From National Weather Service, Norman: Christmas Eve blizzard snowfall total adjusted for Oklahoma City
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
THU DEC 31 2009
….CHRISTMAS EVE BLIZZARD SNOWFALL TOTAL ADJUSTED FOR OKC…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN REVIEWED THE RECORD
SNOWFALL REPORTED AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT – OKC – DURING THE
DECEMBER 24TH BLIZZARD. THIS TYPE OF REVIEW IS OFTEN DONE AFTER A
SIGNIFICANT EVENT.
THE REVIEW PROCESS ANALYZED SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENTS FROM TRAINED
WEATHER OBSERVERS AT THE AIRPORT AND IN THE SURROUNDING
AREA…SURFACE OBSERVATIONS OF SNOWFALL DURING THE EVENT FROM WILL
ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT AND SURROUNDING OBSERVATION SITES…RADAR DATA
AND THE OBSERVATIONAL PROCEDURES USED TO MAKE THE MEASUREMENTS.
BASED ON THIS REVIEW IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE OFFICIAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR DECEMBER 24TH WILL BE CHANGED FROM 14.1 INCHES
TO 13.5 INCHES
THE NEW 13.5 INCH AMOUNT STILL EXCEEDS THE FOLLOWING RECORDS…
- DECEMBER 24TH SNOWFALL – PREVIOUS RECORD 2.5 INCHES SET IN 1914
- 24 HOUR SNOWFALL – PREVIOUS RECORD 11.3 INCHES SET MARCH 19 1924
- STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL – PREVIOUS RECORD 12.1 INCHES SET JAN 5-7 1988
WEATHER RECORDS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY DATE BACK TO 1890.
Snowfall this morning, near Elmore City in southern Oklahoma
Snowfall this morning near Elmore City
Some snowfall totals today from National Weather Service, Amarillo (as of 9 a.m.)
AS OF 9 AM…
A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS WILL
EXIT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE TOTALS ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS MORE
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
LOCATION SNOWFALL
BOISE CITY OK 1.0
BORGER 3.0
SHAMROCK 3.0
DUMAS 2.0
WELLINGTON 2.0
NWS AMARILLO 1.0
PAMPA 1.0
PANHANDLE 1.0
STRATFORD 1.0
Altus
Just received a report from Altus of snow and sleet.
Weather update from National Weather Service, Norman
REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AN AREA OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW… MIXING AT TIMES
WITH RAIN NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER… WILL CONTINUE TO
ACROSS SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WERE GENERALLY AT OR BELOW
FREEZING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR IN WESTERN
OKLAHOMA WITH READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S TO THE SOUTH. LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF WET SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON… MAINLY
SOUTH OF AN ELK CITY… TO ANADARKO… TO DUNCAN LINE AS AN UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.
PATCHY FOG WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO LESS
THAN ONE MILE IN PART OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH MID MORNING.
DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME LOCALLY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING IN OR THROUGH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING… USE EXTRA CAUTION.
The National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office extends Area of Winter Weather Advisory (the counties added are at the top and those already existing are below)
CADDO-GRADY-MCCLAIN-STEPHENS-GARVIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ANADARKO…CHICKASHA…PURCELL…
DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY
923 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* MAIN IMPACT: ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW…MAINLY ON GRASSY
SURFACES…BUT ALSO AFFECTING SOME ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: MODERATE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH MAY RESULT IN LIMITED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW…
MAINLY OVER OPEN AREAS…AND FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COULD CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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OKZ021-022-033>038-044-TXZ083>086-010000-
/O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100101T0000Z/
BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-
COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…HOLLIS…
MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…LAWTON…WALTERS…QUANAH…
CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…WICHITA FALLS
923 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* MAIN IMPACT: ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW…MAINLY ON GRASSY
SURFACES…BUT ALSO AFFECTING SOME ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: MODERATE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH MAY RESULT IN LIMITED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW…
MAINLY OVER OPEN AREAS…AND FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW COULD CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Travel forecast through Saturday: El Paso, Texas and Arlington, Texas
From National Weather Service:
El Paso
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North northwest wind between 3 and 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.
New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind at 6 mph becoming northeast.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming north between 7 and 10 mph.
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Arlington
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day forecast for Oklahoma City, Tulsa and the statewide forecast
Oklahoma City,
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm.
New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 5 and 8 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
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Tulsa
Thursday: Cloudy, with a high near 37. North wind between 6 and 9 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.
New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 4 and 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
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Statewide forecast from National Weather Service
.THURSDAY…CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. HIGHS 32 TO 50.
.NEW YEARS DAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 29. HIGHS 31 TO 51.
Wednesday, From National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
WED DEC 30 2009
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
WED DEC 30 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING…
AND CONTINUES SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. AIR WILL REMAIN COOL AND STABLE
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
ON THURSDAY…A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN TO
PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE RAIN MAY MIX
WITH SNOW AT TIMES…BUT SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE
FREEZING…AND THE SNOW WILL MELT ON IMPACT.
Tuesday from National Weather Service (Reports below from National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office, Tulsa Forecast Office and Amarillo, Texas Forecast Office)
Good morning,
I’ll be on the road, but first I wanted to share these reports from the National Weather Service Forecast Offices in Norman, Tulsa and Amarillo, Texas that cover the majority of Oklahoma. Each office is calling for some snow accumulations. These reports are from Tuesday morning from the National Weather Service, The NewsOk.com home page will contain updates through the day from Oklahoman staff writers. So please look to NewsOK.com for new information. Thank you and have a safe day. Bryan
National Weather Service, Norman:
SNOWFALL MAY ACCUMULATE AROUND 2 INCHES FROM WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS…SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE AFTER 3 PM.
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National Weather Service, Tulsa:
1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT…
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…LATE AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION…
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON…AND OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE
REGION OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY START AS A RAIN AND SNOW MIX
LATE THIS AFTERNOON…WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ONE TO TWO
INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY…NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
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National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas (covers Oklahoma Panhandle)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
…WINTER WEATHER IMPACT STATEMENT…
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED…
SNOW
AFFECTED AREA…
ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES…WITH THE GREATEST IMPACT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
FORECAST TIMING OF THE EVENT…
SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS AND
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING WITH
THE SNOW ENDING LAST ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE TONIGHT.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS…
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE…WITH GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS THE
OKLAHOMA AND THE REMAINDER OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLES. ROADS MAY BECOME
SNOWPACKED AND ICY…MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.
MOTORISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST
OUT OF THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES THIS MORNING AND APPROACH THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD AIR MASS WILL BE
IN PLACE OVER THE PANHANDLES TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE A SOUTHERLY
SURFACE FLOW WILL BRING PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA.
THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OUT OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING AND THEN NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT. THIS WILL PUT THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE…AND MOST OF THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE SNOW.
Also from National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas (in case you plan to travel to or through the Texas Panhandle)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
TUE DEC 29 2009
OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…VEGA…AMARILLO…PANHANDLE…
WHITE DEER…PAMPA…SHAMROCK…WHEELER…HEREFORD…CANYON…
CLAUDE…CLARENDON…WELLINGTON
TUE DEC 29 2009
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS
PANHANDLE TUESDAY MORNING…THEN SPREAD EAST AND NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO DIMINISH BY LATE TUESDAY
EVENING.
* MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW
WILL RESULT IN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS: THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE
ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES TO BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
