Heavy Snow, Adair
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Adair forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, March 13 to 14, 1999
Summary of winter storm on March 13-14 1999:A powerful upper level storm system moving eastward along the Red River valley brought one of the top winter storms on record to the area. After spending much of March 13 in a cold rain, cold air associated with the upper system finally moved firmly enough into the area to cause a gradual changeover to snow around 3 PM.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- $21,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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 TSA wrote it up.
Summary of winter storm on March 13-14 1999:A powerful upper level storm system moving eastward along the Red River valley brought one of the top winter storms on record to the area. After spending much of March 13 in a cold rain, cold air associated with the upper system finally moved firmly enough into the area to cause a gradual changeover to snow around 3 PM. The heaviest snowfall amounts were generally in the northeast corner of Oklahoma, although a snow "burst" associated with thunder and lightning over Creek County caused very high amounts of snow there as well. The snow quickly ended around sunrise of March 14, and even the heaviest snow had melted off by the end of the day on March 15.The snow burst in Creek County caused numerous traffic accidents along I-44 through Creek County, and the interstate had to be closed. Several churches in Bristow opened their doors to a total of 450 stranded motorists, while other motorists became stranded in their cars. The weight of the snow caused a carport to collapse in Drumright, damaging a truck underneath.The heavy wet snow weighted down and broke numerous trees and tree limbs throughout northeast Oklahoma. Trees falling onto power lines caused scattered power outages throughout the area. Eight thousand electrical customers in Tulsa lost their electricity, while 2,300 power customers around Grove suffered power outages. Vinita was one of the hardest-hit communities in terms of downed trees and power outages.The following is a list of snowfall amounts from March 13-14: Miami...15", Bristow...14", Vinita...12+", Jay...10-12", Sapulpa...9-10", Pawnee...9", Bartlesville...8", Pawhuska...6-8", Claremore...6-8", Nowata...7", Hominy...6-7", NWS Tulsa (Northeast Tulsa)...6.2", Stilwell...6", Pryor...4-6", Okmulgee...3-5", Wagoner...3-5", Tahlequah...4" and Muskogee...2-3".
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Cherokee
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Craig
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Creek
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Creek forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.408, -94.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Mayes
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mayes forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Muskogee
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Muskogee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Nowata
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nowata forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Okfuskee
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Okmulgee
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Osage
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Ottawa
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pawnee
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.317, -96.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Rogers
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rogers forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tulsa
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wagoner
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wagoner forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Washington
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM CST to March 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.715, -95.904 (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
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, March 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, March 13 to 14, 1999
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, March 13, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 13, 1999
- Tornado in Alabama, March 13, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, March 13 to 14, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 13, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 13 to 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 13, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 13, 1999
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, March 1999
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: 5688991, 5688992, 5688993, 5688994, 5688995, 5688996, 5688997, 5688998, 5688999, 5689000, 5689001, 5689002, 5689003, 5689004, 5689005, 5689006, 5689007.