Heavy Snow, Blaine
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 26, 2000
A narrow band of heavy snow fell across portions of western and central Oklahoma from near Watonga, Fairview, and Enid extending southeastward to near Coalgate and Calvin. Average snowfall in this band was 4 to 6 inches, however isolated local amounts between 8 and 10 inches were reported in Yukon in Canadian County and in Ada in Coal County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 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 OUN wrote it up.
A narrow band of heavy snow fell across portions of western and central Oklahoma from near Watonga, Fairview, and Enid extending southeastward to near Coalgate and Calvin. Average snowfall in this band was 4 to 6 inches, however isolated local amounts between 8 and 10 inches were reported in Yukon in Canadian County and in Ada in Coal County.
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, Canadian
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cleveland
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kingfisher
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Logan
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Oklahoma
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pottawatomie
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coal
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coal forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Garfield
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Garvin
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garvin forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grady
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grady forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Hughes
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Major
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Major forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, McClain
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- McClain forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pontotoc
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Seminole
- When
- January 26, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Seminole forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 35.168, -96.615 (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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Avalanche in Alaska, January 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 26, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 26 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 26 to 28, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 26 to 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 26, 2000
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, January 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: 5130256, 5130257, 5130258, 5130259, 5130260, 5130261, 5130262, 5130263, 5130264, 5130265, 5130266, 5130267, 5130268, 5130269, 5130625, 5130626, 5130627.