Event narrative (NOAA)
With below normal precipitation for several months, drought conditions continued to increase across the area ending as D2 and D3 across much of the area. Precipitation amounts of 12 inches below normal were recorded in Oklahoma City for the end of the year, with amounts closer to 15 to 20 inches below normal for locations across the southeast. The drought conditions and warm temperatures during much of the month of December caused an increase in wildfire potential. Wildfires were easier to start and harder to contain due to the dry and frequently windy conditions. Numerous wildfires occurred across the area, especially during the last week of December. Several wildfires threatened parts of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. A special command post was created by the state to help coordina
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.