Drought, Wilbarger
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 34.081, -99.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 2019
Severe drought persisted in a small portion of western north Texas through the month of December.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Severe drought persisted in a small portion of western north Texas through the month of December.
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 Nov 30, 10:51 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 10:51 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1051 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 .DISCUSSION... && .AVIATION... Gusty northwest wind will continue into Sunday afternoon, then slowly decrease through sunset. VFR conditions are expected. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 516 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ DISCUSSION... AVIATION... VFR conditions are expected until 012400. The gusts of northwest wind will subside somewhat overnight, but return Sunday morning before slowly decreasing by late afternoon. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 321 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ DISCUSSION... Winds have shifted to the NNW across NW OK and the panhandles behind the cold front this afternoon, with slower speeds within prefrontal trough just ahead of it. However, as deeper CAA accompanies the front they should increase again especially over northern OK. Will keep the advisory as is for now until 03Z but would not be surprised if it needs to be cancelled earlier. Breezy northwest winds are expected for most of the day Sun behind the front but as the sfc low continues to slide east over the upper midwest, the pressure gradient will loosen up over the plains. Temps will be around 5 to 8 degrees below avg behind the front Sun but then warm up to near or just above avg Mon with redeveloping SSW BL flow and a shortwave ridge moving over the south central CONUS. A wind shift from the north is expected during the day Tue with a very weak surface high accompanying a shortwave trough digging into the Miss. river valley. Very little CAA is anticipated at the surface with this feature. By Wed, another shortwave ridge will move over the Southern Plains ahead of a progressive shortwave trough opening up over the SW CONUS. This feature will impact our region Thu, bringing low rain chances with it mainly over eastern and northern OK. A cold front will follow for Fri lowering temps back to near avg. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 34 50 28 53 / 0 0 0 0 Hobart OK 32 53 26 55 / 0 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 35 56 30 57 / 0 0 0 0 Gage OK 29 51 22 58 / 0 0 0 0 Ponca City OK 31 46 25 52 / 0 0 0 0 Durant OK 37 54 31 55 / 0 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && 23/09/09
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 10:56 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1056 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-020500- 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- 1056 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight... No hazardous weather is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... .Fire Weather... Elevated fire weather conditions are expected on Sunday across western and northwestern Oklahoma. .Thunderstorms... A low chance of thunderstorms will return Thursday afternoon mainly across portions of southern Oklahoma. Severe weather is not expected. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Wichita
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (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
- Heavy Rain in California, December 1 to 2, 2019
- Ice Storm in Maryland, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm and Lakeshore Flood in Wisconsin, December 1, 2019
- Ice Storm in Michigan, December 1, 2019
- Debris Flows and Flooding in California, December 1 to 5, 2019
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 1, 2019
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, December 1 to 3, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 2019
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 1, 2019
- Debris Flow and Heavy Snow in California, December 1 to 3, 2019
More
Every storm in Texas in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, December 2019
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: 869783, 869784.