NWS Norman News

Drought Outlook (1/13/2009 10:00 am CST) Drought conditions are occurring in parts of southern Oklahoma. Read more about these conditions in the NWS Norman Drought Information Statement.  Links to more drought information are available through the Drought web page.

National Severe Weather Workshop - March 5-7, 2009 (1/7/2009 3:00 pm CST) Emergency managers, weather enthusiasts, teachers, students, meteorologists, broadcasters, and vendors in weather data will gather, present, and discuss important interrelated topics over a three-day period in early March.  More information is available here.

New Quarterly Weather Newsletter (12/12/2008 2:00 pm CST) A new edition of the Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by the NWS Norman staff. The Autumn 2008 newslettern is now available on this website.  The latest newletter can be found through the Southern Plains Cyclone web page.

2009 Spotter Training Schedule (12/11/2008 12:00 pm CST) The 2009 NWS Norman storm spotter training schedule is now available.  More information is available here.

Winter Precipitation Research Project (12/11/2008 12:00 pm CST) If you live within 90 miles of Norman, OK, you are invited to participate in a National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research project. The project is called the Winter Precipitation Identification Near the Ground (W-PING) Project.  More information is available here.

Weather History for January 14 On this date in 1960, it seemed more like April than January, when an intense line of thunderstorms raced through the region. Winds up to 75 mph brought widespread damage to roofs and utilities. A funnel cloud was followed for three and a half miles over the western edge of Oklahoma City, while a tornado damaged three farmsteads southeast of Fitzhugh, in Pontotoc County. The winds were not finished however, as an intense low pressure system roared through later in the day. Again, winds of 75 mph blew out plate glass windows in Lawton, Purcell, Yukon, and Oklahoma City.

Learn more about the weather history for Oklahoma and western north Texas here.