Drought in Oklahoma, October 17 to 31, 2023

Name: Drought in Oklahoma, October 17 to 31, 2023
Start: 2023-10-17T06:00
End: 2023-10-31T05:59
Location: Oklahoma

October 17 to 31, 2023 · NWS OUN · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

Areas of severe (or worse) drought expanded slightly across southern into south-central Oklahoma from the mid to late-month period.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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.

Areas of severe (or worse) drought expanded slightly across southern into south-central Oklahoma from the mid to late-month period.

The radar

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

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Atoka

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 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, Beckham

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Beckham forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bryan

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Caddo

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Caddo forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Carter

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coal

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Coal forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Comanche

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cotton

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Cotton forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grady

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Greer

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Greer forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harmon

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Harmon forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jefferson

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnston

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Johnston forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kay

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 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, Kiowa

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Love

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Love forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Murray

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Noble

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 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, Pontotoc

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stephens

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tillman

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM CST
Where: Tillman forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Washita

When: October 17, 6:00 AM CST to October 31, 5:59 AM 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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2023 Every state in 2023 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, October 2023

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1144134, 1144135, 1144136, 1144137, 1144138, 1144139, 1144140, 1144141, 1144142, 1144143, 1144144, 1144145, 1144146, 1144147, 1144148, 1144149, 1144150, 1144151, 1144152, 1144153, 1144154, 1144155, 1144156, 1144157.