Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 17 to 19, 2006

Name: Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 17 to 19, 2006
Start: 2006-02-17T18:30
End: 2006-02-19T18:00
Location: Oklahoma

February 17 to 19, 2006 · NWS OUN · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

11 winter weather, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 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 Feb 17, 2:31 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 2:31 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Kingfisher

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain and sleet caused roadways to become slick and hazardous, especially the bridges and overpasses, Friday evening. Temperatures remaining well below freezing caused the dangerous road conditions to continue throughout the holiday weekend. However, the greatest impact on the area occurred Friday evening. Roads become slick during the tail end of rush hour traffic, with over 1500 calls coming into Oklahoma City 911 during the first few hours. More than twenty injury (indirect) accidents were reported Friday night with numerous other accidents occurring across the city. An accident involving a semi brought traffic to a stand still for more than an hour on Interstate 40 near the Interstate 35 interchange. Local ambulances were working continuously Friday evening. On Saturday a tour bus rolled over on Interstate 35 near Pauls Valley in Garvin county when the driver tried to brake suddenly on the slick roadway. A 28 year old woman and 8 year old boy were killed (indirect) when they were trapped under the bus and several were injured (indirect) in the accident. With temperatures remaining below freezing and another round of wintry precipitation occurring Saturday into Sunday, roadways were slow to improve causing the cancellation of many activities and the closings of many businesses and churches across portions of central Oklahoma. Numerous accidents were reported across the area, not just in the Oklahoma City metro.

Winter Weather, Canadian

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Canadian forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Cleveland

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Garvin

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Grady

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lincoln

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Logan

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, McClain

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Oklahoma

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Payne

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pottawatomie

When: February 17, 6:30 PM CST to February 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, February 2006

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: 5491679, 5491680, 5491681, 5491682, 5491683, 5491684, 5491685, 5493142, 5493143, 5493144, 5493145.