Winter Weather, McCurtain
- When
- November 24, 4:00 PM CST to November 25, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCurtain forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Oklahoma, November 24 to 25, 2013
A shallow cold layer of air moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley on the 24th of November. The flow aloft across the southern portion of the country was from the southwest.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 SHV wrote it up.
A shallow cold layer of air moved out of the Southern Plains and into the Lower Mississippi Valley on the 24th of November. The flow aloft across the southern portion of the country was from the southwest. This resulted in an overrunning pattern of warm and moist air overrunning the cold shallow subfreezing air. The end result was a period of freezing rain and sleet across portions of Southeast Oklahoma. Ice accumulation was mostly less than one quarter of an inch. Temperatures were well above normal before this airmass settled into the region so the ice accumulation was mainly on elevated objects such as bridges, overpasses, trees, powerlines and car tops.
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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 24, 3:17 PM CST, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 3:17 PM CST, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
317 PM CST SUN NOV 24 2013
.DISCUSSION...
A STG DIGGING UPPER TROUGH WITH DEEPENING MOIST SW FLOW...ABOVE
COLD SHALLOW AIRMASS WITH NE WINDS AND STILL LOWERING DEWPOINTS...
SETTING STAGE FOR A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT...ALONG WITH A WINTRY MIX
FOR AT LEAST NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION. THE
FIRST WAVE OF RAINFALL MOVG IN THIS AFTN...SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY OR
ALL LIQUID...WITH AMBIENT AIR TEMPS OVER NORTHERN CWA IN MID TO
UPPER 30S. SOME EVAP COOLING COULD CREATE A SLEET MIX...BUT FELT
THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL
THE NEXT SHORT WAVE LATER TONIGHT...WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER NIGHTTIME
TEMPS IN PLACE. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL LIKELY LINE UP WHERE VERTICAL
SOUNDING PROFILES SUGGEST A STG ENOUGH WARM NOSE THAT WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME FOR SIGNIFICANT ICING. ISSUED WINTER WX
ADVISORY BEGINNING 4 AM TONIGHT GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20
IN NE TX...AND GENERALLY JUST NORTH OF I-20 IN NORTHERN LA. SLEET
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT EARLY IN THE ADVISORY...WITH FREEZING RAIN
AND INCREASING THREAT AS WET BULBING WILL ALLOW SFC TEMPS TO CONTINUE
TO DROP SLOWLY UNTIL MID MORNING. FURTHER NORTH...HAVE ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SE OK...AND IMMEDIATE BORDERING AREAS OF
SW AR AND NE TX. ALTHOUGH TEMPS WILL FALL WELL BELOW FRZG BY
MORNING...MOISTURE WILL LIKELY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE MUCH
MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICING...ESPECIALLY AS MAJORITY OF
EXPOSED SURFACES WILL LIKELY NOT REACH THE FREEZING MARK.
MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TEMPS BACK ABOVE FREEZING MY MIDDAY...SO
ALLOWING BOTH THE ADVISORY AND WARNING TO EXPIRE AT NOON. NE TX
AND SE OK MAY SEE A RAIN SNOW MIX AS AIR IS COLDER ABOVE THE SFC
WITH NO WARM NOSE LEFT...NUT NO ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW EXPECTED.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE REGION FOR A FEW DAYS BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY...MINIMIZING TRAVEL ISSUES FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
WEEKEND./VII/
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR FLIGHT WEATHER TO BEGIN THE 24 HOUR TAF PERIOD ENDING AT 26/00Z.
HOWEVER...MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER AS AREAS OF
LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET MOVE EAST OUT OF NORTHCENTRAL TEXAS.
AFTER 08Z...EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR TO OCCASIONAL IFR/LIFR FLIGHT
CONDITIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A TXK TO LFK LINE DUE TO CLOUDS...
RAIN...SLEET AND FOG. THE LOWER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AFTER 12Z MONDAY. LOW LEVEL
ICING IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...
MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...DUE TO A LAYER OF SUB FREEZING
TEMPERATURES FROM THE SURFACE TO AROUND 5 KFT. THE BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ELD TO TYR.
SURFACE WIND NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 KTS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. /14/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 31 37 34 45 31 / 70 90 80 40 20
MLU 33 38 34 46 32 / 40 90 80 70 30
DEQ 29 35 32 45 25 / 80 80 60 40 10
TXK 29 36 31 44 28 / 70 90 70 40 10
ELD 29 37 31 44 27 / 70 90 80 60 20
TYR 29 36 33 45 29 / 70 90 70 30 10
GGG 30 36 32 45 30 / 70 90 70 40 10
LFK 34 39 35 47 30 / 70 90 80 40 10
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ060-061-070>073.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059.
LA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LAZ001>004.
OK...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077.
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>151.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ096.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 24, 12:14 PM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1214 PM CST SUN NOV 24 2013 ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-TXZ096-251815- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER- 1214 PM CST SUN NOV 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TEXAS...MOVING INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INTO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD A COLD ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET INITIALLY. HOWEVER...AS THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING LATER TONIGHT...THE RAIN WILL BECOME FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET ACROSS THE REGION. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK. AS A RESULT... WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE REGION BEGINNING AT 4 AM THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY. WHILE GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE STILL WARM...ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ONCE THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN ONCE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. SOME LIGHT SLEET OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH NO ACCUMULATION OR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE STRONG POSSIBILITY OF WINTER WEATHER ARRIVING TO THE REGION TONIGHT. ARZ060-061-070>073-LAZ001>004-006-TXZ097-108>112-124>126-136>138- 149>151-251815- HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER- WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-UNION LA-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS- WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA- 1214 PM CST SUN NOV 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TEXAS...MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD A COLD ATMOSPHERE IN THE PLACE AT THE SURFACE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET INITIALLY. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY HOVER NEAR THE FREEZING MARK LATE TONIGHT AND AS A RESULT...SOME OF THIS RAIN COULD BECOME FREEZING RAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE REGION FROM 4 AM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY FOR POSSIBLE ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. WHILE GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE STILL WARM...ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES COULD BECOME SLICK IN SOME PLACES IF THE TEMPERATURE IS NEAR FREEZING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... POSSIBLE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...MIXED WITH SLEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN ONCE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY. SOME VERY LIGHT SLEET OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH NO ACCUMULATION OR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER WEATHER ARRIVING TO THE REGION TONIGHT. LAZ005-010>014-017>022-TXZ152-153-165>167-251815- LINCOLN-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA- NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY- ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1214 PM CST SUN NOV 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. AS IT DOES...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TEXAS...MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD A COLD ATMOSPHERE IN THE PLACE AT THE SURFACE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF JUST RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME LIGHT SLEET AT THE ONSET. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING SO FREEZING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... RAIN COULD BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. VII
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 24, 2013
- High Wind in New Hampshire, November 24, 2013
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, November 24, 2013
- Winter Storm and Sleet in Texas, November 24 to 25, 2013
- Strong Wind in Maine, November 24, 2013
- Strong Wind in New York, November 24, 2013
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, November 24, 2013
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 24, 2013
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, November 24, 2013
- Winter Weather in Texas, November 24 to 25, 2013
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, November 24 to 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 24 to 25, 2013
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, November 2013
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: 479767.