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Hundreds of thousands of residents remained without power across Oklahoma on Wednesday as a devastating ice storm brought down power lines and trees--including one that is iconic--across the area.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial said that the Survivor Tree sustained damage after freezing rain wreaked havoc across the area.
"We lost a branch but have propped up others to save them," the memorial tweeted.
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The Survivor Tree survived the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing was one of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil.
The tree known as the "Survivor Tree" at the Oklahoma City National Memorial sustained damage from an ice storm impacting the region. (Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum)
Crews spent Tuesday shaking off ice and propping up the remaining branches of the American Elm, FOX23 reported.
Trees at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum were damaged from the ice storm that caused widespread problems across Oklahoma on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum)
Memorial director Kari Watkins told The Oklahoman while they lost a "pretty good branch," the tree's health overall is "pretty good" and the branch that fell was "so full of leaves.
Trees at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum were damaged from the ice storm that caused widespread problems across Oklahoma on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum)
“It’s our symbol, it’s our logo, it’s our image nationally,” Watkins told the newspaper. “It’s the tree that didn’t break and was still thriving 25 years later. And then it took this hit.”
Major tree damage has been reported across Oklahoma due to an ice storm that's left over 300,000 without power. (Oklahoma Gas & Electric)
The historic ice storm, which is the earliest on record, is wreaking havoc in central Oklahoma, causing widespread power outages and damage to trees.
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As of Wednesday morning, over 353,000 customers were without power statewide, according to the power-outage tracking website poweroutage.us.
Many have taken to social media showing trees falling down due to the weight of the ice on tree limbs still full of leaves.
Major damage could also be seen in Edmond, Okla after the ice storm caused countless trees to bend and break.
Major damage could also be seen in Edmond, Okla. after the ice storm caused countless tress to bend and break. (Fox News)
The weight of the ice could be seen dragging branches down.
Photos from the area show trees fallen along and across a roadway, making travel impossible.
Major damage could also be seen in Edmond, Okla. after the ice storm caused countless tress to bend and break. (Fox News)
Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) said that crews have been working "throughout the night" on power restoration, but the main issue is ice accumulation on tree limbs, made even heavier by ice on tree foliage.
"Many customers also have damage to the electrical equipment that serves their homes," the utility said.
OG&E spokesman Brian Alford told the Oklahoman that fall storms are the "worst nightmare."
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"You still have leaves on branches that create a considerable amount of weight. And once you begin to thaw, you see the ice melt and you get the rebound effect of branches bouncing up," Alford told the paper. "So we might make progress and then there will be a setback with the bounding due to the thaw."
Major tree damage has been reported across Oklahoma due to an ice storm that's left over 300,000 without power. (Oklahoma Gas & Electric)
The Oklahoma City Police Department said that it had received "lots of calls into 911" to report downed power lines.
An ice storm has left over 300,000 customers without power in Oklahoma. (Oklahoma City Police Department)
The storm system that brought record cold air, ice, and snow is still bringing wintry weather for the southern High Plains before changing to rain by Wednesday night.
The National Forecast for Oct. 28, 2020. (Fox News)
The storm has ushered in record cold for October across Oklahoma and Texas.
Bitter cold temperatures have been record across the area. (Fox News)
This system will interact with Hurricane Zeta later on Wednesday and help it transition to an extra-tropical low that will still potentially bring damage to parts of the Southeast, Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast on Friday.
The system that spawned the ice storm over Oklahoma will interact with Hurricane Zeta, potentially bringing snow to parts of the Northeast. (Fox News)
Some areas of the Northeast could even see some snow by the end of the week.
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Fox News' Janice Dean contributed to this report.
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