Engineers surveying damage at Quapaw Schools

QUAPAW, Okla. — Damage to the Quapaw School District’s buildings has delayed students’ return to class for a week – and maybe longer.

Quapaw Superintendent David Carriger said it’s a “tentative” plan to have school start on August 26.

The school lost the roof of the elementary school gymnasium, five heating and air conditioning units, lights and power to the athletic field’s scoreboard. Some bus windows were destroyed, and fencing around the school was also damaged.

Carringer said structural engineers were at the school on Monday inspecting the elementary school gymnasium.

Friday’s storm hit Ottawa County, downing trees, destroying utility poles, and leaving thousands without power.

The National Weather Service forecasted primarily sunny weather on Monday with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures in Ottawa County are between 80 and 88 degrees, and northeast winds are 5 to 10 mph.

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