NWS Norman News

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.

2009 Spotter Training Classes (3/2/2009 3:00 pm CST) The NWS Norman staff will continue to provide spotter training classes during the month of March in Oklahoma and western north Texas.  More information is available here.

Weather History for March 4 A winter storm that started as sleet and freezing rain, and later changed to snow, occurred on March 4th and 5th, 1989, across the southeast half of Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas. Near blizzard conditions occurred the morning of the 5th, when strong winds blew and drifted the already deep snow. The axis of heaviest snow extended from Healdton, in south central Oklahoma, to Pauls Valley and Chandler, in central Oklahoma. Sixteen inches of snow fell in Pauls Valley, and drifts of three to six feet were common. Over western north Texas, a band of snow nine to 11 inches deep stretched from Coleman to Wichita Falls. The 9.7 inch snowfall on the 5th at Wichita Falls set their record for greatest snowfall for any one day in the month of March. This after the high temperature had reached 83 two days earlier.

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