Winter Weather in Cotton, Oklahoma
Winter Weather December 16, 2008 · Cotton, Oklahoma
What the National Weather Service wrote
Numerous accidents were reported due to icy roadways. One accident occurred at 7:30 AM on U.S. Highway 277 near Walters. One fatality and two minor injuries were reported. No estimate of monetary damages was available.
The wider storm
Light wintry precipitation developed early on the 15th as moist air overspread cold surface temperatures. Very light freezing rain, sleet, and snow were reported across the area, and this quickly translated into travel problems. Numerous accidents were reported, several with injuries and even fatalities.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 147895. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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