Oklahoma, 2006

Drought in Oklahoma, March 1 to 31, 2006

March 1 to 31, 2006 · NWS OUN · 48 events in 48 counties and zones

48 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 48 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
$5.0 million
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
48

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 28, 9:28 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 9:28 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
928 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

.UPDATE...
HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HOURLY T AND TD GRIDS TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THINK THE MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE
PROBLEMS RECOGNIZING THE EXISTING DRY GROUND/FUEL CONDITIONS...AND
ARE OVERFORECASTING SFC DEWPOINTS AND UNDERFORECASTING WIND
SPEEDS IN THE SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. STILL
LOOK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MATERIALIZE WED ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA ON THE MERITS OF VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH
WINDS CONTRIBUTING AS WELL ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE S.

WICHITA FALLS SET A RECORD HIGH TODAY WITH 87...BUT TOMORROWS
RECORD HIGH IS 92. OKC FORECAST HIGH WEDNESDAY WOULD BREAK THE
CURRENT RECORD HIGH OF 85.

THIS EVENING CONCLUDES THE 2ND DRIEST 6-MONTH CALENDAR PERIOD ON
RECORD AT OKLAHOMA CITY. SEPTEMBER 05-THRU-FEBRUARY 06 PRECIP
TOTAL WILL BE 3.69 INCHES. RECORDS GO BACK 115 YEARS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 240 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006)

DISCUSSION...
MUCH TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE NEXT 7 DAYS. BORDERLINE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL
NEAR THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE
SUBSIDING. OTHERWISE...DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT/EARLY
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TEENS DEWPOINTS PREVAIL
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES AT THIS TIME WITH DEEP MIXING/ADVECTION
ALLOWING THIS AIRMASS TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE
FORECAST AREA EARLY IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE
80S FOR HIGHS/NEAR 90 WICHITA FALLS. A PRESSURE TROUGH ASSOCIATED
WITH THE COLD FRONT SHOULD PREVENT WINDS FROM INCREASING MUCH ABOVE
15 KTS OR SO NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER. HOWEVER...IN SOUTHERN AREAS
WHERE MIXING LAYER DEPTHS MAY APPROACH 6-12 KFT...WINDS SHOULD
AVERAGE 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 30 KTS. WITH RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40 WITHIN 24 HOURS...WILL BE ISSUING A RED FLAG WARNING SHORTLY FOR
ALL AREAS WED.

THE FORECAST BECOMES QUITE CHALLENGING ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES
AND SEEMS DEPENDENT ON RESOLVING THE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE WEST
COAST TROUGH THAT EJECTS EASTWARD IN SMALL PIECES AND ALSO THE POST
FRONTAL THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE OVER THE AREA. LIGHT PRECIPITATION
MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LOW/MID
LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND STEEPENING LAPSE RATES COINCIDE OVER THE
PANHANDLES. DEVELOPMENT APPEARS MOST LIKELY TO BE HIGH BASED WITH
LITTLE CHANCES OF RAIN REACHING THE GROUND. HOWEVER THE PROSPECTS OF
MODESTLY STEEP LAPSE RATES AND AVAILABILITY OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE
AND ASCENT KEEPS THIS FORECAST IN THE LOW CONFIDENCE CATEGORY. HAVE
MAINLY USED A CONSENSUS OF THE NAM/GFS FOR SHORT RANGE PERIODS. GFS
DOES APPEAR TO TOO WET AND OVERLY DEVELOPMENT CONVECTION THROUGH THE
DAY ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER THE NAM MAY ALSO BE TOO DRY GIVEN THE THE
ABOVE SCENARIO. A MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FORECAST SEEM BEST AT THIS
POINT.

HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE SAME PHILOSOPHY FOR FRI/SAT NOT SIDING TOO
MUCH WITH ONE SOLUTION...RATHER A BLEND OF THE GFS/ECMWF. IF THESE
MODELS ARE CORRECT...OUR BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY/SAT
NIGHT. MODEL TRENDS HAVE BEEN FOR GREATER DEAMPLIFICATION OF THE
ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT A FEW DAYS AGO SHOWED THE
POSSIBILITY OF A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND.
ALTHOUGH CHANCES FOR THIS APPEAR LESS GIVEN THE LATEST SOLUTIONS...
CAN NOT RULE IT OUT COMPLETELY. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE. HOWEVER...SHEAR AND ASCENT APPEAR LESS AT THIS POINT.
WILL KEEP POPS AT 40 PERCENT OR LESS FOR THIS EVENT WITH NO
HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME.

ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...A SLIGHT COOL DOWN IS EXPECTED BEFORE
MODIFYING QUICKLY BY TUE/WED OF NEXT WEEK. THE WEST COAST TROUGH
CONTINUES ITS EVOLUTION DURING THESE PERIODS WITH STILL A
POSSIBILITY OF THE TROUGH OR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF IT APPROACHING
THE AREA BY MID/LATE NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN RAIN/TSTM CHANCES
RETURNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  55  86  46  61 /   0   0  10  20
HOBART OK         53  86  46  60 /   0   0  20  20
WICHITA FALLS TX  55  90  51  65 /   0   0  20  20
GAGE OK           49  80  39  58 /   0   0  10  20
PONCA CITY OK     55  79  42  58 /   0   0  10  10
DURANT OK         59  84  55  67 /   0   0  10  20

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR OKZ004-
     OKZ005-OKZ006-OKZ007-OKZ008-OKZ009-OKZ010-OKZ011-OKZ012-
     OKZ013-OKZ014-OKZ015-OKZ016-OKZ017-OKZ018-OKZ019-OKZ020-
     OKZ021-OKZ022-OKZ023-OKZ024-OKZ025-OKZ026-OKZ027-OKZ028-
     OKZ029-OKZ030-OKZ031-OKZ032-OKZ033-OKZ034-OKZ035-OKZ036-
     OKZ037-OKZ038-OKZ039-OKZ040-OKZ041-OKZ042-OKZ043-OKZ044-
     OKZ045-OKZ046-OKZ047-OKZ048-OKZ050-OKZ051-OKZ052.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ083-
     TXZ084-TXZ085-TXZ086-TXZ087-TXZ088-TXZ089-TXZ090.

&&

24/25
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 8:08 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
808 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011300-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
808 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION...
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE TOO DRY AND STABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY MAR 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...0 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL EXIST OVER NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
FIRE DANGERS WILL BE ELEVATED INTO THE EXTREME CATEGORY ON WEDNESDAY
DUE TO EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND STRONGER WINDS.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING...MARCH 1ST.

11/24

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Event by event

48 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Harper

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Harper forecast zone
Property damage
$5.0 million
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought conditions were alleviated somewhat due to several rain events and some snowfall during the month. However, conditions still continued in the severe (D2) category across the majority of the area. The drought conditions along with warm temperatures and several days of gusty winds continued to cause problems for firefighters with many wildfires occurring across the area. More than 13,000 acres were burned on March 1st with the largest fires occurring in central Oklahoma in Lincoln county and in southwest Oklahoma in Stephens county. Numerous structures were destroyed and one firefighter was killed. Refer to the wildfire entry on March 1, 2006 for further details. Many more wildfires occurred during the month of March. On March 16, 2006, two fires burned almost 2,000 acres east of Moore and south of Midwest City beginning during the mid afternoon hours. The fire caused the temporary closure of Interstate 240 during rush hour and threatened many homes. Aircraft were used to fight these fires which caused a hold on air traffic into Tinker AFB. One home and several outbuildings were burned by these fires. Despite severe weather over parts of Oklahoma on March 30, 2006, a wildfire burned in northwest Oklahoma near Ft. Supply. The fire occurred after the passage of a dry line. The smoke plume was easily seen on radar for several hours. Strong west winds, occasionally gusting above 43 knots (50 mph), caused the fire to quickly spread. Portions of the town of Ft. Supply were evacuated, including a prison. However, no homes were damaged or destroyed by this fire. Overall, more than 50,000 acres were burned during March, with numerous structures and equipment damaged or destroyed.The drought conditions continued to cause problems for farmers and ranchers with low or dry farm ponds and scorched or degraded pasture land. The dry conditions also began to take a toll on the winter wheat crop. However, the extent of any damage was still unknown.

Drought, Alfalfa

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Alfalfa forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Atoka

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atoka forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Beckham

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Beckham forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Blaine

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Blaine forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bryan

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Caddo

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caddo forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Canadian

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Canadian forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Carter

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cleveland

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coal

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Coal forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Comanche

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Comanche forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cotton

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cotton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Custer

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Custer forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dewey

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dewey forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ellis

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Ellis forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Garfield

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Garfield forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Garvin

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Garvin forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grady

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grady forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grant

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Greer

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Greer forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harmon

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Harmon forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hughes

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hughes forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jefferson

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnston

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnston forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kay

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kay forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kingfisher

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kiowa

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lincoln

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Logan

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Love

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Love forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Major

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Major forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McClain

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
McClain forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Murray

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Murray forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Noble

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Noble forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Oklahoma

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Payne

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Payne forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pontotoc

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pottawatomie

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Roger Mills

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Seminole

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Seminole forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stephens

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Stephens forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tillman

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Tillman forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Washita

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Washita forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Woods

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woods forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Woodward

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woodward forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

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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: 5494279, 5494280, 5494281, 5494329, 5494330, 5494331, 5494332, 5494333, 5494334, 5494335, 5494336, 5494337, 5494338, 5494339, 5494340, 5494341, 5494342, 5494343, 5494344, 5494345, 5494346, 5494347, 5494348, 5494349, 5494350, 5494351, 5494352, 5494353, 5494354, 5494355, 5494356, 5494357, 5494358, 5494359, 5494360, 5494361, 5494362, 5494363, 5494364, 5494365, and more.