Drought, Choctaw
- When
- June 19, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 34.027, -95.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Oklahoma, June 19 to 30, 2012
Rainfall was widely scattered across eastern Oklahoma early in the month of June 2012 but severely lacking during the latter half of the month. By the end of the month, persistent hot and dry conditions had become established across the region and drought conditions had returned to the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 TSA wrote it up.
Rainfall was widely scattered across eastern Oklahoma early in the month of June 2012 but severely lacking during the latter half of the month. By the end of the month, persistent hot and dry conditions had become established across the region and drought conditions had returned to the area. A lot of southeastern and east central Oklahoma only received between 10 and 50 percent of normal rainfall for the month, resulting in severe drought conditions (D2) developing across the region. Drought conditions worsened across the region during the month of July. Monetary damage estimates resulting from the drought were not available.
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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 18, 10:54 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 10:54 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1154 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 .AVIATION... CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM. MVFR CEILINGS CONTINUE TO LOOK PROBABLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TAF SITES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO LIFT BACK UP INTO VFR CONDITIONS MID MORNING WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WIND INCREASING INTO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE. SURFACE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING AFTER SUNSET. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 915 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012/ ..UPDATE... DISCUSSION... TWEAKED SKY COVER DOWN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH EXPECT LOW CLOUDS TO DEVELOP AND LIFT BACK N ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. GOING FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO UPDATE PLANNED AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 75 91 74 92 / 0 0 10 10 FSM 69 91 69 93 / 10 0 10 10 MLC 73 89 71 91 / 0 10 10 10 BVO 72 91 72 92 / 0 0 10 10 FYV 67 88 66 89 / 10 0 10 10 BYV 70 89 66 90 / 10 0 10 10 MKO 71 91 69 92 / 10 0 10 10 MIO 73 91 73 92 / 0 0 10 10 F10 73 89 69 91 / 0 0 10 10 HHW 70 89 70 92 / 0 10 10 10 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && AVIATION...20
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 3:53 PM CST, 8 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 453 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191000- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 453 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. A WEAK FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP TO NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER LATER THIS WEEK...AND MAY RESULT IN A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FOR THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONTINUING. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 TO 105 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER THIS SUMMER WHICH RAISES THE HEAT STRESS POTENTIAL FOR ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Pushmataha
- When
- June 19, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 34.416, -95.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Le Flore
- When
- June 19, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Drought, Sequoyah
- When
- June 19, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, June 19 to 23, 2012
- Rip Current in Michigan, June 19, 2012
- Heat in Arizona, June 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 19, 2012
- Drought in Arkansas, June 19 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Kansas, June 19 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Illinois, June 19 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Missouri, June 19 to 30, 2012
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 19 to 20, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 19, 2012
- Drought in Arkansas, June 19 to 30, 2012
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2012
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: 391240, 391241, 391242, 391243.