General Weather Discussion - March 2015

[Anonymous.]

I will say this, this is(was) the most impressive and local dryslot I have ever seen in my life. That is not an exaggeration. I have never seen something that persistent over the same fine, localized area.

[Uncle Slayton]

I will say this, this is(was) the most impressive and local dryslot I have ever seen in my life. That is not an exaggeration. I have never seen something that persistent over the same fine, localized area.

Right? I kept watching and hoping all day from downtown. It's become a joke. People sent me radar images of that donut hole of nothing surrounded by winter precip with a red X in the middle superimposed over my initials. "You are here. Snow is not."

As soon as I headed home, it was like Moses pulling back the staff...the seas closed in.

It's like the air wasn't just dry, it anthropomorphized into thirsty!

[venture]

Next batch of MDT/HVY snow moving up into the south metro.

[venture]

Another updated snowfall forecast from NWS Norman...

[Achilleslastand]

Wow, if we are going to get to the 2-3 inch mark it had better ramp up.

[Mel]

Driving around earlier I went through sleet, snow pellets and baby snow. You can just drive around a bit and pick your favorite type of frozen precip.

[venture]

Two main snow bands continue over Oklahoma. One from Okmulgee-Seminole-Pauls Valley and to the SW. Another band from the OKC Metro through Hinton-Roosevelt-Altus and continues well into West Texas. Still have some areas between these bands where some small moderate snow bands are present, so things will continue to accumulate until the western band pushes through. Most areas reporting 1-3 inches now with some local reports approaching 5 to 6. Another 1-2 inches likely, locally more, through this evening.

[judysue]

I'm curious why KOCO would make a point of saying the chance of school closings tomorrow is "moderate" (not high) for those seeing snow. Unless I'm missing something, this is the same storm that warranted "high" closing chances...it just arrived later than expected? It's snowing like crazy out my window in NE Norman and I don't know why schools would not cancel. I see the big districts are holding off just because nothing much happened during the day today. Peer pressure?

[okatty]

I'm curious why KOCO would make a point of saying the chance of school closings tomorrow is "moderate" (not high) for those seeing snow. Unless I'm missing something, this is the same storm that warranted "high" closing chances...it just arrived later than expected? It's snowing like crazy out my window in NE Norman and I don't know why schools would not cancel. I see the big districts are holding off just because nothing much happened during the day today. Peer pressure?

The graphic they just put up now says HIGH

[judysue]

Yep. They just changed it back.

[venture]

I'm curious why KOCO would make a point of saying the chance of school closings tomorrow is "moderate" (not high) for those seeing snow. Unless I'm missing something, this is the same storm that warranted "high" closing chances...it just arrived later than expected? It's snowing like crazy out my window in NE Norman and I don't know why schools would not cancel. I see the big districts are holding off just because nothing much happened during the day today. Peer pressure?

I don't get the whole "high/moderate" school closing chances. Just another excuse for them to put a bar graph up. One started doing it and now they all do. The snow ends this evening, and we will be above freezing tomorrow, but then again...districts here rarely do delays to allow things to warm up and melt off.

[Mel]

I'd rather try and herd ferrets than second guess the weather in this state. Today did not necessitate a level 3 closure and they got burned for calling it. Tomorrow probably will but they are being a bit more cautious with the call.

[venture]

The poor guys at NWS Norman just can't keep a snowfall forecast for more than hour. :-P

[Anonymous.]

It will be interesting to see if any rogue banding occurs on the back side with the main low pulling out of SW TX and heading east, tonight.

[Uncle Slayton]

I don't get the whole "high/moderate" school closing chances. Just another excuse for them to put a bar graph up. One started doing it and now they all do. The snow ends this evening, and we will be above freezing tomorrow, but then again...districts here rarely do delays to allow things to warm up and melt off.

Norman Public Schools just shut 'er down for tomorrow

[Bunty]

Listening to the news this afternoon, for whatever reason some think the snow will be lightening up by 6PM. Not really sure I'm buying that based on the bands out there. We have the one moderate/heavy snow band setting up now along I-44 from the south Metro down to Frederick. Another moderate/heavy snow band from Kingfisher back through Hollis and Mangum to Childress.

Snow let up in Stillwater at 6pm. If the snow is over, and with very little snow now on the streets, they may not call school off again tomorrow at OSU and Stillwater public schools. It's been decided Norman public schools will be closed tomorrow.

[Anonymous.]

Heavy snow band just N of 44, sliding east. This will be the last main hurrah.

[okatty]

Heavy snow band just N of 44, sliding east. This will be the last main hurrah.

So KOCO saying this would last until midnight was incorrect?

[Mel]

Neither Mustang or Yukon PSD have made a call yet on open or closed.

[Anonymous.]

Downtown OKC is at 1.5" ahead of heavy band.

okkatty, it just depends on how fast this band moves. Right now it is crawling. Also additional development may take place to the west as this entire system will keep creating lift in the atmosphere. But I am confident in saying that this main band coming into I-44 will be the last of the big stuff.

[venture]

Snow let up in Stillwater at 6pm. If the snow is over, and with very little snow now on the streets, they may not call school off again tomorrow at OSU and Stillwater public schools. It's been decided Norman public schools will be closed tomorrow.

Stillwater appears to be done with the heavy stuff unless some more develops behind the main band.

[OKCRT]

Looks like a heavy band is approaching OKC now according to radar.

Snowing pretty heavy in NW OKC right now. Prob 2 inches on ground,at least.

Getting ready to fire up the 4 wheel drive and see what's happening on the main streets.

[venture]

Latest local image for the TDWR site in Northwest Norman...Heavy snow band is slowly moving through the metro area. Leading edge is from Wellston-Luther-Moore-Amber. Another area of moderate snow popping up down between Ninnekah and Alex moving NE.

If the band holds together another 1-2 inches of snow likely from this. That is from when the band first moves over to when it ends.

[Anonymous.]

Monster flakes downtown right now. I have a measure outside, so I will have accurate reading, right now it looks like 2.25"

[turnpup]

We've gotten a ton of big, beautiful flakes and quite a bit of accumulation here in the 23rd Street/I-44 area. It's still coming down pretty hard.