Ice Storm — Canadian, Oklahoma

2015-11-27 to 2015-11-29 · Canadian, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Observed 0.75 inches of ice accumulation. A car was crushed from a falling tree weighed down by ice. Power poles were brought down by ice. Damage estimates are from local power cooperatives.

Wider weather episode

An upper low moving in combined with abundant moisture from the gulf to produce a four day rain event from the 26th through the 29th. When strong front came down Thursday night (11/26), temperatures began to drop below freezing across northern, western, and central Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas. These areas experienced a shift from rain to freezing rain. Freezing rain continued into early Sunday morning as temperatures continued to hover in the 20s to lower 30s.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 603856. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.