Winter Storm in Oklahoma

Events

1,330

Deaths

21

Injuries

215

Damage

$58 million

• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 12 to 14, 200714 deaths · $1.9 million · 48 eventsA strong winter storm crippled much of Oklahoma from January 12th through the 14th, spreading snow, freezing rain and sleet across the state. The snow and sleet was confined to northern and western Oklahoma.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 26 to 27, 20091 death · 208 injured · 30 eventsA significant winter storm affected much of Oklahoma beginning around sunrise on the 26th and continuing through much of the 27th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 27 to 28, 20154 deaths · $38 million · 26 eventsAs an upper low came down on the 26th, numerous showers and storms began to form. A cold front moved through the area that night, gradually bringing the area below freezing. The 27th saw precipitation transition to sleet and freezing rain.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, February 1, 20113 deaths · 5 injured · $30 million · 24 eventsA 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, 20093 deaths · $2.1 million · 42 eventsA 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, 20092 deaths · 5 injured · $1.9 million · 42 eventsA strong, late-season winter storm moved through parts of Oklahoma, producing record setting snowfall over western and northwest Oklahoma.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 24 to 25, 20093 deaths · 19 eventsA strong upper level low pressure system moved from the Southern Rockies across the Southern Plains on the 24th. Widespread precipitation developed as this system approached.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, October 25, 19971 death · $8.5 million · 5 eventsA 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, 20131 death · $220,000 · 31 eventsA 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.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 26, 2000$76 million · 48 eventsA major winter storm developed during the evening of the 25th across all of western, central, and southeast Oklahoma, with significant accumulations of snow and ice beginning shortly after 0000 CST on the 26th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, March 19 to 21, 20101 death · 6 injured · 26 eventsA strengthening upper level storm system moved east-southeastward from northeast New Mexico to near the Red River and the Arklatex.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 28 to 30, 2010$15 million · 66 eventsA major winter storm impacted much of Oklahoma beginning on the morning of January 28th and continued through much of the day.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 1, 20111 death · 48 eventsAfter a relatively quiet early winter, a dose of reality, in the form of a major, record-setting winter storm, affected all of Oklahoma from late on January 31 through February 1.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 12 to 15, 2007$38 million · 25 eventsAn arctic cold front moved into northeastern Oklahoma during the late evening hours of the 11th and had finally passed through the southeastern portion of the state by the evening of the 12th.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, February 8 to 9, 20111 death · 24 eventsA strong upper level disturbance moved from the northwestern United States southeastward into the Southern Plains on the 8th and 9th. Snow developed across the region during the evening hours of the 8th and continued through the 9th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 26 to 28, 20091 injured · $7.8 million · 25 eventsUpper level disturbances passing through the Southern Plains resulted in precipitation development north of a stationary arctic front located in North Texas.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 28 to 30, 20061 injured · $11 million · 9 eventsA strong and vigorous upper low moved across the Rockies and brought strong winds and heavy snow to the Oklahoma panhandle.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 5 to 6, 2013$3.3 million · 23 eventsArctic air spread across eastern Oklahoma on the 4th as a strong storm system developed across the western United States.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 15 to 17, 200812 injured · $30,000 · 4 eventsWidespread showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong upper level storm system that moved over Oklahoma. A cold front moved through the previous day, resulting in temperatures falling to near or just above freezing over much of the state.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, November 29 to 30, 2006$1.0 million · 24 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved into northeastern Oklahoma by sunrise on the 29th and through southeastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 29th. Precipitation developed behind the front as warm, moist air was drawn northward above the shallow cold air near the ground.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 2005$100,000 · 29 eventsRain changed over to freezing rain as cold air surged southward into the Southern Plains. The freezing rain began to accumulate in northwest Oklahoma during the morning hours of January 4th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, November 29 to 30, 200648 eventsA 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.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 24 to 25, 2023$45,000 · 13 eventsA strong upper level disturbance translated from far west Texas through the Southern Plains on the 24th and 25th. Precipitation began as rain across the area during the morning of the 24th, but changed to snow during the afternoon and evening.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 13, 200044 eventsA winter storm affected much of western and central Oklahoma and western north Texas during the evening of the 12th and the morning of the 13th.
• Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 31, 201142 eventsA powerful winter storm began to take shape during the evening hours of the 31st and continued into the 1st of February. Most of the accumulating snow occurred on February 1, but thunder-sleet and snow did affect many locations after dark on the 31st.

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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.