Blizzard in Oklahoma
Every blizzard event the National Weather Service has filed in Oklahoma, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
The most significant on the map
The most significant blizzard episodes in Oklahoma.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 105
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $49 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, February 1, 2011A very strong storm system moved across the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains on the 31st of January and 1st of February. Cold air had surged into the region ahead of this system on the 30th and 31st.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 24, 2009A powerful winter storm developed over parts of the Southern Plains, resulting in one of the most widespread and damaging blizzards to affect Oklahoma in decades.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, March 27 to 28, 2009A strong, late-season winter storm moved through parts of Oklahoma, producing record setting snowfall over western and northwest Oklahoma.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, October 25, 1997A very strong winter weather storm and blizzard moved across the central plains states through the day Saturday. The 74 year old female from Adams Oklahoma was returning home when her car became stuck in a snowdrift less than a mile from her home.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, February 25 to 26, 2013A strong winter storm system moved from west Texas into southern Oklahoma overnight on the 24th and lasted through the morning hours of the 26th. Very heavy snowfall occurred to the north and west of the upper low, mainly over parts of northwest Oklahoma.
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 28 to 30, 2006A strong and vigorous upper low moved across the Rockies and brought strong winds and heavy snow to the Oklahoma panhandle.
- Blizzard in Oklahoma, February 24 to 25, 2013Between the evening hours of February 24 and the afternoon hours of February 25th, widespread snowfall totals of 1 to 15 inches of snow were reported across the Oklahoma Panhandle. This snowfall crippled the Panhandle in ways not seen since the 1957 and 1934 blizzards.
- Blizzard in Oklahoma, March 26 to 28, 2009A vigorous low pressure system in the upper atmosphere moved just south of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles and produced widespread heavy snow...strong and gusty winds...and low visibilities.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, November 29 to 30, 2006A strong cold front brought cold arctic air to the region. A strong upper level storm system then translated across the region over the arctic air causing winter precipitation.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 25, 2012A strong upper storm system moved into Oklahoma from Christmas Eve through Christmas Day. Much of southern and western Oklahoma received considerable snowfall, while northern an central Oklahoma saw measurable snows.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 8 to 9, 2024A strong low pressure system brought severe winds and snow to the combined Panhandles. With sustained winds reaching 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 74 mph combined with snow, much of the area saw blizzard to near blizzard conditions.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, April 29 to 30, 2017An upper level low over eastern New Mexico within a deep neutral tilted trough with a 80-110 kt. 250 hPa jet streak providing upper level divergence over our region gave us good favorable upper level dynamics.
- Blizzard in Oklahoma, March 7 to 8, 1998A low pressure system in the upper levels of the atmosphere over the Texas South Plains along with very cold and moist air across the Oklahoma Panhandle produced blizzard conditions with sustained wind speeds of 35 mph to 40 mph and visibilities near zero.
- Blizzard in Oklahoma, December 19 to 20, 2011A vigorous upper low moved across southern California tracked eastward across the southwestern states and central Rockies and then lifted northeast across the eastern Texas Panhandle.
- Blizzard in Oklahoma, February 23, 2019A surface quickly moving northeast through the northwest Panhandles helped to develop snow along the north and northwest side of the upper level low pressure.
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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.