You'll receive your first newsletter soon!Love Oklahoma? You'll receive your first newsletter soon!Thank you! You'll receive your first newsletter soon! Let’s take a look back at this massive ice storm that froze the state for days.If you have a story to tell about this massive ice storm, we’d love to hear it.
Severe tree damage took days to clean up and years to recover from. Incidentally, one somewhat common ice storm corridor is along the Columbia River, where subfreezing air spilling over the Continental Divide can sometimes remain trapped ahead of a wet Pacific storm. Over 600,000 Oklahomans lost power for … The significance of this event was comparable to major ice storms that semi-regularly visit locations such as Oklahoma, southern Kansas or southern Missouri. S. Carter/Flickr.
In early December 2007 Oklahoma received a significant amount of freezing rain that accumulated on trees, power lines and pretty much everything. We believe that supporting local attractions is important now more than ever and we hope our articles inspire your future adventures!
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When the storm had finally exited on the evening of January 29th, much of the National Weather Service Norman county warning area had received significant accumulations of ice, snow, sleet, or some combination of the three. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The January 2007 North American ice storm was a severe ice storm that affected a large swath of North America from the Rio Grande Valley to New England and southeastern Canada, starting on January 11 and lasting until January 16. 12 years ago this week: 2007 ice storm freezes Tulsa area Dec 10, 2019 Freezing rain started coming down late on Dec. 8, 2007, and continued through dawn, leaving a … We’ve seen the winter weather forecasts predicting a colder winter this year, and one thing we all wish for is “NO ICE!” Anyone else have flashbacks to December 2007 anytime they hear “ice storm?” It was one of the worst in Oklahoma history and it will never be forgotten. and we can enjoy these cooler temperatures in the Sooner State.
On this day in Oklahoma history, freezing rain moved into Northeast Oklahoma late on a Saturday night, December 9, 2007.
You'll receive your first newsletter soon!Love Oklahoma? The state was under a layer of ice that measured 3 inches thick in some areas. The largest impact were the power outages, with 200,000 homes without power for several days during and after the event. I think we are officially out of the 90-degree temperatures for the rest of 2017 (but don’t be too sure cause it’s crazy Oklahoma!) It was when up to 21 inches of snow fell on the northeastern side of the state, and wind gusts were found to reach up to 40 miles per hours during the heart of the storm. Ashley has lived in Oklahoma for 25 years and is the Oklahoma staff writer for onlyinyourstate.com. Get more stories delivered right to your email.Thank you! The biggest blizzard in Oklahoma occurred from January 31st to February 1st in 2011. Copyright 2019 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. It was followed by a second wave in the Southern United States from Texas to the Carolinas from January 16 through January 18, and a third one that hit the southern Plains and … Get more stories delivered right to your email. The storm struck between Friday, December 29th and Sunday, December 31st, 2006, and with impacts lasting for several more weeks. Ground temperatures were in the lower 40s during most of the event and kept surface roads from becoming too icy. And on that note, please nominate your favorite local business that could use some love right now: Thank you! We’re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing. Bridges and overpasses did freeze up, causing travel problems. The North American Ice Storm of 1998 (also known as Great Ice Storm of 1998) was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms in January 1998 that struck a relatively narrow swath of land from eastern Ontario to southern Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, and bordering areas from northern New York to central Maine in the United States.
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While we’re continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, we don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. Temperatures rose above freezing later, but the damage was done with possibly the costliest Ice Storm in Oklahoma history at around $600 million. Temperatures were at first above 70 °F (21 °C) but suddenly on Friday March 3 and it suddenly got cold, below freezing, and ice started forming in the late evening.