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Oklahoma Winter Storm
of December 23-24, 2002

Public Information Statement (PNS)

The following text is from a Public Information Statement issued at 950 pam CST, December 23 2002, by the National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
950 PM CST MON DEC 23 2002

LISTED BELOW ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS RECEIVED THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

A MAP OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE NWS NORMAN HOMEPAGE BY AROUND 1000 PM CST.

LOCATION              SNOWFALL THROUGH 9 PM

ENID                 12 INCHES
HINTON               10 
WATONGA              10
CORDELL               8
BLACKWELL             7
HELENA                7
5 SOUTH OF DRUMMOND   7
POND CREEK            7
TALOGA                7
ARAPAHO               6
CLINTON               6
STILLWATER            6
ARNETT                6
HAMMON                6
PONCA CITY            6
ELK CITY              6
AMES                  6
FAIRVIEW              6
MEDFORD               6
OKEENE                6
PERRY                 6
BUFFALO               5
DRUMMOND              5
CHEYENNE              5
ERICK                 5
KINGFISHER            5
GUTHRIE               4
HOBART                4
ALVA                  4
CHANDLER              4
NEWKIRK               4
11 WEST OF EDMOND     4
WOODWARD              4
NORTH OKLAHOMA CITY   3
EL RENO               3
CHEROKEE              3
DALE                  2
VINSON                2
GREER                 2
WILL ROGERS AIRPORT   2
NORMAN                2
BLANCHARD             1
TUTTLE                TRACE
ANADARKO              TRACE 

Cooperative Observer Report (AGO)

The following text is from a Cooperative Observer Report issued at 1042 am CST, December 24 2002, by the National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma.

SUPPLEMENTAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1042 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2002

SUPPLEMENTAL CLIMATE DATA FOR WESTERN/CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS

DATA INCLUDES 24-HR MAX/MIN TEMPERATURES AND
PRECIPITATION 8AM - 8AM

SUPPLEMENTAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE

                            24-HOUR 
                           MAX    MIN            24HR   8AM
STATION                    AIR    AIR     24HR   SNOW   SNOW
                           TEMP  TEMP     PCPN   FALL   DEPTH 

 --- NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ---

ALVA                         35    24     0.38    2.6     3
ALVA AIRPORT                 36    27         
ARNETT                       31    21     0.60    5.0     5
BUFFALO                      34    23     0.30    5.0     5
CEDARDALE 1ESE                            0.72    7.0     7
FORT SUPPLY 1ESE             33    22     0.45    2.5     3
FORT SUPPLY DAM              33    23        
FREEDOM                      37    24     0.30    3.0     3
GAGE AIRPORT                 33    24     0.17
GREAT SALT PLAINS DAM        36    22     0.55    8.8     9
GREAT SALT PLAINS DAM DCP    37    24        
HELENA 1ESE                  35    24     0.76    7.6     6
LAVERNE                                   0.55    4.0     4
MUTUAL                       35    22     0.65    5.0     5
WAYNOKA                      35    24     0.42    3.7     4
WOODWARD 6E                  36    25        
WEST WOODWARD AIRPORT        34    25         

 --- NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---

BILLINGS                     37    24     0.55    5.5     4
ENID                         35    23     0.97    7.6     8
ENID - WOODRING AIRPORT      37    25        
JEFFERSON                    37    23     0.35    5.0     5
KAW DAM                      40    26        
LAMONT                                    0.72    4.0     4
MEDFORD                                   0.51    5.1     5
MORRISON                                  0.90    6.0     6
NEWKIRK 1NW                  37    24     0.62    4.5     5
PERRY                        35    24             4.0     4
PONCA CITY AIRPORT           39    25         

 --- WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---

CANTON DAM                   35    24         
CLINTON-SHERMAN AIRPORT      35    28     0.66
ELK CITY                     33    23     0.66    6.0     6
ELK CITY AIRPORT             34    24     
ERICK                        33    25     0.51    3.3     3
HAMMON 3SSW                  34    24     0.92    0.5     1
RETROP                                    0.17             
SAYRE 1NE                                 0.52    4.0     5
TALOGA                       35    23     0.51    7.0     7
THOMAS                                    1.06             
VICI                                      0.16    1.7     4
WATONGA AIRPORT              37    25         

