Oklahoma, 2014

Drought in Oklahoma, September 1 to 30, 2014

September 1 to 30, 2014 · NWS OUN · 43 events in 43 counties and zones

With very few rainfall events across Oklahoma during the month of September, drought conditions persisted or worsened.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 43 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
43

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 OUN wrote it up.

With very few rainfall events across Oklahoma during the month of September, drought conditions persisted or worsened.

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 Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 10:28 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 10:28 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1128 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

.AVIATION...
01/06Z TAFS...VFR AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
DOMINATE TONIGHT AND MOST OF TOMORROW. STORMS IN KANSAS
IN THE NEAR TERM ARE EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH OF NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA TERMINALS. FROPA STILL EXPECTED 15-17Z AT
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA TERMINALS AND APPROACH KPNC AND KCSM
LATE IN THE PERIOD. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TRSA POSSIBLE
NEAR FRONT TOWARD AND AFTER 00Z AND WILL MENTION IN
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TERMINALS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 908 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014/

.UPDATE...
REMOVED MOST POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PLEASE SEE THE
DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
THE DEEP MOIST CONVECTION HAS REMAINED WELL NORTH OF OUR FA THIS
EVENING NEAR A COLD FRONT AND JUST AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROUGH
TRAVERSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THERE IS STILL A SLIM CHANCE SOME
OF THIS ACTIVITY COULD SLIDE SOUTH FAR ENOUGH TO IMPACT EXTREME
NORTHERN OK THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SO WILL LEAVE SCHC
POPS IN ALONG THE BORDER. OTHERWISE...EXPECT BREEZY S WINDS
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS LLJ INTENSIFIES. ADJUSTED SKY GRIDS
SLIGHTLY TO REFLECT CURRENT SAT IMAGERY. NO OTHER SIG CHANGES
NEEDED. ALL UPDATED PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN SENT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  75  97  74  95 /   0  10  20  20
HOBART OK         74  99  75  97 /   0  10  10  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  77 100  76  98 /   0  10   0  10
GAGE OK           72  93  68  94 /  10  20  20  10
PONCA CITY OK     76  96  70  92 /  10  20  60  40
DURANT OK         74  96  75  95 /   0  10   0  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

03/11
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 8:00 PM CST, 4 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
900 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

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-
900 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER EXTREME
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE SEEN WITH STRONGER STORMS...BUT
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
STORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE HIGHEST
CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE OVER AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF
CAMARGO...WATONGA...AND STILLWATER...ALTHOUGH STORM CHANCES WILL
BE SEEN AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE-40.

SOME STORMS THAT OCCUR LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT MAY BE
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING HAIL AND WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDOUS
WEATHER THREATS. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS LATE ON LABOR DAY...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA...STAY WEATHER
AWARE AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

THERE IS ALSO A LOW CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS FAR
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.HEAT...
OVERALL...IT WILL BE A HOT WEEK ACROSS THE REGION WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 90S AND NEAR 100...WITH HEAT INDICES
ABOVE 100. IF YOU HAVE TO WORK OUTDOORS OR HAVE PLANS TO BE
OUTDOORS DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY...BE SURE TO FOLLOW HEAT
SAFETY GUIDELINES.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

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Event by event

43 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Alfalfa

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Alfalfa forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Grant

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Blaine

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Blaine forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Canadian

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Canadian forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Logan

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Noble

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Noble forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Grady

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grady forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, McClain

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
McClain forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Cleveland

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Pottawatomie

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Pontotoc

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across western parts of the county.

Drought, Johnston

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnston forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across western parts of the county.

Drought, Marshall

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across western parts of the county.

Drought, Bryan

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across western parts of the county.

Drought, Love

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Love forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Carter

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Garfield

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Garfield forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought worsened through the month, with D3 (extreme) drought developing by month's end.

Drought, Major

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Major forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought worsened through the month, with D3 (extreme) drought developing by month's end.

Drought, Kingfisher

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought worsened through the month, with D3 (extreme) drought developing by month's end.

Drought, Caddo

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caddo forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought worsened through the month, with D3 (extreme) drought developing by month's end.

Drought, Dewey

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dewey forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought worsened through the month, with D3 (extreme) drought developing by month's end.

Drought, Washita

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Washita forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Roger Mills

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Woodward

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woodward forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Stephens

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Stephens forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Ellis

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Ellis forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Beckham

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Beckham forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Greer

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Greer forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Comanche

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Comanche forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Cotton

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cotton forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Jefferson

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted across the county.

Drought, Tillman

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Tillman forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted across the county, with D4 drought covering the entire county by month's end.

Drought, Kay

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kay forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D1 (moderate) drought worsened, with D2 (severe) drought developing by the end of the month.

Drought, Woods

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woods forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D1 (moderate) drought worsened, with D2 (severe) drought developing by the end of the month.

Drought, Murray

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Murray forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D1 (moderate) drought worsened, with D2 (severe) drought developing by the end of the month.

Drought, Harper

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Harper forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D1 (moderate) drought worsened, with D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought developing by the end of the month.

Drought, Kiowa

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought worsened, with D4 (exceptional) drought developing by the end of the month.

Drought, Jackson

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought worsened, with D4 (exceptional) drought developing by the end of the month.

Drought, Garvin

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Garvin forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D2 (severe) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Harmon

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Harmon forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

With little rainfall, D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the region.

Drought, Payne

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Payne forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Despite fairly dry conditions, a couple of rainfall events led to some drought improvement, as D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought were replaced by only D2 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Lincoln

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Despite fairly dry conditions, a couple of rainfall events led to some drought improvement, as D2 (severe) drought was replaced by D1 (moderate) drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Custer

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Custer forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Despite fairly dry conditions, a couple of rainfall events led to some drought improvement, as D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought were replaced by only D2 drought by the end of the month.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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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: 544241, 544242, 544243, 544244, 544245, 544246, 544247, 544248, 544249, 544250, 544251, 544252, 544253, 544254, 544255, 544256, 544257, 544258, 544259, 544260, 544261, 544262, 544263, 544264, 544265, 544266, 544267, 544268, 544269, 544270, 544271, 544272, 544273, 544274, 544275, 544276, 544277, 544278, 544279, 544280, and more.