Snowing in the Panhandle, South central Beaver County
Conyetta Lehenbauer, emergency management director for Harper County called as they drive from Guymon back toward Harper County. They are near Bryan’s Corner in the Panhandle. She said it is snowing pretty hard at times with visibility at about a half mile. In areas she said it is accumulating on the road.
Meanwhile the Oklahoma Mesonet shows it is 63 degrees in Hollis in southwestern Oklahoma.
At 2:50 p.m. , 30 degrees in Beaver, 61 degrees in Hollis, Oklahoma Mesonet reports
Update: Short-term forecast from National Weather Service, Norman
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
111 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
111 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES
WILL TRACK EAST TODAY…REACHING NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. CLOUDS HAVE SPREAD OVER OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS AHEAD OF
THIS LOW…AND A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER HAS DEVELOPED IN THE
EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.
INTO MID AFTERNOON…WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH…WITH
A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA…WINDS WILL BE
PRIMARILY EASTERLY…WHILE WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY SOUTHERLY
ELSEWHERE. EXCEPT IN FAR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WHERE SKIES WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY CLOUDY…MOST LOCATIONS IN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS WILL SEE
AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THROUGH 3 PM…WITH NEAR SURFACE
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE FREEZING.
What is the seasonal snowfall record for Oklahoma City?
Going into today, Oklahoma City was 4.8 inches from tying the seasonal snowfall record for the City set in 1947-48, said Gary McManus of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey. The record is 25.2 inches of snow. Oklahoma City has had 20.4 inches of snow this winter.
From National Weather Service, Tulsa
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1224 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
PAWNEE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-
LE FLORE-
1224 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…PITTSBURG…OKMULGEE…PAWNEE…CREEK…
OKFUSKEE…MCINTOSH…LE FLORE…LATIMER AND HASKELL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AREAS OF RAIN…MIXED WITH SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AFTER MIDNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO
PREDOMINANTLY SNOW ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA INTO FRIDAY
BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY EVENING.
* FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
AROUND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS…
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED
SURFACES. GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR SOME
MELTING ON AREA ROADWAYS.
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY
ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
ROADWAYS. EXPECT A FEW TRAVEL DELAYS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
Weather outlook including area of Oklahoma Panhandle, from National Weather Service, Amarillo
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
THU FEB 25 2010
TEXAS-BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HEMPHILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GUYMON…BEAVER…FORGAN…PERRYTON…
BOOKER…HIGGINS…FOLLETT…CANADIAN
THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLES.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE…SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY
THIS EVENING.
* MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD PRODUCE SNOW TOTALS OF 1
TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND VISIBILITIES OF
LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES DUE TO THE SNOW.
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.
From National Weather Service, Norman and National Weather Service, Amarillo
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
THU FEB 25 2010
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…CHEYENNE…
TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA
THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WEST
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
* TIMING: FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES…WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS LIKELY OCCURRING IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRIMARILY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY
SURFACES. HOWEVER… SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR ON
ROADWAYS CAUSING SLUSHY AND SLICK CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
——–
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, NORMAN
NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-
GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-GARVIN-
MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PERRY…KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…
STILLWATER…ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…
OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…
SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…HOLDENVILLE…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…
COALGATE
THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA.
* TIMING: FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRIMARILY ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY
SURFACES. HOWEVER… SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR ON
ROADWAYS CAUSING SLUSHY AND SLICK CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, AMARILLO:
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
TODAY…BRINGING NORTH WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN…AT TIMES MIXED WITH
LIGHT SNOW…WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE…AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE. THROUGH 2 PM…LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL FALL NEAR
LOCATIONS AROUND BOISE CITY…GUYMON…BEAVER…DALHART…STRATFORD
…GRUVER…CHANNING AND VEGA. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON…SPREADING SOUTH DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE
EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.
From National Weather Service, Amarillo
From National Weather Service, Amarillo
NOW…
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
TODAY…BRINGING NORTH WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN…AT TIMES MIXED WITH
LIGHT SNOW…WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THROUGH NOON…LIGHT PRECIPITATION
WILL FALL OVER LOCATIONS AROUND BOISE CITY…GUYMON…ELMWOOD…
DALHART…STRATFORD AND GRUVER. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY MID AFTERNOON…SPREADING SOUTH DURING THE
EVENING HOURS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST TEXAS
PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.
Short-term forecast from National Weather Service, Norman
From National Weather Service, Norman:
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL TRACK
TO THE EAST TODAY…REACHING NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. CLOUDS HAVE SPREAD OVER OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS AHEAD OF
THIS LOW…AND A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER HAS DEVELOPED IN THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE.
THROUGH THIS MORNING…WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT SPEEDS
FROM 15 TO 20 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. ACROSS NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA…WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY EASTERLY…WHILE WINDS WILL BE
PRIMARILY SOUTHERLY ELSEWHERE. SOME CLEARING IS POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA LATER THIS MORNING. SOME LIGHT
SPRINKLES MAY OCCUR FROM NORTHERN THROUGH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
From National Weather Service, Norman, about Central Oklahoma
Just talked with National Weather Service Norman about Central Oklahoma: At this time, not expected to see snow in the Metro until late tonight. Will continue into Friday. Looking at accumulations in Northern and Central Oklahoma of 1 to 2 inches of snow. Because of surface temperatures a more may fall than will accumulate. Some areas may see 2 to 4 inches of snow. Please continue to monitor the weather through the day.