 --- CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---

ARCADIA 2NW                               1.10    2.0     2
ARCADIA LAKE                 34    26     
BETHANY - WILEY POST ARPT    37    25     0.61
CHANDLER                     36    25     1.10    0.3     T 
CHICKASHA AIRPORT            37    28         
CHICKASHA EXP. STATION                    0.70             
COX CITY 2NE                              0.49     T      T 
DEER CREEK 6WNW TB GAGE                   0.63
EDMOND                                    0.85    2.1     2
EL RENO 1N                   35    24             3.0     3
GUTHRIE 5S                   35    25     1.03    4.0     4
GUTHRIE AIRPORT              35    26     0.75
HENNESSEY 4ESE               35    24     1.21             
KINGFISHER 2SE               35    35     1.50    5.0     5
MEEKER 5W                    36    25     0.23    3.0     3
MULHALL 1SE                               0.90    4.0     4
NORMAN NWS OFFICE            37    27     0.89    1.0     1
NORMAN - WESTHEIMER ARPT     39    28     0.73
OKARCHE TB RAINGAGE                       0.67
OKC - WILL ROGERS AIRPORT    36    26     0.72
OKLAHOMA CITY 6SW                         0.70    2.0     2
PIEDMONT 3N                               0.67    0.3     T 
SHAWNEE AIRPORT              37    27         
SHAWNEE AIRPORT TB GAGE                   0.09
STILLWATER AIRPORT           38    26     0.54
TINKER AFB                                0.75
WEWOKA                                    0.94     T      T 

 --- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ---

ALTUS DAM                    37    27     0.68     0      0
ANADARKO 3E                  36    25     0.55             
CHATTANOOGA 3NE              37    27     0.43     0      0
ELMER TB RAINGAGE                         1.01
FORT SILL AIRPORT                         0.35
FREDERICK AIRPORT                         1.03
HOBART AIRPORT               36    27     1.14    4.0     4
HOLLIS                       40    30     0.55    2.0     1
LAWTON                       37    27     0.40     0      0
LAWTON AIRPORT               38    29     1.04     0      0
ROOSEVELT                                 0.85     0      0
SNYDER                                    0.53     0      0
VINSON 3WNW                               0.37             
WALTERS                      38           1.45     0      0
WICHITA MOUNTAIN WLR DCP     35    31     0.75
WILLOW                                    0.61    2.1     3

 --- SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---

ADA AIRPORT                  41    30     0.97
ARDMORE                                   1.20             
ARDMORE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT     41    30     1.05    
ATOKA AIRPORT                41    34     0.70
CENTRAHOMA 2ESE              37    28     1.30     0      0
COLEMAN                                   0.87     T      T 
DUNCAN AIRPORT               37    27     1.15
DURANT                       40    30     1.00     0      0
DURANT AIRPORT               43    34     0.71
ELMORE CITY 4NW                           0.64     0      0
LAKE TEXOMA                  38    32     0.83
LOCO 7SE                                  0.90     0      0
MADILL                       39           0.94     0      0
MCGEE CREEK DAM              40    30     1.40     0      0
MCGEE CREEK WLR              39    27     1.28
MARIETTA                     38    29     0.73     0      0
MARLOW 1WSW                               0.47     0      0
PAULS VALLEY AIRPORT         39    30     0.59
PONTOTOC                                  0.05     0      0
TUSSY                                     0.72     0      0
WAURIKA                                   0.42     0      0
WAURIKA DAM                  40    30     0.43

 --- WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ---

ARCHER CITY                  40    30     0.15     0      0
BURKBURNETT 2NE                           0.49     0      0
DUNDEE 6NNW                               0.11     0      0
ELECTRA                                   0.49     0      0
HENRIETTA                    39    29     0.32     0      0
LAKE KEMP                    39    29     0.18     0      0
SEYMOUR                      37    28     0.03     0      0
TRUSCOTT 3W                               0.46     0      0
TRUSCOTT BRINE LAKE          36    28     0.49  
VERNON                       38    29     0.40     0      0
WICHITA FALLS AIRPORT        39    30     0.48             
WICHITA FALLS 5SW                         0.11     0      0

 --- AGRICULTURAL DATA (AS OF 8 AM) ---    

                          4-IN SOIL TEMP
                            MAX   MIN

MUTUAL                       37    36         

NOTE:  T MEANS A TRACE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL OR
       SNOW. A BLANK MEANS NO REPORT.

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