Wind gusts recorded from 9:25 p.m. to 10:25 p.m. tonight at Oklahoma Mesonet weather network stations
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Washington
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45 mph
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Dec 31 10:25 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:25 CST
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Washington
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45 mph
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Dec 31 10:15 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:15 CST
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Washington
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48 mph
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Dec 31 10:10 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:10 CST
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Altus
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45 mph
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Dec 31 10:05 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:05 CST
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Medicine Park
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45 mph
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Dec 31 10:05 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:05 CST
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Altus
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52 mph
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Dec 31 10:00 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:00 CST
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Medicine Park
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45 mph
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Dec 31 10:00 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:00 CST
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Minco
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46 mph
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Dec 31 10:00 PM CST
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Dec 31 22:00 CST
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Altus
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56 mph
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Dec 31 9:55 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:55 CST
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Medicine Park
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45 mph
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Dec 31 9:55 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:55 CST
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Oklahoma City East
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46 mph
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Dec 31 9:55 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:55 CST
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Altus
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52 mph
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Dec 31 9:50 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:50 CST
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Medicine Park
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46 mph
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Dec 31 9:50 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:50 CST
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Altus
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50 mph
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Dec 31 9:45 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:45 CST
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Mangum
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46 mph
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Dec 31 9:45 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:45 CST
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Medicine Park
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49 mph
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Dec 31 9:45 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:45 CST
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Minco
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49 mph
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Dec 31 9:45 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:45 CST
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Altus
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51 mph
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Dec 31 9:40 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:40 CST
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Haskell
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45 mph
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Dec 31 9:40 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:40 CST
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Medicine Park
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51 mph
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Dec 31 9:40 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:40 CST
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Minco
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50 mph
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Dec 31 9:40 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:40 CST
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Spencer
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48 mph
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Dec 31 9:40 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:40 CST
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Grandfield
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50 mph
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Dec 31 9:40 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:40 CST
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Altus
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50 mph
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Dec 31 9:35 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:35 CST
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Hollis
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45 mph
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Dec 31 9:35 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:35 CST
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Medicine Park
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53 mph
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Dec 31 9:35 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:35 CST
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Walters
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46 mph
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Dec 31 9:35 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:35 CST
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Grandfield
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48 mph
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Dec 31 9:35 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:35 CST
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Oklahoma City West
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47 mph
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Dec 31 9:35 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:35 CST
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Altus
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48 mph
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Dec 31 9:30 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:30 CST
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Hollis
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49 mph
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Dec 31 9:30 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:30 CST
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Medicine Park
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55 mph
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Dec 31 9:30 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:30 CST
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Altus
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51 mph
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Dec 31 9:25 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:25 CST
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Hobart
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48 mph
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Dec 31 9:25 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:25 CST
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Hollis
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48 mph
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Dec 31 9:25 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:25 CST
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Medicine Park
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57 mph
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Dec 31 9:25 PM CST
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Dec 31 21:25 CST
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Wind gust of 62 mph at 10:08 p.m., Midwest City, a report from public to National Weather Service
Wind gust of 54 mph, at Will Rogers World Airport, at 9:44 p.m.
A look at 2011 from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
Medicine Park, 62 mph wind gust at 8:50 p.m.; Gould, 62 mph wind gust one hour before that
Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
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-JACKS
ON-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-
617 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SHORTLY AFTER 6 PM…A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED
ALONG A LINE FROM CROWELL…TEXAS TO GRANDFIELD…OKLAHOMA
TO RUSH SPRING TO SHAWNEE AND CHANDLER. THE FRONT WAS MOVING
SOUTH AROUND 40 MPH. VERY STRONG WINDS WERE NOTED BEHIND THE
FRONT IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA WITH SOME GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH.
BY 8 PM…THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ALONG A HOLDENVILLE
AND ARDMORE LINE. WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT ARE NOT EXCEPTIONALLY COOL AS COOLER
WEATHER IS LAGGING THE FRONT BY SEVERAL HOURS. MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT
WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S WITH BREEZY NORTH
WINDS ADDING A CHILL TO THE AIR.
A look at some of the weather happenings during 2011, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, the National Weather Service, state Emergency Management
Although there were certainly others in 2011, this gives an idea of the wide range of what Oklahomans have faced in terms of disasters including weather-related events, earthquakes and wildfires.
January
The month was the 33rd coolest and sixth driest since 1895.
February
In January/February, there were four fatalities related to a snowstorm that began Jan. 31, according to the state medical examiner’s office.
Up to 21 inches of snow fell in northeast Oklahoma, and there were reports of 6 to 12 inches over much of the state.
An all-time 24-hour record of 27 inches of snow fell in Spavinaw between Feb. 8-9. The temperature plummeted to a never-before-seen low of minus-31 degrees at the Nowata Mesonet site. Mother Nature brought a swift and steady warm-up through the next seven days, culminating in a 110-degree temperature swing at Nowata in a week’s time.
