A powerful winter storm produced rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow over parts of western and central Oklahoma on January 29-31, 2002. The NWS office in Norman has received reports of tree damage, downed power lines and telephone lines, and power outages in some towns and cities. At one point after the storm, approximately 250,000 customers were left without power throughout the state.

The freezing rain and other frozen precipitation occurred generally northwest of a line from Interstate 44 in the NWS Norman forecast area, or from Chandler, to Norman, to Lawton and Frederick. Rain fell mainly southeast of I-44 in the NWS Norman forecast area. The most significant accumulations of ice have occurred in west-central through north-central Oklahoma. Cities within this area of heavy ice accumulation include the Oklahoma City metro area, Clinton, Weatherford, Watonga, Kingfisher, Hennessey, Enid, Perry, Red Rock, Ponca City, Tonkawa, and Newkirk.

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