brettjrob Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Ended up close to an inch here in south Norman, but lucked out with power (just like 2007). I guess that's why my child like love for ice storms hasn't faded yet... haven't had to endure the bad side. Beautiful scene out there. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Ended up close to an inch here in south Norman, but lucked out with power (just like 2007). I guess that's why my child like love for ice storms hasn't faded yet... haven't had to endure the bad side. Beautiful scene out there. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 I was one of the lucky few back in 07 as well, it seems nearly the same amount of ice fell or in some locations a 1/4 to 1/3 less than 07 yet a fraction of people are out of power in the OKC/OUN area today vs. that storm. I think a big part of that is OG&E having cut alot of limbs that were near power lines as well as the Darwin effect of many of the trees that could not hack it being taken out by the 07 storm, prior to that there had not been a real crippling ice storm in south OKC into Norman since 1987 so you had 20 years of newly developed areas with trees not necessarily cut out for the climate there being planted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Heavier freezing rain moving in.... Power outages being reported... 654 as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ_Ken Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Temperatures across the OKC metro appear to have peaked. All reporting stations are reporting a degree or two drop over the past hour or two. Dewpoints are down as well. Precip is much lighter, too, but it is still coming down lightly in my backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I was one of the lucky few back in 07 as well, it seems nearly the same amount of ice fell or in some locations a 1/4 to 1/3 less than 07 yet a fraction of people are out of power in the OKC/OUN area today vs. that storm. I think a big part of that is OG&E having cut alot of limbs that were near power lines as well as the Darwin effect of many of the trees that could not hack it being taken out by the 07 storm, prior to that there had not been a real crippling ice storm in south OKC into Norman since 1987 so you had 20 years of newly developed areas with trees not necessarily cut out for the climate there being planted. Yeah, that's exactly what I was saying to some people earlier. I think 2007 was catastrophic because it had been "too long" since the last big one, at least in OUN. I retraced some of the same areas I photographed the morning of 12/10/07 and the amounts on branches looked very similar today (the older neighborhoods W of the campus were predictably the worst off in terms of downed trees and branches), but the impacts are significantly less. Of course, if we don't make it to 33-34 F this afternoon, then tonight could still be interesting with a slight bump in wind speeds. The wind has been practically calm through the event thus far, so between that and 2007, the metro has really been spared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Up to 2,140 customers without power. Freezing rain continues.. Trees are starting to crack and come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouamber Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Around 14,000 folks around the Tulsa metro are without power! I went half a block down Lewis and there is no power for 2 miles: power lines down on the road in front of ORU and Walmart. That's why my lights have been flickering for about 2 hours now...still coming down pretty steady. Will we get any snow out of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NwWhiteOut Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Wow sounds like I got really lucky with this one! You all be safe, how much ice did you get so far jomo? Its still raining here and temp is way up to 42 now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Wow sounds like I got really lucky with this one! You all be safe, how much ice did you get so far jomo? Its still raining here and temp is way up to 42 now!! Probably at least 1/2" or so. Still raining and 31 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NwWhiteOut Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Doesnt sound like your temps are gonna go above freezing jomo. I dont think its supposed to end until tomorrow morning either, I believe they mentioned maybe rain over to sleet or light snow here after 3am or something. Imagine if this had been an all snowstorm for us all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx 24/7 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Looks like a dry slot should save JoMo if he can hang tough the next few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Doug says 1/2"-3/4" with another 1/4" possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx 24/7 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Doug says 1/2"-3/4" with another 1/4" possible. I am not sure that it is going to hang on that long unless the low tracks more due east then initially anticipated. Looks like a dry slot moving in soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I am not sure that it is going to hang on that long unless the low tracks more due east then initially anticipated. Looks like a dry slot moving in soon. yeah it's coming to an end thankfully. Getting a little bit of wind makes all the trees groan. Doesn't look like it will get above freezing until Tuesday, yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 what's that precip doing down there by Tulsa, freezing rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx 24/7 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Growing power outages now in the Joplin area. Almost up to 3,000 with Empire Electric alone. I am reading on Facebook about massive outages in Pittsburg, KS, too. I was wondering about that precip down in OK, too, JoMo. As the wind has picked up here, we are starting to see larger limbs crashing down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhope84 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 JoMo- we experienced 5 minutes of the heaviest freezing rain I've ever seen in midtown Tulsa. Heavier than anything I witnessed in 2007. Thank God it was brief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 JoMo- we experienced 5 minutes of the heaviest freezing rain I've ever seen in midtown Tulsa. Heavier than anything I witnessed in 2007. Thank God it was brief. Crap, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Growing power outages now in the Joplin area. Almost up to 3,000 with Empire Electric alone. I am reading on Facebook about massive outages in Pittsburg, KS, too. I was wondering about that precip down in OK, too, JoMo. As the wind has picked up here, we are starting to see larger limbs crashing down. Yeah, my little cedar bush probably isn't going to make it as it's bent all the way over touching the ground. It was nicely decorated too. The HRRR indicates that the band of precip moving through Tulsa is the last band to move through this area except for maybe some light snow later tonight across mainly SE KS and SW MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhope84 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 what are the things hanging? Lights or something? Giant ice shards now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx 24/7 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 what are the things hanging? Lights or something? Giant ice shards now. I think those are the same ones I have those on my house. They are icicle lights. They are pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhope84 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yes, they are LED icicle lights. Pricey, but really neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx 24/7 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yes, this last little batch of freezing rain puts down the precip quickly. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yes, this last little batch of freezing rain puts down the precip quickly. Wow! yeah it did. It had a 'convective' look to it on radar and was located near the dry slot. Power outages climbed to 4,963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NwWhiteOut Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Is snowing here, about 32.5 degrees and sticking on grass. Its very light snow but its real thick and pasty in nature. Nice to see!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Ended up with a light dusting that stuck to all the trees which are ice covered. Once the sun comes up, it's going to be quite a winter wonderland on the trees. Looking ahead... The AO will go negative, the EPO will go negative.. the PNA will spike positive before it probably goes back negative. And the NAO may go negative or may be close to a neutral state. Maybe a system to watch near New Years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wx 24/7 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Long range just looks plain cold after a brief moderation this week. Hope Santa brings me some extra blankets for Christmas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildweatherman179 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Long range just looks plain cold after a brief moderation this week. Hope Santa brings me some extra blankets for Christmas!!! Was just looking at that. Too bad I never got any snow to keep around with all the cold that will be here for the next 2 weeks. Hopefully an ice free system makes it through here in this cold. Not getting my hopes up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Long range just looks plain cold after a brief moderation this week. Hope Santa brings me some extra blankets for Christmas!!! Yeah the 12z Euro Ensembles have a trough in the central/east in the long range. (D11-15) This fits with what the teleconnections are heading towards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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