Recent News from 2004

(10/20/2004) Stillwater Weather Radio Event.The National Weather Service, along with Stillwater Emergency Management and the Stillwater Amateur Radio Club, will be at the Radio Shack, 711 North Perkins Road in Stillwater this Saturday, October 23rd, from 11AM until 1PM CDT.

You're invited to stop by and meet representatives from the National Weather Service and Stillwater Emergency Management. You can even get assistance in programming your weather radio to receive life-saving warnings through the new Stillwater weather radio transmitter. We hope to see you there!

(10/13/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of July 2004 is available through the Storm Data page.

(10/13/2004) Open House.The NWS Norman Forecast Office will have an open house this Saturday, October 16th, 2004 from 9 am - 1 pm CDT. The open house is part of the 40th anniversary celebration of our partners at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). The open house, which will also include the NSSL, Storm Prediction Center (SPC), Radar Operations Center (ROC), and Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), is free and open to the public. The NWS Norman staff will launch a special weather balloon at 12 pm CDT.

(10/6/2004) 2004-2005 Winter Outlook Scientists announced that a number of climate conditions will influence the winter weather across the United States from December through February. Please go to the 2004-2005 Winter Outlook for information.

(10/4/2004) U.S. Postal Service Issues New Stamps. The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued the new 15-Cloudscapes commemorative postage stamps on October 4, 2004. Samples of the new stamps can be viewed on a sample web page. A direct link to the stamps on the USPS web site can be found here.

(9/30/2004) OKC Area Tornado Data Updated. The comprehensive list of tornadoes in the Oklahoma City, OK area since 1890 has been updated to include a tornado which occurred in May 2004.

(9/29/2004) NSSL 40th Anniversary Celebration. The National Severe Storms Laboratory A new storm data file for the month of June 2004 is available through the Storm Data page.

(9/29/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of June 2004 is available through the Storm Data page.

(9/9/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of May 2004 is available through the Storm Data page.

(8/23/2003) New Quick Weather Information Web Page. Do you want to get a quick listing of all of the summaries, forecasts, discussions, watches, advisories, and warnings that WFO Norman issues? Try out our new Quick Weather Information web page!

(8/22/2003) 2004 Tornado Information Updated. Updated 2004 Tornado statistics are now available for the state of Oklahoma.

(8/17/2004) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. The Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The HTML and the Adobe PDF versions of the Summer 2004 newsletter are now available on this website.

(7/16/2004) New Web Site Survey. A new online web site survey is available through this link. Let us know what you think of our site, and please pass along any suggestions you might have to help us make our site better.

(7/16/2004) New Changes To Our Web Site. We have made a few changes recently to the links for some of our pages. These changes are listed below.

The original main web page is located at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/home.php

A new version of the Enhanced Weather web page is now located at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/enhanced.php

The original Enhanced Weather web page is now located at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/enhanced2.php

(7/10/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of April 2004 is available through the Storm Data page.

(6/30/2004) More Product ID Changes Coming on July 1, 2004. On July 1, 2004, the product IDs for several products issued by the NWS Norman office were changed. For more information, please read the public information statement issued by NWS Norman.

(6/22/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of March 2004 is available through the Storm Data page.

(6/8/2004) Product ID Changes Coming on June 15, 2004. On June 15, 2004, the product IDs for several products issued by the NWS Norman office will be changed. For more information, please read the public information statement issued by NWS Norman.

(5/28/2004) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. The Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The HTML and the Adobe PDF versions of the Spring 2004 newsletter are now available on this website.

(4/16/2004) New Storm Data Files. New storm data files for the months of January and February 2004 are available through the Storm Data page.

(3/27/2004) March 28 - April 3, 2004 has been designated as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Oklahoma. The week of March 28 - April 3, 2004 has been proclaimed as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Oklahoma. During this week, the National Weather Service in Norman will feature severe weather information and safety rules through the issuance of Public Information Statements. Reproductions of these statements have been made available at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/okseverewx.php

(3/18/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of December 2003 is available through the Storm Data page.

(2/28/2004) February 29 - March 6, 2004 has been designated as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas.. Governor Mark Perry has proclaimed the week of February 29 - March 6, 2004 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas. During this week, National Weather Service offices throughout Texas will feature severe weather information and safety rules through the issuance of Public Information Statements. Reproductions of these statements have been made available at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/severe/swa/itinerary.htm

(2/06/2004) County Tornado Data Updated. Tables containing tornado data by county have been updated with data from 2003. The updated County Tornado information is available through the Tornado Data by County web page.

(2/06/2004) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. The Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The HTML and the Adobe PDF versions of the Winter 2004 newsletter are now available on this website.

(2/05/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of November 2003 is available through the Storm Data page.

(2/02/2004) Web Site Reorganization. We are currently in the process of reorganizing and/or updating numerous web pages on the NWS Norman website. Please bear with us as we make changes to our web site. Part of the reorganization includes a new front page. If you wish to view our old front page, please use the link below.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/home.php

(1/05/2004) New Storm Data File. A new storm data file for the month of October 2003 is available through the Storm Data page.

(1/02/2004) Sunrise/Sunset and Moonrise/Moonset Data Updated. The sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset data for selected sites in the region have been updated for 2003. The data are available through the sunrise/sunset and the moonrise/moonset pages.

(1/01/2004) 2003 Weather Review A review of the weather events and climatology for 2003 is now available at this link.

(1/01/2004) Heavy Snowfall Study Mike Branick, Lead Forecaster at WFO Norman, conducted a long-term study of heavy snowfall events in Oklahoma. A discussion of this information is now available through the special climate topics web page. Mike also used his study to write a technical memorandum entitled "Monthly and Geographic Distribution of Heavy Snow Events in Oklahoma, 1951-2001," which is avaliable at this link.