Short-term forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
130 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012
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-
130 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012
.NOW…
WIDESPREAD FOG WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES IN MOST
LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN IN THE 2 TO 4 MILE RANGE… HOWEVER SOME
ISOLATED LOCATIONS WILL HAVE VISIBILITIES DROP TO AROUND A 1/4
MILE AT TIMES.
OTHERWISE… PATCHY DRIZZLE WILL ALSO OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
HOURS INTO THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS… LIMITING
THE POTENTIAL FOR PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADWAYS. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
Tyrone, Okla. (Texas Co.) 3 inches of snow, reported at 11:45 a.m.
The National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas, whose coverage area includes the Oklahoma Panhandle, reports 3 inches of snow at Tyrone, Okla. This was reported at 11:45 a.m.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1156 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1155 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.
DISCUSSION…
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER…LIMITED
TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON AS SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT…SOME FREEZING
DRIZZLE REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
DRY…BUT COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A WARMING
TREND WILL OCCUR BY NEXT WEEKEND.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1130 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012
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-
1130 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER THE
ATMOSPHERE IS TOO STABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY JAN 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
SNOW CHANCES WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN… CENTRAL AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED… THE SNOW MAY
CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS… SO CAUTION IS ENCOURAGED THIS
AFTERNOON… ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. OVERNIGHT…
EVEN LIGHT AMOUNTS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WINTER PRECIPITATION MAY PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.
Area forecast discussion, from the National Weather Service, Norman
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1014 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012
.UPDATE…
STILL EXPECT TO
SEE AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND FOG WITH PERHAPS SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
Some snow total reports as of earlier this morning (New Years Eve), from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas
Snow reports
(from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas, coverage includes the Oklahoma Pannhandle).
9:51 a.m.: Guymon (Texas County) 2 inches
9:04 a.m.: Beaver (Beaver County), 1.5 inch
8:56 a.m.: Wheeles (Cimarron County), 8 inches
Winter weather advisory, from the National Weather Service, Norman
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
MON DEC 31 2012
ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…PONCA CITY…
ENID…PERRY
MON DEC 31 2012
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE…SNOW…
AND SLEET…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY.
* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AS A MIX OF
SNOW…SLEET…AND LIGHT RAIN. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL
OCCUR THROUGH NOON CST TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO DRIZZLE THIS
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING AS WELL.
* MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING CAN BE EXPECTED. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING…AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* OTHER IMPACTS: ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS
ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING WILL CREATE SLICK
AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA MAINLY
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING…NO SIGNIFICANT ICING
PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN
ABOVE FREEZING…32 DEGREES…THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM CST TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.
———————–
HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…ARNETT…WOODWARD
MON DEC 31 2012
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY.
* TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW…SLEET…AND LIGHT RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THROUGH NOON CST
TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO MAINLY DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW MAY OCCUR TONIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AND UP TO A
TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ARE THE MAIN IMPACTS
ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS
ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING WILL CREATE SLICK
AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA MAINLY
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.
Short-term forecast as of 1:05 a.m., from the National Weather Service, Norman (remain cautious, be prepared for slick spots on morning drive)
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-
105 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012
.NOW…
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE MOST WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL OCCUR FROM NORTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TO EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
THROUGH 3 AM. ANOTHER ARE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS
MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL MAINLY BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN EARLY
THIS MORNING… EXCEPT ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA WHERE TEMPERATURES
ARE COOL ENOUGH THAT SOME SNOW OR SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING… HOWEVER MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS AND BE PREPARED
FOR SLICK SPOTS… ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT
SUNRISE.
Winter weather information for the Oklahoma Panhandle, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1033 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012
…MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO IMPACT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES THROUGH NEW YEARS EVE…
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOISE CITY…KEYES…GUYMON…BEAVER…
FORGAN…DALHART…STRATFORD…SPEARMAN…GRUVER…PERRYTON…
BOOKER…HIGGINS…FOLLETT…HARTLEY…CHANNING…DUMAS…
BORGER…MIAMI…CANADIAN…VEGA…AMARILLO…PANHANDLE…
WHITE DEER…HEREFORD…CANYON
1033 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN…REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY.
* EVENT…PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE PANHANDLES
THROUGH MONDAY…NEW YEARS EVE. RAIN WILL CONTINUE…THEN
TRANSITION TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST
TEXAS PANHANDLE WITH SOME SLEET BRIEFLY OCCURRING AS WELL. LIGHT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS
THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE…WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS THE
EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
PANHANDLE.
* TIMING…PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND TRANSITION TO
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY MONDAY
MORNING…WITH A WINTRY MIX CONTINUING TO THE SOUTH. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST LATE MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS…THE SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO ICY ROADWAYS
OVERNIGHT AND NEAR YEARS EVE…MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. THE
PRECIPITATION THAT INITIALLY FALLS AS RAIN MAY ALSO LATER
FREEZE ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER SURFACES…ADDING TO THE SLICK
CONDITIONS.
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.
Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1000 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012
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-
1000 PM CST SUN DEC 30 2012
.NOW…
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE MOST WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS
OF CENTRAL… SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA… AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS. HOWEVER… SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE REST OF THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF
AN INCH OR LESS IN AN HOUR.
RAIN WILL INCREASE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER… COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION
WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RAIN BECOMING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT.