Destruction of a significant portion of the state’s wheat crop was well under way at this time as the drought continued to intensify.
March
The month ended as the 31st warmest and eighth driest since 1895. Drought continued to intensify.
On March 11, there were reports of 15 people injured in wildfires, according to the state Health Department. More than 42 fires were reported statewide that day, according to reports from Oklahoma Forestry Services.
Preliminary damage assessments received from the American Red Cross and local emergency managers included 30 homes destroyed in Oklahoma County alone.
April
The month brought the most tornadoes, 50, in April since accurate records began in 1950. The previous record was 40 in 1957.
Two people were killed by an EF3 tornado that struck Tushka in Atoka County on April 14.
Ponca City reported a 94 mph wind gust on April 8 to go along with more than a half-dozen instances of softball-size hail during the month. There was flooding in the eastern half of the state.
The drought continued to intensify.
By the evening of April 3, the state Emergency Operations Center was aware of more than 100 fires burning across the state.
On April 6, the state Emergency Operations Center was working with the Oklahoma National Guard to provide aerial fire suppression via Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters equipped with buckets. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was assisting with traffic control. Oklahoma Forestry Services was providing ground firefighting equipment.
May
Tornadoes, including an EF5 tornado, ravaged the state during May. And, yes, the drought continued to intensify. The 46 twisters during May killed 11, including nine by an EF5 that traveled from near Hinton to Guthrie on May 24.
Two EF3s, two EF4s and the EF5 all struck on May 24.
On May 23, a storm near Gotebo dropped a 6-inch diameter hailstone, a new statewide record in that category,
June, July and August
This was the hottest summer in terms of statewide average for any state since records began in 1895, with a statewide average of 86.9 degrees. Early reports showed Texas with the hottest summer, but the National Climatic Data Center continued to study information. Not only did Oklahoma beat its own record for the previous hottest summer of 85.2 degrees from 1934, it destroyed it by 1.6 degrees. In fact, Oklahoma now owns five of the 10 (11 with a tie) hottest summers across the U.S. since 1895.
The statewide record was broken for the most triple-digit days. The previous record for most days at or above 100 degrees for a single location in the state was 86, set at Hollis in 1956. Grandfield had 101 days this year.
July’s statewide average temperature for Oklahoma was 89.3 degrees. The previous hottest July in state history was 88.1 degrees in 1954. The 88.1 degrees in 1954 also had been the hottest month in any state since 1895, until this July in Oklahoma.
In this span there were numerous wildfires, with 15 resulting in Fire Management Assistance Grants, according to the state Emergency Management Department.
September
The drought was at its zenith. Nearly 70 percent of the state was covered by the exceptional drought category by early September, and 85 percent was in extreme/exceptional drought. The sun, heat and lack of precipitation had taken its toll for three long months.
The statewide average temperature for September was 1.4 degrees below normal and the 32nd coolest since 1895. Fort Supply reached a low of 37 degrees on Sept. 6. The month was also the 20th driest on record, at 2.15 inches below normal.
October
Some drought relief came for central and northeastern Oklahoma. The Panhandle even saw a bit of snow late in the month.
November
There was a 4.7-magnitude earthquake at 2:12 a.m. Nov. 5 northwest of Prague.
Later on Nov. 5, there was a 5.6-magnitude quake. The epicenter was northwest of Prague. The 5.6 earthquake broke the state’s previous record for strongest recorded earthquake — 5.5 magnitude in El Reno in 1952 — according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Another earthquake, registered at 4.7 magnitude, was centered in Lincoln County on Nov. 7. The epicenter was about five miles northwest of Prague.
Weather-wise, November seemed more like May. There was flooding, and there were some tornadoes, including an EF4 grinder Nov. 7 that tore through the Tipton area. It was the first violent tornado, EF4/EF5, in November on official records for tornadoes in Oklahoma, dating to 1950.
There were 10 tornadoes confirmed for November, bringing the annual total to date to 114 for 2011, topping the 107 in 1957 for second place. The most was 145 in 1999.
December
The Oklahoma Mesonet station at Hooker in the Panhandle has recorded 6.2 inches precipitation for the year. The lowest measured annual total for any single location in the state is 6.5 inches from Regnier in 1956.
Hazardous weather outlook for the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office coverage area
The National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office coverage area includes:
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-
415 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY DEC 31.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…ZERO PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
Unfortunately another record is likely in 2011, according to the Oklahoma Climatological Survey
The Oklahoma Mesonet weather network station at Hooker in the Panhandle has recorded 6.2 inches preciptation for the year-to-date. The lowest measured annual total for any single location in the state is 6.5 inches from Regnier in 1956.
Hazardous weather outlook, issued by the National Weather Service, Norman
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-
1140 AM CST THU DEC 29 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A DRY STABLE AIRMASS WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST FRIDAY DEC 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SEVERAL DAYS OF MILD AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
PART OF THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND BRINGING COOLER WEATHER… BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
