The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5631450
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
DELAWARE
5631450
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,631,450 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,596 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-01-08T08:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-01-08T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | OKLAHOMA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | DELAWARE |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A winter storm on the morning of Jan. 8 dropped a band of 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation across parts of eastcentral and southeast Oklahoma. Heavier accumulations of up to 6 inches occurred in parts of northeast Oklahoma between Okemah and Tulsa. In northeast Oklahoma, the precipitation changed over from rain to sleet around 1:00 am and changed to all snow after 3:00 am. The snow had ended across the area by late morning. The sleet initially caused roads to be slick, and the heavy snow caused roads, particularly from Okemah to Tulsa, to become snow-packed. Specific snow totals follow (in inches): Okmulgee...6.0, Berryhill (3W Tulsa)...4.5, Broken Arrow...4.2, Tulsa Int'l Airport...4.0, Okemah...4.0, Beggs...4.0, NWS Office (E Tulsa)...3.0, Checotah...3.0, Vinita...3.0, Oktaha...2.0, Miami...2 to 3, Scipio...2.0, Pryor...1.0, Muskogee...1.0, McAlester...0.5. Temperatures were very close to freezing when the snow fell, therefore this was a wet snow with high water content. Most of the snow had melted off by the end of the day.The snow formed as an upper level low moving through the southern branch of the jet stream moved across Texas from west to east. A pool of mid-level cold air to the left of the upper level low's track and favorable jet dynamics were just enough for a changeover to snow. At the surface, low pressure formed on the morning of Jan. 7 near the mouth of the Mississippi River and was located in the Ohio River valley by the morning of Jan. 8. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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