Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 9 to 10, 2025

Name: Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 9 to 10, 2025
Start: 2025-01-09T07:00
End: 2025-01-10T10:00
Location: Oklahoma

January 9 to 10, 2025 · NWS OUN · 28 events in 28 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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.

A widespread winter storm (with heavy snowfall) impacted the Southern Plains on the 9th into early morning hours of the 10th. On the synoptic scale, a deep (closed) upper system lifted from northern Mexico into portions of the Southern Plains, leading to expanding areas of light to moderate precipitation during the day on the 9th. While surface temperatures sat a few degrees above freezing prior to snowfall (morning of the 9th), a combination of sub-freezing wet-bulb temperatures and occasionally heavy rates lead to widespread snowfall accumulation across the WFO Norman Forecast area.

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Event by event

28 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Comanche

When: January 9, 7:00 AM CST to January 10, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 2 to just over 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4.1 inches measured in the Lawton community.

Heavy Snow, Grady

When: January 9, 7:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 3 to over 5 inches in the county, with the highest total of 5.5 inches measured near the Amber community.

Heavy Snow, Stephens

When: January 9, 7:00 AM CST to January 10, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 3 to 5 inches in the county, with the highest total of 5 inches measured near the Marlow community.

Heavy Snow, Cleveland

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 3 to 6 inches in the county, with the highest total of 6 inches measured northeast of the Noble community.

Heavy Snow, Oklahoma

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 2 to 5 inches in the county, with the highest total of 5 inches measured in the Harrah community.

Heavy Snow, Pottawatomie

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 4 to 7 inches in the county, with the highest total of 7 inches measured just west of the Tecumseh community.

Heavy Snow, Carter

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 7 to 9 inches in the county, with the highest total of 9 inches measured in the Ardmore community.

Heavy Snow, Coal

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Coal forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 8 to 9 inches in the county, with the highest total of 9 inches measured east of the Centrahoma community.

Heavy Snow, Garvin

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 4 to over 6 inches in the county, with the highest total of 6.5 inches measured in the Pauls Valley community.

Heavy Snow, Jefferson

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 4 to just over 6 inches in the county, with the highest total of 6.3 inches measured in the Ringling community.

Heavy Snow, Johnston

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Johnston forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 6 to 9 inches in the county, with the highest total of 9 inches measured in the Fillmore community.

Heavy Snow, Love

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Love forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 5 to 7 inches in the county, with the highest total of 7 inches measured east of the Marietta community.

Heavy Snow, Marshall

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 6 to 8 inches in the county, with the highest total of 8 inches measured near the Madill and Lebanon communities.

Heavy Snow, McClain

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 4 to 6 inches in the county, with the highest total of 6 inches measured near the Washington and Goldsby communities.

Heavy Snow, Murray

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 6 to over 9 inches in the county, with the highest total of 9.5 inches measured west of the Sulphur community.

Heavy Snow, Pontotoc

When: January 9, 8:00 AM CST to January 10, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 8 to 12 inches in the county, with the highest total of 12 inches measured near the Pontotoc community.

Heavy Snow, Seminole

When: January 9, 9:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 4 to just over 7 inches in the county, with the highest total of 7.3 inches measured southeast of the Seminole community.

Heavy Snow, Hughes

When: January 9, 9:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 8 to 12 inches in the county, with the highest total of 12 inches measured in the Lamar community.

Heavy Snow, Atoka

When: January 9, 9:00 AM CST to January 10, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Atoka forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 7 to 9 inches in the county, with the highest total of 9 inches measured northeast of the Daisy community.

Heavy Snow, Bryan

When: January 9, 9:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 5 to 8 inches in the county, with the highest total of 8 inches measured northwest of the Durant community. Emergency management reported numerous vehicle accidents during the day on the 9th, including at least one event where a vehicle struck a house.

Heavy Snow, Kingfisher

When: January 9, 9:00 AM CST to January 10, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 2 to 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4 inches measured southwest of the Crescent community.

Heavy Snow, Lincoln

When: January 9, 9:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 3 to over 5 inches in the county, with the highest total of 5.4 inches measured north of the Stroud community.

Heavy Snow, Dewey

When: January 9, 10:00 AM CST to January 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Dewey forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 2 to over 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4.5 inches measured in the Camargo community.

Heavy Snow, Ellis

When: January 9, 10:00 AM CST to January 10, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 2 to 7 inches in the county, with the highest total of 7 inches measured in the Arnett community.

Heavy Snow, Payne

When: January 9, 10:00 AM CST to January 10, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 2 to over 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4.5 inches measured near the Perkins and Cushing communities.

Heavy Snow, Woodward

When: January 9, 10:00 AM CST to January 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Woodward forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 3 to over 6 inches in the county, with the highest total of 6.5 inches measured near the Tangier community.

Heavy Snow, Woods

When: January 9, 11:00 AM CST to January 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Woods forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 3 to 8 inches in the county, with the highest total of 8 inches measured near the Alva community.

Heavy Snow, Kay

When: January 9, 12:00 PM CST to January 10, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Kay forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm total snowfall accumulation ranged from 1 to over 4 inches in the county, with the highest total of 4.5 inches measured northeast of the Newkirk community.

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1226036, 1226040, 1226066, 1226028, 1226029, 1226030, 1226034, 1226035, 1226039, 1226041, 1226042, 1226060, 1226061, 1226062, 1226063, 1226065, 1225513, 1226031, 1226032, 1226033, 1226044, 1226059, 1226037, 1226038, 1226064, 1226068, 1226067, 1226043.