Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, November 30, 2006

Name: Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, November 30, 2006
Start: 2006-11-30T01:00
End: 2006-11-30T15:00
Location: Oklahoma

November 30, 2006 · NWS AMA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

An upper level storm system strengthened over the four corners region and then moved into eastern New Mexico. This upper level storm system produced heavy snow over the western and eastern Oklahoma panhandle.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 AMA wrote it up.

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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 29, 11:45 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 11:45 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1145 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

.AVIATION...
LOW CLOUDS AND VISIBILITIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED
AROUND SUNRISE...RISING TO VFR CONDITIONS AROUND 16Z TO 17Z.

NUNEZ

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1040 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006/

UPDATE...
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
TO SEE A MAJOR SNOWFALL EVENT OVERNIGHT. HAVE UPGRADED THE MAJORITY
OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TO A WINTER STORM WARNING AND
EXTENDED THE EXPIRATION TIME TO 9 AM. MANY PLACES IN AMARILLO ALREADY
REPORTING 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND BAND OF SNOW
RUNNING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA LOOKS TO HOLD
STEADY CONTINUING TO ADD TO THAT TOTAL. TXDOT WEBCAMS SHOW ROAD
CONDITIONS ARE DETERIORATING ALTHOUGH I-40 APPEARS TO STILL BE
OPEN...HOWEVER OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEES AND AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES ARE INDICATION CONDITIONS ON MINOR ROADWAYS ARE
DETERIORATING.

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN
TOWARDS THE SOUTH WHICH WILL KEEP THE PANHANDLE IN DIFLUENT FLOW
ALOFT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ALLOWING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE.
A CURSORY GLANCE AT 00Z MODEL DATA SHOWS GOOD MID-LEVEL
FRONTOGENESIS TO TAKE PLACE OVERNIGHT. NAM BUFKIT SOUNDINGS AND GFS
POINT SOUNDINGS SHOW STRONG LIFT AND FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL
REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHICH WILL LIKELY
HELP EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS TO CONTINUE AS WELL.

WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HOW THINGS WILL EVOLVE AS MODELS
SHOWING AS MUCH AS ONE FOOT OF SNOW OVER THE AREA BEFORE THINGS END
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY...DO NOT FEEL AMOUNTS THIS HIGH WILL
OCCUR AS SNOW IS VERY DRY AND POWDERY. NORTH WINDS WILL HINDER
ACCUMULATION...BUT FAVOR DRIFTING. IT SEEMS SOMEONE HAS ORDERED THEIR
WINTER WONDERLAND TO ARRIVE A FEW WEEKS EARLY...

FCSTID = JORDAN

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HEMPHILL...LIPSCOMB...OCHILTREE...ROBERTS.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...
     HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HUTCHINSON...MOORE...OLDHAM...POTTER...
     RANDALL...SHERMAN.

     SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...WHEELER.

OK...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BEAVER.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CIMARRON...TEXAS.

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HEMPHILL...LIPSCOMB...OCHILTREE...ROBERTS.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...
     HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HUTCHINSON...MOORE...OLDHAM...POTTER...
     RANDALL...SHERMAN.

     SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...WHEELER.

OK...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BEAVER.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CIMARRON...TEXAS.

&&

08/17

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 10:57 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1057 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-301200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
1057 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...

THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE PANHANDLES
WILL REMAIN UNDER THIS WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY
WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA LINGERS UNTIL 3 PM THURSDAY.
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH ISOLATED
POCKETS UP TO 8 INCHES.

OVER THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE...A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL REQUIRE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES TONIGHT. IN
ADDITION...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS
LOW AS FIVE BELOW ZERO TO FIVE ABOVE ZERO. BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONALLY BELOW 1 MILE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

AFTER THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND SNOW ADVISORY EXPIRE ON
THURSDAY...VERY COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND
CHILL READINGS OF FIVE BELOW ZERO TO FIVE ABOVE ZERO ARE LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

NUNEZ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 29, 9:39 PM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
939 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0939 PM     SNOW             15 NW MIAMI             35.85N 100.83W
11/29/2006  M2.0 INCH        ROBERTS            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS 2 INCHES ON GROUND...DRIFTS
            4-6 INCHES IN PLACES

&&

JKJ

Local storm report, Nov 29, 10:55 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1055 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     SNOW             6 SSW AMARILLO          35.12N 101.86W
11/29/2006  M1.0 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS INCH ON SIDEWALK

&&

JKJ

Local storm report, Nov 29, 11:35 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1135 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1134 PM     SNOW             6 E AMARILLO            35.20N 101.71W
11/29/2006  M1.0 INCH        POTTER             TX   ASOS

&&

JKJ

Local storm report, Nov 29, 11:54 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1154 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1145 PM     SNOW             FRITCH                  35.64N 101.60W
11/29/2006  E3.0 INCH        HUTCHINSON         TX   TX DOT

            ROAD CREW REPORTS 2-4 INCHES ON ROAD WITH DRIFTS 6-8
            INCHES ON HIGHWAY 136 FROM FRITCH TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF
            FRITCH

&&

JKJ

Local storm report, Nov 30, 12:11 AM CST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1211 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     SNOW             DUMAS                   35.86N 101.97W
11/30/2006  E1.0 INCH        MOORE              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VISIBILITIES EXTREMELY POOR...WITH SNOWPACKED ROADS.
            DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES

&&

MRK

Local storm report, Nov 30, 12:28 AM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1228 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1225 AM     SNOW             VEGA                    35.25N 102.43W
11/30/2006  E3.0 INCH        OLDHAM             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            3 INCHES ON ROAD SURFACES

&&

JKJ

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cimarron

When: November 30, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Cimarron forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.748, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was reported at Kenton.

Heavy Snow, Beaver

When: November 30, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where: Beaver forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of snow was reported at Beaver.

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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, November 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: 4456, 4457.