Heavy Snow, Kay
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, February 1 to 2, 1996
Dry snow fell across most of western and central Oklahoma from midday Ferbruary 1st through the morning of the 2nd. A band of heavy snow extended west to east across northern Oklahoma from Dewey County to Payne County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Dry snow fell across most of western and central Oklahoma from midday Ferbruary 1st through the morning of the 2nd. A band of heavy snow extended west to east across northern Oklahoma from Dewey County to Payne County. Parts of Dewey County measured 9.5 inches of snow. In Payne County, 8 inches fell in Stillwater. Also along this band, Watonga in Blaine County reported 8 inches, Hennessey and Kingfisher reported 7 inches in Kingfisher County, and Coyle in Logan County measured 6 inches of snow. Other locations in north-central and southwestern Oklahoma recorded 1 to 2 inches, including Marlow in Stephens County, Lawton in Comanche County, Elk City in Beckham County, and Ponca City in Kay County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Noble
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Noble forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Dewey
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Blaine
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kingfisher
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Logan
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Payne
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Payne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Beckham
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Beckham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Comanche
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Comanche forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stephens
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5549275, 5549276, 5549277, 5549278, 5549279, 5549280, 5549281, 5549282, 5549283, 5549284.