A strong cold front moved through Oklahoma and north Texas early on the 27th. Several post frontal snowbands developed across southwestern and central Oklahoma.
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The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved through Oklahoma and north Texas early on the 27th. Several post frontal snowbands developed across southwestern and central Oklahoma. Snow accumulations of 1 to 6 inches were reported with these snowbands.
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 Dec 27, 1:29 AM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 129 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2014 .UPDATE... UPDATE TO PRECIP/WX THROUGH 12Z... && .DISCUSSION... QUICK MORNING UPDATE FOR PRECIP/WX THROUGH 12Z THIS MORNING. OBSERVING RADAR TRENDS AND LIMITED REPORTS FROM MPING THIS AM... THE NARROW LINE OF PRECIP THAT HAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN THE I-44 AND I-35 CORRIDORS IS PRIMARILY RAIN... WITH SOME SLEET/SNOW MIXED IN. A FEW MPING REPORTS AND RAP BUFR SOUNDINGS SUPPORT THIS... AS A WARM LAYER REMAINS PRESENT AROUND 800-850MB. SFC TEMPS REMAIN WELL ABOVE FREEZING... SO EXPECT NO ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO TRAVEL. 07Z SFC ANALYSIS HAS THE COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO FAR SERN OK... WITH THE FREEZING LINE NEAR AN ERICK TO WATONGA TO CHEROKEE LINE IN NWRN OK. GUIDANCE FROM THE HRRR... RAP AND WRF STILL DEVELOP A LIGHT BAND OF SNOW FROM SWRN OK INTO CENTRAL OK THROUGH SUNRISE. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR... A DUSTING TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH AS SFC TEMPS WILL REMAIN AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING. 2 INCH SOIL TEMPS FROM THE OKMESONET AT 115 AM ARE STILL IN THE LOW TO MID 40S. EXPECT MINOR TO NO IMPACT ON TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME. JTK && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 914 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2014/ UPDATE... MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS OVERNIGHT AS RADAR TRENDS SUGGEST CHANCES FOR -SN HAVE DECREASED SOMEWHAT ACROSS FAR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. ALSO INTRODUCED ISO THUNDER OVER SOUTH CENTRAL OK WITH RECENT HEAVY SHOWER DEVELOPMENT. OTHERWISE...THE FORECAST IS LARGELY UNCHANGED. STILL EXPECT LIGHT SNOW OR A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW FROM ROUGHLY I-44 WEST THROUGH SATURDAY AM. ACCUMULATIONS IF ANY...WILL BE QUITE LOW...THOUGH ANY SNOWBANDS THAT DEVELOP MAY LOCALLY LEAD TO A DUSTING TO QUARTER INCH OF SNOW FROM NORTHWESTERN THROUGH WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. IMPACTS SHOULD BE MINOR GIVEN GROUND TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING...BUT EXPOSED ROADS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK IN A FEW PLACES THAT SEE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 520 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2014/ AVIATION... COLD FRONT NEAR I-44 CORRIDOR WILL CONT TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING WITH NORTH WINDS THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST. A FEW GUSTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SITES MAY EXCEED 20KTS THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE MVFR CEILINGS EXPECTED TO GIVE WAY TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY... ESPECIALLY BY AFTN. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND LIGHT RAIN NEAR I-44 CORRIDOR... HOWEVER CHANCES REMAIN TOO LOW TO MENTION IN FORECAST AT THIS TIME. 30 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 321 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2014/ DISCUSSION... A WAVE IS LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT IS OBSERVED ON RADAR IN THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE IS VIRGA AS LOW LEVELS REMAIN DRY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE. THERE IS A BIT MORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE NORTHEASTERN PANHANDLES AND NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AS EVIDENCED BY THE STRATUS... SO WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS THERE. WILL ALSO KEEP CHANCE POPS EAST WHERE SOME LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE DEVELOPMENT. BUT OVERALL FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE TOO SIGNIFICANT OF AN EVENT OVER THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO TREND OF DECREASING POPS AND EXPECTED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. THE OTHER MAIN WEATHER ISSUE IS EXPECTED TO BE THE SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER WEATHER NEXT WEEK. THE FORECAST STILL LOOKS GOOD WITH THIS AND DID NOT MAKE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE EXTENDED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 39 25 46 28 / 20 0 0 0 HOBART OK 40 22 46 26 / 10 0 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 42 26 48 31 / 20 0 0 0 GAGE OK 37 18 45 20 / 0 0 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 39 22 43 25 / 10 0 0 0 DURANT OK 44 29 47 31 / 30 10 10 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 04/23
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 450 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2014 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-271800- 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- 450 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... .WINTER WEATHER... LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW CHANCES WILL EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON ROADS...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA MAY SEE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS AND ESPECIALLY...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .WINTER WEATHER... A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FROM CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... BUT NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL RETURN BY MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. 25/AUSTIN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 winter weather, 2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by noon. Once the snow tapered off, Will Rogers World Airport measured 3 inches of snow, along with Midwest City. Tinker Air Force Base reported 2.5 inches of snow.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by noon. Once the snow tapered off, Mustang had received 3.5 inches.
Rain quickly changed over to snow. The snow became moderate to heavy at times. By the time snow had ended in the late morning, up to 6 inches of snow had fallen in Lawton, and 4 to 5 inches had fallen in Elgin and surrounding communities.
Several social media posts of snow totals ranging from 3 to 4 inches. Snow began early in the morning and tapered off around 11 am. Once all was said and done, 4 inches of snow were reported in Chickasha and Amber, and 3.5 inches fell in Bridge Creek.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by noon. Up to 3 inches of snow fell in Norman, and 2 to 3 inch amounts were also observed in other surrounding communities.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by noon. Once snow had ended, 2 inches had fallen in Anadarko.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by noon. Once snow had ended, 2.4 inches had fallen in Walters.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by noon. Once the snow tapered off, Newcastle had received 3.5 inches.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by early afternoon. By the time snow had ended, up to 3.5 inches were reported in Duncan.
Snow began early in the morning and ended by early afternoon. Elmore City received 2 inches of snow by the time the snow had ended.
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, December 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: 553406, 553411, 553399, 553400, 553407, 553409, 553410, 553412, 553408, 553405.