Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 14, 1997
Heavy snow fell throughout the morning of January 14th over north-central Oklahoma. Areas from Enid to Mulhall and eastward received upwards of 2 inches, with a maximum of 4 inches from Perry to Stillwater.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Heavy snow fell throughout the morning of January 14th over north-central Oklahoma. Areas from Enid to Mulhall and eastward received upwards of 2 inches, with a maximum of 4 inches from Perry to Stillwater. Other portions of central Oklahoma, including the Oklahoma City metro area, received around 1 inch of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Grant
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kay
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Garfield
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Noble
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Noble forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Logan
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Payne
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Payne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Oklahoma
- When
- January 14, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (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
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- Winter Storm in California, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 14 to 15, 1997
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5594082, 5595856, 5595857, 5595858, 5595859, 5595860, 5595861, 5595862.