Much needed rainfall fell over western north Texas during parts of November, which did a little to alleviate the horrendous drought that had plagued the region for much of the year. Although the rainfall was very beneficial, little change occurred to the geography of the drought due to its severity.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Much needed rainfall fell over western north Texas during parts of November, which did a little to alleviate the horrendous drought that had plagued the region for much of the year. Although the rainfall was very beneficial, little change occurred to the geography of the drought due to its severity.
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 Oct 31, 10:44 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1144 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .AVIATION...LITTLE OR NO CHANGE IN THINKING SINCE PREVIOUS TAF ISSUANCE. WE STILL INCLUDE LLWS AT KPNC WHERE SFC WINDS ARE BACKED AND SLOW BENEATH A VEERED LOW LEVEL JET CORE. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT ARE FORECAST STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND BECOMING GUSTY AT OTHER SITES DURING THE DAY. VRF SKIES SHOULD REMAIN...ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE...AND MVFR STRATUS MAY FORM JUST BEYOND THE CURRENT PERIOD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 905 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011/ CURRENT FORECAST IS PRETTY WELL ON TRACK. MADE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS. BREEZY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE STILL ON TRACK FOR TOMORROW. WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE WINDS BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AND A DECENT PRESSURE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY YIELD ADVISORY TYPE WIND SPEEDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 51 75 54 62 / 0 0 10 30 HOBART OK 50 75 52 58 / 0 0 0 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 53 76 53 65 / 0 0 0 10 GAGE OK 46 75 46 46 / 0 0 0 30 PONCA CITY OK 53 76 54 59 / 0 0 10 40 DURANT OK 50 76 55 72 / 0 0 0 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 08/22/22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1150 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011000-
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-
1150 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL REMAIN TOO DRY AND STABLE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY NOV 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN... AND POSSIBLY A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS... TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
WARM AND BREEZY DAYTIME CONDITIONS WILL KEEP THE FIRE POTENTIAL IN
THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORIES. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ON TUESDAY...
BUT MODERATE HUMIDITY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT WILL HELP TO LESSEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR SPREADING FIRES. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS... WITH GUSTS
OF 40 MPH OR MORE... ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON
WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT... THE TEMPERATURE MAY DROP
BELOW FREEZING IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS THURSDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
TUESDAY.
CJSThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D4 (exceptional) drought improved to D3 (extreme) by November 29.
D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month.
D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month.
D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month.
D4 (exceptional) drought continued through the month.
D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month.
D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month.
D3 (extreme) drought continued through the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 2011
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: 354038, 354039, 354040, 354041, 354042, 354043, 354044, 354045.