Drought, Caddo
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 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)
Drought in Oklahoma, June 1 to 30, 2021
An isolated pocket of severe drought persisted for much of the month across portions of west-central Oklahoma.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
An isolated pocket of severe drought persisted for much of the month across portions of west-central Oklahoma.
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 May 31, 9:52 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 9:52 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1052 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 335 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021 A complex mesoscale pattern is ongoing this afternoon with 3 convectively-enhanced areas of ascent depicted on water vapor and radar mosaic: 1) one across central Oklahoma, 2) one west of DFW, and 3) one in the central Texas panhandle. The expectation is the one centered near DFW will continue to move to the east-southeast and the one across Texas panhandle border will continue to move to the east. The stratiform area of the DFW one will affect western north Texas and perhaps far southern Oklahoma. The second area may affect areas near I-40 into this evening. Confidence on it maintaining its intensity is low as thermodynamic recovery ahead of this MCV is minimal/near zero in the wake of the ongoing MCV. Nevertheless, at least some showers are possible as this progresses eastward. Generally dry conditons are expected on Tuesday as the trough axis gradually moves to the east with northerly surface winds in its wake. A few showers may occur across northern Oklahoma in proximity of the trough and across the southeast Oklahoma as rain exits, but overall convective coverage appears limited. Mahale && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Sunday) Issued at 335 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021 For Wednesday though Friday, an elongated PV anomaly/lowered mid- level heights will be in place across the Southern Plains. Therefore, at least low probabilities for showers and thunderstorms will be present with a weakness in the upper level pattern. Overall, it appears there will be more dry periods than wet periods. However, there might be occasional enhancements of ascent in this period, which will increase the chance of showers/storms (predictability is low on when this may occur). By late in the weekend into early next week, an upper-level low across northern Mexico is progged to drift into the Southern Plains. As a result, more widespread rain is likely during the period with an attendant flooding risk. Mahale && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1048 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021 Will maintain IFR overnight with some drizzle and patchy fog. Ceilings will gradually rise during the day Tuesday, but most sites will remain MVFR. Light northeast winds. && .UPPER AIR... Issued at 325 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021 No Upper Air flights are currently planned. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 55 70 57 77 / 40 10 10 20 Hobart OK 57 71 56 79 / 30 0 10 30 Wichita Falls TX 60 73 59 80 / 30 0 10 20 Gage OK 53 69 52 79 / 20 10 10 20 Ponca City OK 53 70 54 76 / 40 20 20 30 Durant OK 64 76 61 80 / 90 40 30 30 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && SHORT TERM...10 LONG TERM....10 AVIATION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 6:32 PM CST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 732 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-020045- 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- 732 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through tonight... No hazardous weather is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... .Thunderstorms... Thunderstorm chances will continue for the rest of the week into next weekend, mainly across southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. Organized severe storms are 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
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Canadian
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 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)
Drought, Washita
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 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)
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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- Drought in Iowa, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in New Mexico, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in South Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in Colorado, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in California, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in New Mexico, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in Montana, June 1 to 30, 2021
- Drought in Arizona, June 1 to 30, 2021
More
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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: 969673, 969674, 969675.