Hurricane Milton is strengthening in the southwest Gulf of Mexico. Milton is expected to become a major hurricane and bring significant impacts to Florida this upcoming week, including heavy rain and flooding, life-threatening storm surge, and damaging winds. Meanwhile, a late season heat wave will continue across portions of California into the Desert Southwest through Monday. Read More >
A strong upper level storm system followed quick on the heels of the February 2, 2014 winter storm, bringing snow to many parts of Oklahoma that missed out on the first round. With a deep cold airmass remaining in place, this event was mainly a snow event, but a pronounced warm nose (warm layer of air just above the surface) lead to some light freezing rain and sleet early on. Precipitation began late Monday night (2/3/2014) over the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and spread eastward as the upper low deepened, lifting north and east.
Heavy snow persisted overnight and into the day on Tuesday (2/4/2014), finally ending by late afternoon. Once all was said and done, areas along and north of the Kansas-Oklahoma border recorded the greatest snow amounts, with several places over nothern and western Oklahoma reporting up to 8 inches. Further south, less snow was reported with little to no snow accumulation along or south of U.S. Interstate Highway 40 (I-40). Once the storm system vacated the area, a bitterly cold airmass swept in, bringing record cold temperatures and wind chills well below zero to the region.
NWUS54 KOUN 042130 LSROUN PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 330 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0130 PM SNOW CHEYENNE 35.61N 99.68W 02/04/2014 E3.0 INCH ROGER MILLS OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0130 PM SNOW REYDON 35.65N 99.92W 02/04/2014 E5.0 INCH ROGER MILLS OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0143 PM SNOW CLINTON 35.51N 98.97W 02/04/2014 E1.0 INCH CUSTER OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0150 PM SNOW 6 NE MOOREWOOD 35.80N 99.28W 02/04/2014 E4.0 INCH CUSTER OK PUBLIC SNOW DEPTH RANGED FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES 0150 PM SNOW WATONGA 35.85N 98.41W 02/04/2014 E1.0 INCH BLAINE OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0152 PM SNOW COVINGTON 36.31N 97.59W 02/04/2014 E3.5 INCH GARFIELD OK PUBLIC 0152 PM SNOW PONCA CITY 36.71N 97.09W 02/04/2014 E4.5 INCH KAY OK EMERGENCY MNGR 0152 PM SNOW PERRY 36.29N 97.29W 02/04/2014 M3.0 INCH NOBLE OK NEWSPAPER 0152 PM SNOW STILLWATER 36.12N 97.06W 02/04/2014 E2.5 INCH PAYNE OK EMERGENCY MNGR 0152 PM SNOW BRAMAN 36.92N 97.33W 02/04/2014 M3.5 INCH KAY OK PUBLIC 0157 PM SNOW SHATTUCK 36.27N 99.88W 02/04/2014 E6.0 INCH ELLIS OK PUBLIC 0200 PM SNOW BLACKWELL 36.80N 97.28W 02/04/2014 E3.0 INCH KAY OK AMATEUR RADIO 0205 PM SNOW GUTHRIE 35.88N 97.43W 02/04/2014 E1.0 INCH LOGAN OK PUBLIC 0205 PM SNOW GAGE 36.32N 99.76W 02/04/2014 E8.0 INCH ELLIS OK PUBLIC CITY OFFICIAL ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES 0210 PM SNOW ARNETT 36.14N 99.77W 02/04/2014 E6.0 INCH ELLIS OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0211 PM SNOW CHESTER 36.22N 98.92W 02/04/2014 E5.0 INCH MAJOR OK PUBLIC 0213 PM SNOW FORT SUPPLY 36.57N 99.57W 02/04/2014 E7.0 INCH WOODWARD OK TRAINED SPOTTER 0217 PM SNOW WOODWARD 36.43N 99.39W 02/04/2014 E8.0 INCH WOODWARD OK TRAINED SPOTTER 0219 PM SNOW MUTUAL 36.23N 99.17W 02/04/2014 E6.0 INCH WOODWARD OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0222 PM SNOW SEILING 36.15N 98.92W 02/04/2014 E5.0 INCH DEWEY OK LAW ENFORCEMENT 0224 PM SNOW 14 NNE CAMP HOUSTON 37.01N 99.02W 02/04/2014 E8.0 INCH COMANCHE KS PUBLIC SNOW STILL FALLING 0235 PM SNOW LONGDALE 36.13N 98.55W 02/04/2014 E5.0 INCH BLAINE OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0237 PM SNOW 6 N WATONGA 35.94N 98.41W 02/04/2014 E4.0 INCH BLAINE OK PUBLIC REPORTED FROM ROMAN NOSE STATE PARK. 0241 PM SNOW 3 NNE LOYAL 36.01N 98.10W 02/04/2014 E3.0 INCH KINGFISHER OK PUBLIC 0245 PM SNOW VICI 36.15N 99.30W 02/04/2014 M6.0 INCH DEWEY OK PUBLIC 0249 PM SNOW ALABASTER CAVERNS STATE 36.70N 99.15W 02/04/2014 E8.0 INCH WOODWARD OK PARK/FOREST SRVC 0251 PM SNOW HENNESSEY 36.11N 97.90W 02/04/2014 E3.0 INCH KINGFISHER OK PUBLIC 0257 PM SNOW AMES 36.25N 98.19W 02/04/2014 E5.0 INCH MAJOR OK PUBLIC 0303 PM SNOW LAVERNE 36.71N 99.90W 02/04/2014 E7.0 INCH HARPER OK LAW ENFORCEMENT 0317 PM SNOW CHEROKEE 36.75N 98.35W 02/04/2014 E7.0 INCH ALFALFA OK LAW ENFORCEMENT 0317 PM SNOW WAKITA 36.88N 97.92W 02/04/2014 E4.0 INCH GRANT OK PUBLIC && $$ JPIKE
Berlin, OK - Photo Courtesy of Randy |
Enid, OK - Photo Courtesy of Emily Madeline |
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Vici, OK - Photo Courtesy of Kas Nelson |
Vici, OK - Photo Courtesy of Kas Nelson |
Winter Weather Briefing - February 2, 2014