Old News from 1999

(12/14/1999) New storm data files are available.. The storm data files for the months of July, August, and September, 1999 have been added to the Storm Data page.

(12/13/1999) The Top 10 Oklahoma Weather Events for the 20th Century Are Announced. A list of the top 10 Oklahoma eather events for the 20th century (which officially nds on December 31, 2000) has been released. The list was produced by the the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, and the NWS offices in Norman and Tulsa. For more information, please refer to the news release issued on December 13, 1999.

(12/10/1999) Web Page for the December 4-5, 1999 snowstorm is now available. A preliminary web page for the December 4-5, 1999 snowstorm in northwest Oklahoma is now available. More information will be added in the near future.

(12/07/1999) Commerce Department Awards Gold Medal to National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office. The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded its Gold Medal to the staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office for "exemplary, life-saving performance during the devastating May 3, 1999 tornadoes." For more information, see the news release written by NWS Public Affairs Coordinator Keli Tarp.

(12/07/1999) Web Page for the December 2, 1999 tornadoes is now available. A preliminary web page for the December 2, 1999 tornadoes is now available. More information will be added in the near future.

(11/09/1999) National Weather Service / Amateur Radio Special Event. National Weather Service / Amateur Radio Special Event The National Weather Service is sponsoring an amateur radio special event on November 27, 1999. More information is available here.

(10/25/1999) NOAA's Official Winter Weather (Climate) Outlook has been posted on the Internet. NOAA's Official National Winter Forecast is available at:

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s300.htm

The Climate Prediction Center also has a web page dedicated to the Winter Weather Outlook. This page can be found at:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/winter_outlook/

(10/25/1999) New storm data files are available.. The storm data files for the months of April, May, and June, 1999 have been added to the Storm Data page.

(10/21/1999) Frost and Freeze Data for Oklahoma and Texas is now available. Frost and Freeze Data for Oklahoma and Texas is now available from the Climate Data web page. This page includes links to frost/freeze maps from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey and the Southern Region Climate Center. Historical information for the first and last freezes of each year at the Oklahoma City climate site can also be found through this web page. The frost/freeze web page is available at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/climate/freeze/

(8/25/1999) 1999 is a record-breaking year for tornadoes in the state of Oklahoma. Text from a recent press release on the record-breaking 1999 Oklahoma tornado season is now available at: here. Tables with tornado data for the 1999 season for Oklahoma and NWS area of responsibility area available at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/tornadodata/ok/tornado1999.php and http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/tornadodata/oun/tornado1999.php.

(8/18/1999) HAMS Present Award to NWS Norman MIC Dennis McCarthy. Dennis McCarthy, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office, was presented a Certificate of Merit by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) recently to recognize his ongoing work with amateur radio operations in Oklahoma and his contribution to saving lives and property during the tornado outbreak May 3. Text from a recent press release is now available at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/news/hamaward.php.

(6/05/1999) Update to May 3, 1999 Outbreak Page now available. Radar data and storm damage photos are now available on the 5/3/99 outbreak page.

(5/21/1999) Update to May 3, 1999 Outbreak Page now available. A preliminary storm data page for the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak is now available. More information will be added to the outbreak page in the near future.

(5/18/1999) New storm data files are available.. The storm data files for the months of February and March, 1999 have been added to the storm data page.

(5/18/1999) May 3, 1999 Outbreak Page now available. A frames-based web page for the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak is now available. More information will be added to this page in the near future.

(5/04/1999) Oklahoma Tornado Facts. The Oklahoma Tornado facts page is available at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/storms/19990503/tornado_facts.php.