the edge of your yard were not either all picked up or maybe they grabbed a pile, and a few fell left out, or something of that nature. You can use that avenue to report that," said Carson Colvin, City of Tulsa's Senior Marketing Media Relations.

The city said you should see the trucks throughout this week and early next week.

The city asks for you to wait until next Tuesday, Nov. 14 to use the 311 services for debris pickup.