Heat and Drought in Oklahoma, July 4 to 31, 2001

Name: Heat and Drought in Oklahoma, July 4 to 31, 2001
Start: 2001-07-04T00:00
End: 2001-07-31T23:59
Location: Oklahoma

July 4 to 31, 2001 · NWS OUN · 96 events in 48 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 96 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: 8
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 96

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.

An extended period of excessive heat affected all of western and central Oklahoma in July. Daily mean temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to near 90 degrees, which is four to five degrees above normal. Most areas regularly experienced high temperatures at or above 100 degrees, particularly western and north central Oklahoma. Eight fatalities resulted from the heat. A 78 year-old male died July 6th in Stillwater (Payne County) while loading equipment at a storage facility. An 82 year-old female died July 14th in her residence in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County). A 62 year-old male died July 15th in his residence in Edmond (Oklahoma County). A 29 year-old male died July 17th in an Oklahoma City parking lot. Two persons died July 21st, one a 76 year-old male in a residence in Lawton (Comanche County), and the other an 85 year-old female in her residence in Oklahoma City. A 52 year-old male died July 24th in his residence in Oklahoma City, and a 49 year-old male died July 28th in his residence in Oklahoma City. In addition to the excessive heat, rainfall averaged about one-third of normal, resulting in a drought.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 9:12 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 9:12 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1012 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2001

STORMS THAT DEVELOPED IN LOW LEVEL THEMAL RIDGE AXIS ACROSS KANSAS
ARE STILL TRYING TO MAKE A RUN AT NRN OK LATE THIS EVENING..BUT LOSS
OF DAYTIME HEATING SEEMS TO BE TAKING ITS TOLL.  LATEST MODEL
GUIDANCE APPEARS TO BE IN LINE WITH 00Z UPPER AIR DATA AND CURRENT
WV SAT IMAGERY/KVNX/KDDC RADAR LOOPS IN SUGGESTING THAT STORMS WILL
DIE BEFORE REACHING NW OK.  MARGINAL LLJ SET UP OVERNITE APPEARS TO
FOCUS MODEST WAA ACROSS KANSAS..BUT LOW LEVEL FORCING FOR NEW STORMS
SHUD REMAIN NORTH OF OUR AREA THRU THE OVERNITE PERIOD.  MAY MAKE A
FEW TWEEKS TO CLOUD FORECAST IN THE NORTH TO ACCOUNT FORX CONVECTIVE
DEBRIS..AND MAY NEED TO MAKE SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO WINDS..BUT
OVERALL GOING FORECAST SEEMS TO BE IN FINE SHAPE.
 MILLER

.OUN...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

48 heat, 48 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Harper

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harper forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Alfalfa

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Atoka

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Atoka forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Beckham

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Beckham forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Blaine

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bryan

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Caddo

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Caddo forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Canadian

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Canadian forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Carter

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cleveland

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Coal

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coal forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Comanche

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cotton

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cotton forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Custer

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Custer forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Dewey

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dewey forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Ellis

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Garfield

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Garvin

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Grady

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Grant

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Greer

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Greer forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Harmon

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harmon forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hughes

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jackson

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Jefferson

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Johnston

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Johnston forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Kay

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kay forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Kingfisher

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Kiowa

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Lincoln

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Logan

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Love

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Love forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Major

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Major forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Marshall

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, McClain

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Murray

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Noble

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Oklahoma

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Deaths: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Payne

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pontotoc

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Pottawatomie

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Roger Mills

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Seminole

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Stephens

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Tillman

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Tillman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Washita

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Washita forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Woods

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Woods forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Woodward

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Woodward forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harper

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harper forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Alfalfa

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Atoka

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Atoka forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Beckham

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Beckham forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Blaine

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bryan

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Caddo

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Caddo forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Canadian

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Canadian forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Carter

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cleveland

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coal

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coal forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Comanche

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cotton

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cotton forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Custer

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Custer forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dewey

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dewey forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ellis

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Garfield

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Garvin

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grady

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grant

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Greer

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Greer forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harmon

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harmon forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hughes

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jefferson

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnston

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Johnston forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kay

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kay forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kingfisher

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kiowa

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lincoln

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Logan

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Love

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Love forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Major

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Major forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McClain

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Murray

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Noble

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Oklahoma

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Payne

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pontotoc

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pottawatomie

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Roger Mills

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Seminole

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stephens

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tillman

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Tillman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Washita

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Washita forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Woods

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Woods forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Woodward

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Woodward forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Heat, Comanche	2001-07-21	76	Male	Permanent Home	Direct
Heat, Oklahoma	2001-07-14	82	Female	Permanent Home	Direct
Heat, Oklahoma	2001-07-15	62	Male	Permanent Home	Direct
Heat, Oklahoma	2001-07-17	29	Male	Outside/Open Areas	Direct
Heat, Oklahoma	2001-07-21	85	Female	Permanent Home	Direct
Heat, Oklahoma	2001-07-24	52	Male	Permanent Home	Direct
Heat, Oklahoma	2001-07-28	49	Male	Permanent Home	Direct
Heat, Payne	2001-07-06	78	Male	Business	Direct

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, July 2001

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: 5275868, 5275869, 5275870, 5275871, 5275872, 5275873, 5275874, 5275875, 5275876, 5275877, 5275878, 5275879, 5275880, 5275881, 5275882, 5275883, 5275884, 5275885, 5275886, 5275887, 5275888, 5275889, 5275890, 5275891, 5275892, 5275893, 5275894, 5275895, 5275896, 5275938, 5275939, 5275940, 5275941, 5275942, 5275943, 5275944, 5275945, 5275946, 5275947, 5275948, and more.