Ice Storm — Garfield, Oklahoma

2020-10-26 to 2020-10-28 · Garfield, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Ice accreted 0.75 - 1.00 across the county. An 80 year old woman's death was attributed to the ice storm in Enid according to the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, however, the exact details of her death were not released. Partial damage estimates reached $1,610,000.

Wider weather episode

A historic early season ice storm occurred over a several day period on the morning of the 26th and continuing into the evening of the 28th. Freezing rain and sleet were reported across much of central and western Oklahoma, with some snow reported as well across far northwest Oklahoma. Extreme freezing rain accumulations of at least 1.5 inches were reported in west-central Oklahoma over the 3 day period, with greater than 0.5 inch totals reported over a large area from Ponca City to Oklahoma City to Lawton to Clinton. Hundreds of thousands of people were without power by the 28th and extensive tree and powerline damage was reported across much of the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924694. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.