Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 12 to 13, 2000

Name: Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 12 to 13, 2000
Start: 2000-12-12T15:00
End: 2000-12-13T18:00
Location: Oklahoma

December 12 to 13, 2000 · NWS TSA · 25 events in 25 counties and zones

sleet and freezing rain. The precipitation was mostly snow in parts of Northeast Oklahoma near and to the north of Interstate 44.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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 weather on December 12-13 2000.A powerful winter storm developed over the Southern Plains and produced a mixture of snow...sleet and freezing rain. The precipitation was mostly snow in parts of Northeast Oklahoma near and to the north of Interstate 44. A mixture of sleet, snow and some freezing rain fell between Interstate 44 and Interstate 40 in East Central Oklahoma. Across Southeast Oklahoma the precipitation was mainly sleet and freezing rain. The icing was significant enough in the far Southeast Oklahoma counties of Pushmataha and Choctaw that 5,000 customers of Choctaw Electric were without power on December 13. Some snow and sleet totals include: Big Cabin...16, Miami...13, Ketchum...13, Bartlesville...12, Nowata...12, Chelsea...12, Grove...12, Vera...11, Lenapah...11, Rose...11, Pawhuska...10, Claremore...10, Hominy...10, Owasso...9, Copan...9, Sapulpa...9, Skiatook...9, Catoosa...9, Tulsa...8.4, Hulbert...8, Pryor...8, Grainola...7, Bixby...7, Pawnee...7, Jenks...7, Broken Arrow...7, Tahlequah...6, Drumright...6, mazie...6, Stilwell...6, Bristow...5, Coweta...5, Glenpool...5, Henryetta...4, Wagoner...4, Okmulgee...5, Welty...3, Clayton...3, Wilburton...3, Haskell...3, Muskogee...3, Okemah...2, McAlester...2, Porter...2, Oktaha...2, Webbers Falls...2, Sallisaw...2, Poteau...2, Stigler...1 and Talihina...1 inches.

The radar

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Event by event

16 heavy snow, 9 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Pushmataha

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.416, -95.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Choctaw

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Choctaw forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.027, -95.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Haskell

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Haskell forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Latimer

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Latimer forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Le Flore

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Le Flore forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Ice Storm, McIntosh

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Muskogee

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Muskogee forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Pittsburg

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Sequoyah

When: December 12, 3:00 PM CST to December 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow, Tulsa

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Tulsa forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Adair

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Adair forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cherokee

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Craig

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Craig forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Creek

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Creek forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Delaware forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.408, -94.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Mayes

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Mayes forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Nowata

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Nowata forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Okfuskee

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Okmulgee

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Osage

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Osage forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow, Ottawa

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pawnee

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pawnee forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.317, -96.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Rogers

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Rogers forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wagoner

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Wagoner forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washington

When: December 12, 5:00 PM CST to December 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
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.
Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5178076, 5178077, 5178078, 5178079, 5178080, 5178081, 5178082, 5178083, 5178084, 5178060, 5178061, 5178062, 5178063, 5178064, 5178065, 5178066, 5178067, 5178068, 5178069, 5178070, 5178071, 5178072, 5178073, 5178074, 5178075.