Ice Storm, Tulsa
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 11, 2000
A strong Arctic cold front moved south across Eastern Oklahoma on the morning of December 11, 2000. Freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed behind the boundary producing a thin layer of ice on pavement surfaces.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 22
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.
A strong Arctic cold front moved south across Eastern Oklahoma on the morning of December 11, 2000. Freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed behind the boundary producing a thin layer of ice on pavement surfaces. Cold temperatures produced black ice across a large portion of Eastern Oklahoma. This thin layer of ice was responsible for numerous accidents during the morning commute across a large portion of Eastern Oklahoma. No widespread power outages were reported. Many area schools and some government offices were also closed due to the slick roads.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Adair
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adair forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cherokee
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Craig
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Creek
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Creek forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Delaware
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.408, -94.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Haskell
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Latimer
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Latimer forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Le Flore
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Ice Storm, Mayes
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mayes forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, McIntosh
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Muskogee
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muskogee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Nowata
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nowata forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Okfuskee
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Okmulgee
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Osage
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Ice Storm, Ottawa
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pawnee
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.317, -96.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Rogers
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rogers forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Sequoyah
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
Ice Storm, Wagoner
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wagoner forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Washington
- When
- December 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Ohio, December 11, 2000
- High Wind in Indiana, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in Kentucky, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, December 2000
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: 5168220, 5168221, 5168222, 5168223, 5168224, 5168225, 5168226, 5168227, 5168228, 5168229, 5168230, 5177668, 5177669, 5177957, 5177958, 5177959, 5177960, 5177961, 5177962, 5177963, 5177964, 5178059.