With only a handful of rainfall events, drought conditions persisted or worsened across Oklahoma.
Every event with a place to put it; 38 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.
With only a handful of rainfall events, drought conditions persisted or worsened across Oklahoma.
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 Jul 31, 9:53 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1053 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014 .DISCUSSION... AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR THE 06Z TAFS IS BELOW. && .AVIATION... HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE TAFS THROUGH 18Z...THEN HIGH CONFIDENCE AFTER 18Z. DETERMINING IF...WHERE...AND WHEN MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS WITH BR...POSSIBLY LIFR WITH FG...WILL DEVELOP REMAINS HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE OF VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL SITES AFTER 18Z. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE. BELIEVE THE HIGHEST CHANCE MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS WILL BE SOUTHEAST OF A KHBR-KPNC THROUGH 15Z. PLAN TO KEEP MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS AT THESE SITES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT FG MAY BE LOCALLY DENSE WITH LIFR CONDITIONS...NEAR KOKC...KOUN...KPNC... KLAW...AND KSPS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WOULD OCCUR 11-13Z. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...AND AMENDMENTS ARE LIKELY. MBS && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 926 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014/ UPDATE... INTRODUCED PATCHY FOG FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH NEAR CALM WINDS AND NEARLY SATURATED LOW LEVELS...EXPECT AT LEAST PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT...AND CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT ISOLATED DENSE FOG ..ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING. ASIDE FROM MINOR TWEAKS TO HOURLY TEMPS/DEWPOINTS...NO OTHER MAJOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE GOING FORECAST. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 320 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014/ DISCUSSION... PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE IS PLACED ON TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CURRENTLY... SOME LIGHT/NARROW BANDS OF SPRINKLES/DRIZZLE CONTINUE TO STREAM S/SW FROM NE INTO CENTRAL OK THIS AFTN. THIS ACTIVITY IS BEING SUPPORTED BY A WEAK H850 FRONT/BAROCLINIC ZONE ON THE NE SIDE OF THE SEWD EXITING SHORT WAVE. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING... SO COMMUTERS ACROSS THE OKC METRO SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A FEW DROPS OR PATCHY DRIZZLE THROUGH 7 PM CDT. FOR TONIGHT... BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE... WITH LOWS IN THE 60S ACROSS THE REGION. RECORD LOWS FOR OKC AND SPS... ARE 53 AND 59 RESPECTIVELY... SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY BROKEN RECORDS OVERNIGHT. FOR FRI... INTO THE WEEKEND... THE MID-RANGE GUIDANCE IS IN GENERALLY AGREEMENT... THE WRN H500 RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST... KEEPING THE PLAINS SANDWICHED BETWEEN IT AND THE ELONGATED/POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE LOWER MS VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY REBOUND AS THE RIDGE NUDGES EVER SLOWLY EASTWARD... WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S AND LOWER 90S BY SUNDAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... HOWEVER... WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE UP WIND... AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE MAY RIDGE SWRD INTO THE PLAINS/OZARKS OUN SUNDAY... WHICH COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS ERN OK. WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY FOR THE MOMENT... GIVEN LOW CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOLUTION. A PSUEDO-ZONAL FLOW PATTERN TRIES TO TAKE SHAPE BY MIDWEEK... BEFORE LONG-RANGE GUIDANCE... GFS/ECMWF... FORCE ANOTHER FRONT SWRD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THURSDAY... WHICH COULD BE OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIP. JTK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 63 85 66 87 / 0 0 0 0 HOBART OK 62 87 65 88 / 0 0 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 65 87 67 87 / 0 0 0 0 GAGE OK 60 88 64 88 / 0 0 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 61 86 65 88 / 0 0 0 0 DURANT OK 64 83 65 88 / 10 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 84/17/17
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 722 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011700- 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- 722 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... .FOG... WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE NEAR THE GROUND AND LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE FOG WILL EXTEND FROM NORTHERN THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE FOG MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 2 MILES OR LESS... MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AND SLOW DOWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER FOG LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. 3/AUSTIN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
38 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted through the month.
With few rainfall events throughout the month, D2 (severe) drought persisted through the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, August 2014
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: 541551, 541552, 541553, 541554, 541555, 541556, 541557, 541559, 541560, 541561, 541562, 541563, 541564, 541565, 541566, 541567, 541568, 541569, 541570, 541571, 541572, 541573, 541574, 541575, 541576, 541577, 541579, 541581, 541582, 541583, 541584, 541585, 541586, 541587, 541588, 541589, 541591, 541592.