Drought — Pushmataha, Oklahoma

2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Pushmataha, Oklahoma

Wider weather episode

Several widespread rain events, and even a winter event, during November helped to continue to ease the drought across portions of far eastern and southeastern Oklahoma during the month. However, the remainder of eastern Oklahoma, especially areas west of Highway 69, received below average precipitation for the month, much of that area only receiving between 50 and 75 percent of average rainfall amounts. As a result, exceptional drought (D4) conditions continued across portions of Osage, Pawnee, Nowata, Craig, Ottawa, Rogers, Mayes, Tulsa, Wagoner, Cherokee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, McIntosh and Pittsburg Counties. Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across much of the remainder of eastern Oklahoma through the month, with the exception of Adair, Sequoyah, and Choctaw Counties, which had improved to moderate drought (D1) or abnormally dry (D0). Monetary damage estimates as a result of the drought were not available.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1061822. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.