OKwx2k4

Grazing 90 right now in Eastern Oklahoma is pretty insane. This is on the scale of temperature swings like the early 2010s era in my memory. Pretty wild. Air temps of 90 with water temperatures in the low 50s. Spring break time! How crazy. Definitely going to be memorable.

I absolutely agree with you. There are winters that, when I used to do a massive amount of analog years, would throw my snow total because several of the largest snows ever here have been in March. When I was young, it was almost engrained that March was the snowiest month in total, but it was just that the extremes of exceedance happened so many times after 1988 ('88, '93, '95, '96) or so that it was a "rule". Turns out it was a trend. After the ice storms in 1999 and the solid winters of 2000 and 2001, it was as if the trend stopped. Anyway, ditto that. Its the same here.

I think Nebraska gets the winter's endcap snows for our region this season. If the arctic air keeps spilling over for the next 6 weeks, going to be hard to get much snow up there until the arctic domain retreats a bit. I think mets more familiar with Nebraska than myself had calls at long ranges for a bookend winter for snowfall there as well and its tracked well thus far.

Oh yeah. Heck, life is shut down around here now. lol. Like old fashioned winters used to be. I might as well be with my old winter friends. Life has been pretty crazy. I feel like I'm back in a better chapter, i guess. Anyway, Its neat for us all to be going through a winter and feel connected. It sucks when we have different weather in each state sometimes it seems. Even if we don't want it to snow, we all still like tracking the stuff. that, and even if I'm not here, I still think about you all all the time when it snows or storms badly somewhere. I just never wanted to be a half-contributor and leave good folks hanging anymore or me be in and out so badly. This actually looks like the exact prototype of the greatest winter event to ever occur here. I had talked about it so many seasons I think people hated seeing it but it was the winter of 1917-18. We may best it, which would be absolutely insane. 4 and 5 foot drifts over fences is historic. 2009 and 2011 are close cousins to this one but 1917-18 is the king of the Ozarks.

This is going to be the first storm in a long time that has impacted all of Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska all at one time. Pretty wild stuff stacking up. Models really firm on the totals throughout northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas for sure.

Well, folks, I'm still around down here and we are in for one heck of a major winter storm!! This is going to be one of those once in a lifetime events and I am absolutely thrilled to see it and at same time concerned about the scope and absolutely massive scale this storm is going to have. I hope everyone has been doing well. Its been awhile since I've been here and wanted to say hello and track this monster a bit like old times. Haven't had a storm of this magnitude in a very long time.

Hello everyone. The good cold air waking me up and some positive life changes have finally allowed me to maybe return to being able to be present more. Really looking forward to seeing what next month holds as we close this one with a good drop to reality.

It's been an eerie day seeing the dark haze and dust blow by. I feel like I'm watching history unfold today. I've not seen a windstorm like that in my life. The dust and haze were very eerie.

It was good. I think I ended with 5-6. It was grainy and blew everywhere. This has been a pretty great winter, but I'm definitely ready for spring, too.

Hello all. Per radar returns, about to start seeing the first flakes of this beast. Have dropped below freezing so should be all frozen here. This is going to be a pretty dynamic and very cold event. Hoping everyone is well. I know I've been away a lot, but I think of you all who remember me a great deal sometimes. Especially on days like today.

Well, looks like a little snow may fall down here tonight. I hope everyone is enjoying the storms and the winter so far. It's definitely been wintry but we have had a little of everything. Looking at a half inch snow tonight before the big storm rolls thru next week.

So beautiful. They're already talking about the next round. Stay tuned.

Well, I went above freezing for the first time since the start of the week. Topped off with a 7 inch snow, you just can't beat it. Have a few days to get ready then the next round starts. Fun stuff. A lot of my state hasn't had a single event snowfall like that in right at or over 14 years.

I'm here sitting on what appears to get around 8 inches of snow. It just finished more or less. Beautiful snowstorm!! Glad to finally get a good one with you all!!

Sitting here waiting on the snowfall to start. By radar, should be underway very soon.