NWS Norman, Oklahoma - Recent Local News from 2007

Recent News from 2007

(12/10/2007) Preliminary Ice Storm Summary A devastating ice storm brought widespread damage, auto accidents, and power outages to much of Oklahoma and parts of surrounding states beginning December 8, 2007. More information is available here.

(12/10/2007) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. A new issue of the Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The Adobe PDF version of the Autumn 2007 newsletter is now available on this website.

(11/16/2007) Centennial Weather Timeline In celebration of Oklahoma's centennial, the National Weather Service in Norman looks back at some of the most significant and most memorable weather events that occurred during the state's first 100 years. More information is available here.

(9/27/2007) Information Available For Tropical Depression Erin Preliminary information concerning the remnants of Tropical Depression Erin that passed over Oklahoma is now available. More information is available here.

(8/31/2007) Voluntary Recall of Some Oregon Scientific Weather Radios On Wednesday August 29th, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Oregon Scientifc, announced a voluntary recall of four (4) models of Oregon Scientific Weather Radios. Details are provided on the CPSC Website. More information can be found here.

(8/02/2007) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. A new issue of the Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The Adobe PDF version of the Summer 2007 newsletter is now available on this website.

(5/04/2007) Web Site Issues. Due to upgrades to regional National Weather Service servers, some products derived from forecast grids will be temporarily unavailable on our main page until the middle of next week. Zone averaged forecasts are being served in lieu of the more detailed point forecasts until the servers have been successfully upgraded. Other problems are also occurring with the radar loops. More information on these web site problems can be found at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/websiteissues.php

(4/27/2007) New Storm Data Files. New storm data files for the months of October 2006, November 2006, December 2006 and January 2007 are available through the Storm Data page.

(4/27/2007) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. A new issue of the Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The Adobe PDF version of the Spring 2007 newsletter is now available on this website.

(4/19/2007) Air Quality Awareness Week The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Weather Service urge Americans to "Be Air Aware" during Air Quality Awareness Week, April 30-May 4, 2007. More information on air quality is available at:

http://www.epa.gov/airnow/airaware/

(4/10/2007) NWS Norman To Conduct Two Weather Radio Alarm Tests Each Wednesday Beginning Wednesday, April 18th, the National Weather Service in Norman will test the weather radio warning alarm feature at two different times every Wednesday. Tests of the warning alarm will be conducted each Wednesday around noon, and again on Wednesday evenings around 7PM. The evening test is being added to help those who are away from their radios during the midday test to ensure their radios are working properly. Either test may be canceled if there is a threat of hazardous weather in the area.

The National Weather Service encourages everyone to use weather radio to receive life-saving warnings and other information from the National Weather Service in Norman. The warning alarm precedes tornado and severe thunderstorm watches, and tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings, as well as other emergency messages, and is designed to activate specially designed weather radio receivers, providing audible and/or visual warning signals to homes, schools and businesses in the path of the storm.

For more information about NOAA Weather Radio and the weekly alarm tests, visit the NWS Norman website at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/wxradio/

(4/01/2007) Oklahoma Severe Weather Awareness Month April 2007 is Severe Weather Awareness Month in Oklahoma and is also McReady Oklahoma Month. More information is available:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/swam/

(3/28/2007) Hail Observation Research Project If you live within 90 miles of Norman, Oklahoma, you are invited to participate in a National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research project. The project is called the Hail Size Discrimination Experiment. More information about the project is available at the following link:

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/hail07/

(3/28/2007) Weather Radio Programming Event The National Weather Service and the Oklahoma Department of Emegency Management will provide weather radio programming services at Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City on April 14, 2007 from 12 pm to 4 pm CDT. This weather radio programming event is part of the McReady Oklahoma severe weather awareness activities during the month of April.

(3/16/2007) National Flood Safety Awareness Week - March 19-23, 2007 Flooding is a widespread threat to the United States during all months of the year. National Flood Safety Awareness Week is intended to highlight some of the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and what you can do to save life and property. More information on floods and flood safety is available at:

http://www.weather.gov/floodsafety/

(3/05/2007) March 4-10, 2007 has been designated as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas. The week of March 4-10, 2007 has been proclaimed as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas. During this week, National Weather Service offices throughout Texas will feature severe weather information and safety rules through the issuance of Public Information Statements. Reproductions of these statements have been made available at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/safety/swaw/

(2/28/2007) Flood Safety Awareness Week The week of March 19-23, 2007 is Flood Safety Awareness Week in the United States. National Flood Safety Awareness Week is intended to highlight some of the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and what you can do to save life and property. You can find out more about flood safety here.

(2/16/2007) New Storm Data Files. New storm data files for the months of August 2006 and September 2006 are available through the Storm Data page.

(1/24/2007) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. A new issue of the Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The Adobe PDF version of the Winter 2007 newsletter is now available on this website.

(1/01/2007) National Severe Weather Workshop - March 1-3, 2007 The National Severe Weather Workshop will feature the nation's premier severe weather experts discussing their latest research and forecasting techniques. More information can be found through this link.