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Tulsa’s all-time coldest high temperature is 2, set back in January 1918. Tulsa’s high so far today: 3 degrees. 

I’ll be very happy with a couple inches of 20:1 fluff falling in an environment that’s very extreme for these parts. It’s starting to feel pretty brutal outside in Tulsa, but the wind chill maps to the north are just incredible. 

1 hour ago, NWAflizzard said:

Is your power still out?

Just lost power in midtown Tulsa. Yikes!

Incredible winter scene outside here in Tulsa. Bursts of powder dancing around in the cruel wind. This is the scene I hope for near Christmas Day each year. What a gift! May you all feel that childlike wonder today. 

Riding the line here in Tulsa. I’ll be thrilled with 2” plus. Feels like the system will overperform given all the dynamics. 

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t the potency of the arctic air suggest that the low might dig farther south than the models show at this range?

Well, I don’t think we will be in 70s again for Christmas this year ***knocks on multiple wood surfaces***, so I will count that as a win. Maybe we can get some action in a couple weeks!

Wonderful snow globe in midtown Tulsa. Gotta savor these moments when we get them. 

NWS Tulsa upping totals. I will be beyond thrilled if we pick up 8+ in Tulsa. 

Merry Christmas to all! We’ll get a nice storm before too long. May you dream of 1/8 mile visibility and fat flakes tonight!

Well, I guess I’m just going to have to get used to Christmas torches from now on. 

On 12/1/2021 at 12:59 PM, JoMo said:

Models are still ugly though at least mid-Dec. My fav time of year for snow and cold and it's going to end up being unseasonably warm. 

I hear you. Hoping we can sneak in some cold and a few flakes before Christmas. 

Big icicle. Deep Winter. 

Snow increasing in Tulsa. Flake size growing a bit. Lots to come. 

Tulsa is currently -13 with a windchill of -27. Absolutely incredible. All-time record is -16. 

Does anyone know how many times (if any!) it has snowed when below zero in our area? This is so surreal. Some all-time record lows in play tonight if everything clears and winds calm enough. And another storm Tuesday and Wednesday? Whoa. 

Lake-effect snow in midtown Tulsa from Oologah Lake (about 30 miles away). Quite light, but really neat. 

In what way is the NAM interesting? Sorry, I don’t have access to model runs. 

Looks like Siberia outside, big (record?) storm on the way, record-challenging sub-32 degree stretch in play, record cold Sunday-Tuesday possible... this is a stretch we’ll always remember, fellow weenies. 

It’s pretty cool that Christmas Eve night and Christmas morning will be quite cold for all of us. That always makes things feel a bit more special for me. 

Absolute snow globe in midtown Tulsa! What a wonderful gift at the end of an awful year. 

TSA just updated their decision support page to 2.8” accumulation for Tulsa tomorrow. I think we may break the 3”+ drought if rates are close to what’s modeled. 

15 minutes ago, stormdragonwx said:

As I mentioned in my other post I think the best way to determine the precip accumulations taking into account for melting will be to take the 10:1 parameter and half it. The Kuchera Ratio also looks somewhat accurate to getting the real totals.

Also regarding the thundersnow potential, I also do recall an event similar to this back on March 28th, 2009. I was living in Tulsa and we had a thundersnow event that day. It was just above freezing and had heavy wet flakes as a result. Got 9" in a few hours that melted to about 5" at sundown.

I remember this event well. Incredible rates and enormous wet flakes. It was a beautiful snow that coated everything, but it was also an incredible disappearing act!

On Tulsa NWS’ Decision Support Page, they show Tulsa receiving 0.9” of snowfall tomorrow. I guess they must think temps are too marginal and are being quite conservative. Wouldn’t be surprised if this is updated soon.