Oklahoma, 2017

Drought in Oklahoma, April 1 to 11, 2017

April 1 to 11, 2017 · NWS OUN · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

With the return of abundant rainfall, severe drought was eliminated from the region.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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 the return of abundant rainfall, severe drought was eliminated from the region.

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 Mar 31, 11:02 PM CST, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 11:02 PM CST, 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1202 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Please see the 06Z aviation discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR to IFR conditions are still expected to dominate the forecast
mainly across northwest Oklahoma terminals but development of at
least MVFR restrictions expected mainly over terminals from
KHBR/KCSM and KOKC northward Saturday morning. Scattered to
numerous showers are expected to develop over region after 15Z
with TSRA mainly after 20Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  73  53  64  50 /  50  80  30  40
Hobart OK         65  48  62  47 /  60  70  40  30
Wichita Falls TX  69  54  64  51 /  60  80  70  50
Gage OK           51  41  63  41 /  70  50  10  10
Ponca City OK     73  53  65  49 /  40  80  20  40
Durant OK         80  58  67  55 /  10  70  80  60

&&

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

26/03/03
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 7:04 PM CST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Norman OK
804 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2017

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-020115-
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-
804 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

.Fog...
Areas of drizzle and fog may develop after midnight across
western Oklahoma. Although this will affect motorist safety due
to restricted visibilities, no widespread dense fog is expected.

.Thunderstorms...
Isolated thunderstorms are possible across western Oklahoma late
tonight but no severe storms are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms will become more widespread on Saturday and persist
into Sunday. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms across
western north Texas and southwest Oklahoma Saturday afternoon and
evening, mainly southwest of a line from Erick to Snyder Oklahoma
to Burkburnett and Henrietta Texas. Strong to marginally severe
storms will be possible again on Sunday in south-central and
southeast Oklahoma.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Harper

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

Drought, Ellis

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

Drought, Roger Mills

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

Drought, Woods

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

Drought, Woodward

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

Drought, Major

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

Drought, Dewey

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

Drought, Kay

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

Drought, Garfield

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

Drought, Noble

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

Drought, Kingfisher

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

Drought, Logan

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

Drought, Payne

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

Drought, Canadian

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

Drought, Oklahoma

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 11, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lincoln

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

Drought, McClain

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

Drought, Cleveland

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

Drought, Pottawatomie

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

Drought, Seminole

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 11, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Seminole forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Atoka

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 11, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Atoka forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bryan

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

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 694173, 694174, 694175, 694176, 694177, 694178, 694179, 694180, 694181, 694182, 694183, 694184, 694185, 694186, 694187, 694188, 694189, 694190, 694191, 694192, 694194, 694195.