With persistent dry conditions, drought persisted across much of western and central Oklahoma.
Every event with a place to put it; 29 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 persistent dry conditions, drought persisted across much of western and central 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 Feb 28, 11:07 PM CST, 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1107 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015
.AVIATION...
LOW CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO STICK AROUND A WHILE
LONGER...RESULTING IN IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE TAF
PERIOD. SOUTHEASTERN SITES MAY SEE AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING. KGAG AND KWWR MAY SEE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 826 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015/
UPDATE...
UPDATED PRECIPITATION FORECAST.
DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THE
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE CWA. ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH.
ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES WILL MAKE SOME LIGHT SLEET
POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
MAD
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 524 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015/
DISCUSSION...
AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR THE 00Z TAFS IS BELOW.
AVIATION...
OVERALL...THINK IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH AIRPORT MINIMUMS 06-18Z...BUT DID NOT
MENTION DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE OF OCCURRENCE.
MVFR CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH
06Z...AND AFTER 17Z.
PATCHES OF -FZDZ CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF KCSM-KPNC
BEFORE 17Z. FZFG MAY ALSO OCCUR IN THESE LOCATIONS.
MBS
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 324 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015/
DISCUSSION...
WE WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE/FOG AND SCATTERED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES MAY COOL A FEW DEGREES EARLY THIS EVENING
AND THEN LEVEL OFF OR RISE A BIT OVERNIGHT. GENERALLY WEAK BUT
STEADY WARM ADVECTION WILL KEEP POPS GOING TOMORROW INTO MONDAY
ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CWA. SLOW BUT STEADY TRANSITION TO
RAIN FORECAST AS WE GET INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT UNTIL THEN...
AS FEW AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL KEEP CHANCES FOR THUNDER IN THE
FORECAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SURGE OF
COLD AIR TAKES US BACK TO FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.
DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO NEXT
WEEKEND WITH HINTS AT ANOTHER PERIOD OF ARCTIC AIR LATE IN THE
WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 25 36 27 39 / 50 30 10 30
HOBART OK 22 35 26 39 / 30 20 20 20
WICHITA FALLS TX 26 39 31 41 / 50 30 30 40
GAGE OK 21 31 22 39 / 40 30 10 20
PONCA CITY OK 23 33 21 38 / 40 20 10 20
DURANT OK 29 40 33 43 / 60 40 40 40
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR OKZ004>048-
050>052.
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR TXZ083>090.
&&
99/99/14HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 619 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-020015- 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- 619 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... .WINTER WEATHER... LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. PROLONGED FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LEAD TO A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON ROADS AND VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF I-44 TONIGHT. THIS WILL ONLY ACT TO WORSEN TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PLEASE AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...AS ANY MELTED SNOW WILL QUICKLY REFREEZE...AND ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATES ON EXISTING SNOW PACKED ROADS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .WINTER WEATHER.. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH AT TIMES THAT AREAS OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OFF AND ON AGAIN SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE MORE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. .THUNDERSTORMS... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ENOUGH ON TUESDAY THAT ALL THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE RAIN DURING THE DAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. 25/AUSTIN/MBS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
29 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
With persistent dry weather, D4 (exceptional) drought persisted.
With persistent dry weather, D4 (exceptional) drought persisted.
With persistent dry weather, D4 (exceptional) drought persisted.
With persistent dry weather, D4 (exceptional) drought persisted.
With persistent dry weather, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted.
With persistent dry weather, D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought persisted.
With persistent dry weather, D3 (extreme) has increased a to D4 (exceptional) drought.
With persistent dry weather, the southeast part of the county has increased from a D3 (extreme) to a to D4 (exceptional) drought, while a D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the remainder of the county.
With persistent dry weather, the western half of the county has increased from a D3 (extreme) to a to D4 (exceptional) drought, while a D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the remainder of the county.
With persistent dry weather, the northern half of the county has increased from a D3 (extreme) to a to D4 (exceptional) drought, while a D3 (extreme) drought persisted across the southern half of the county.
With persistent dry weather, the county has increased from a D2 (severe) to a to D3 (extreme) drought.
With persistent dry weather, the county has increased from a D2 (severe) to a to D3 (extreme) drought.
With persistent dry weather, the county has increased from a D2 (severe) to a to D3 (extreme) drought.
With persistent dry weather, the county has increased from a D2 (severe) to a to D3 (extreme) drought.
With persistent dry weather, the far western edge of the county has increased from a D2 (severe) to a to D3 (extreme) drought, while the remainder of the county remains under a D2 (severe) drought.
With persistent dry weather, the county remains under a D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) drought.
With persistent dry weather, the far northern part of the county remains under a D2 (severe) drought, while the remainder of the county had increased from a D2 (severe) to a D3 (extreme) drought.
With persistent dry weather, with a D2 (severe) to a D3 (extreme) drought.
With persistent dry weather, a D2 (severe) to a D3 (extreme) drought remains.
With persistent dry weather, a D2 (severe) to a D3 (extreme) drought remains across the western two thirds of the county, to a D1 (moderate) drought across the eastern one third of the county.
With persistent dry weather, a D2 (severe) drought remains across the western half of the county, to a D1 (moderate) drought across the eastern half of the county.
With persistent dry weather, a D3 (extreme) drought continues.
With persistent dry weather, a D3 (extreme) drought continues.
With persistent dry weather, a D3 (extreme) drought continues.
With persistent dry weather, a D3 (extreme) drought continues.
With persistent dry weather, a D3 (extreme) drought continues.
With persistent dry weather, D2 (severe) drought persisted.
With persistent dry weather, the northern half of the county has increased to a D2 (severe) drought.
With persistent dry weather, a D3 (extreme) to D4 (exceptional) drought continues across the western two thirds of the county, to a D2 (severe) drought across the eastern one third of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, March 2015
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: 558175, 558190, 558192, 558217, 558218, 558219, 558220, 558221, 558222, 558223, 558224, 558225, 558226, 558227, 558228, 558229, 558230, 558231, 558232, 558233, 558234, 558235, 558236, 558237, 558238, 558239, 558242, 558243, 558244.