The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5678228
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
JEFFERSON
5678228
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| Event typeevent_type | Ice Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,678,228 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,151,691 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-12-21T10:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-12-22T04:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | OKLAHOMA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | JEFFERSON |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A prolonged period of light freezing drizzle or light freezing rain plagued all of western and central Oklahoma on the 20th and 21st of December producing a thin layer of ice on most roads. Precipitation began first across northern Oklahoma around 1800 CST on the 20th, and then spread southward into all of western and southern Oklahoma during the 12 hour period between 0000 CST and 1200 CST on the 21st. Several hundred traffic accidents occurred during this time with 255 occurring in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Across the entire state of Oklahoma there were 13 fatal traffic accidents and 100 injury related traffic accidents. Only a few locations recorded a measureable amount of precipitation, but amounts were typically under 2 or 3 hundredths of an inch. However northwest portions of Oklahoma including Ellis, Harper, Woodward, Woods, and Alfalfa Counties, did receive 1 to 2 inches of snow from late evening on the 20th through the early morning on the 21st. Many schools had to close, and numerous traffic accidents were reported. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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