Oklahoma Weather Discussion - February/March 2013

[Andrew4OU]

I was just browsing the KOCO Live Wire. It's interesting to me that I see a tweet from a met. from the NWS calling for higher snow totals south and east, yet Damon Lane on KOCO calling for lesser totals due to the dry slot. Confused!

[adaniel]

Just heard that Devon is closing at 2, and several businesses downtown are closing at 3.

If you want a view of what might be coming:

[venture]

I was just browsing the KOCO Live Wire. It's interesting to me that I see a tweet from a met. from the NWS calling for higher snow totals south and east, yet Damon Lane on KOCO calling for lesser totals due to the dry slot. Confused!

NWS is probably in a more real time mode. TV mets are more reactive with their forecasts.

[PennyQuilts]

Better safe than sorry PQ

Glad I had the flexibility. I imagine there are a lot of worried parents who have to work and who are wondering how this is all going to effect child care. That being said, I was surprised that at the shop, no one besides me had been paying the slightest attention to the weather, weren't keeping up with it, and didn't even know we had bad weather on the way. They figured we get an inch of snow, or so, and that would be it.

[OKCisOK4me]

Black fog?

[ou48A]

CH 9 is getting reports of light snow in Moore and Mustang

[silvergrove]

OUHSC campus is now preparing to close. 2:00 pm classes are cancelled and the campus will shut down at 3:00 pm.

[Decious]

It's snowing here in Edmond. Little bit of sleet mixed in.

[Video Expert]

NWS is probably in a more real time mode. TV mets are more reactive with their forecasts.

Speaking of TV Mets, Morgan at KFOR has now dropped his snow totals for Metro to 1-3 due to "warmer" temps above freezing he believes will prevail even after dark. He just said he thinks roads may only be wet or slushy in the Metro even as late as 8PM. He even said he believes the "Winter Storm Warning" criteria might not even be met in the Metro when it's all said and done.

[venture]

Speaking of TV Mets, Morgan at KFOR has now dropped his snow totals for Metro to 1-3 due to "warmer" temps above freezing he believes will prevail even after dark. He just said he thinks roads may only be wet or slushy in the Metro even as late as 8PM.

/headbash

With the way trends are going it looks like it might be worse. Why does it seem what he say here, TV always does the opposite. We'll say it is slacking off, they call for the end of the world. We say it might be a bit heavier than previous expected, they call for sunshine and daisies.

[SoonerDave]

/headbash

With the way trends are going it looks like it might be worse. Why does it seem what he say here, TV always does the opposite. We'll say it is slacking off, they call for the end of the world. We say it might be a bit heavier than previous expected, they call for sunshine and daisies.

Wondering if he's just WAY behind on the models/forecasts. They were backing off totals last night, maybe he just got around to them

I'm sticking with what I see here.

[SomeGuy]

/headbash

With the way trends are going it looks like it might be worse. Why does it seem what he say here, TV always does the opposite. We'll say it is slacking off, they call for the end of the world. We say it might be a bit heavier than previous expected, they call for sunshine and daisies.

No Offense but I never have trusted channel 4 honestly, I usually watch KOCO. I'm going for 2-5 inches

[Video Expert]

/headbash

With the way trends are going it looks like it might be worse. Why does it seem what he say here, TV always does the opposite. We'll say it is slacking off, they call for the end of the world. We say it might be a bit heavier than previous expected, they call for sunshine and daisies.

I tend to agree with you. I sure wouldn't make plans this evening based on his forecast of only "wet and/or slushy" roads.

[jn1780]

/headbash

With the way trends are going it looks like it might be worse. Why does it seem what he say here, TV always does the opposite. We'll say it is slacking off, they call for the end of the world. We say it might be a bit heavier than previous expected, they call for sunshine and daisies.

If he turns out to be wrong to downside, he will use it as an excuss to be more doomerish in his predictions in the future.

[Video Expert]

If he turns out to be wrong to downside, he will use it as an excuss to be more doomerish in his predictions in the future.

More doomerish??? Is that even possible?

[ou48A]

The low still looks like it’s moving south of due east but it may be moving faster now?
Can anyone else verify?

[poe]

Forgot to mention there was a 77 mph wind gust at the Amarillo airport earlier today.

[kelroy55]

No Offense but I never have trusted channel 4 honestly, I usually watch KOCO. I'm going for 2-5 inches

I watch Emily in the mornings but KOKO for more accurate forecast.

[venture]

The low still looks like it’s moving south of due east but it may be moving faster now?
Can anyone else verify?

Looks like it is still just over Northern Clay Co, TX. Not really picking up any speed.

[FritterGirl]

So far, downtown is still wet, but no current precip falling. Of any kind.

[tillyato]

Snow flakes starting to fall downtown...

[ShiroiHikari]

Nothing falling here on the eastside of Norman.

[Jim Kyle]

A few flakes of snow but mostly still drizzle at NW 122 and Council...

[sacolton]

Conditions are getting worse alot faster now ...

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/cgi-bin/weathermap.cgi

[Anonymous.]

Low is still tracking almost due east.

The deformation zone in W TX is falling apart, it will most likely reestablish itself in NW TX into W OK. If you are wondering what kind of amounts the deformation can put out, ask Lubbock TX.


It is interesting to see the stalled out snowline draped across the W side of the metro. Many of the mesonet stations in W OK are going down due to frozen precip and winds.