February 2011 - Blizzard conditions hit Tulsa and all of Oklahoma

TULSA - February 2011 was one of the most amazing months Chief Meteorologist Dan Threlkeld says he's ever experienced.

In case you've forgotten, we had record snow, record cold, 60 mph winds and even a tornado.

We began tracking the storm as it was in New Mexico and followed it throughout its time in the state. You can see the timeline here.

On January 29th we broke a temperature record - a high temperature record. It was 76 in Tulsa but that was about to change.

Forecasts of snow caused a run on the grocery stores.

There were lines at the hardware store as people wanted snow shoves.

School districts all over Green Country canceled classes. The airport shut down. Businesses shut down. Roads shut down. Abandoned vehicles littered the roads and many that did try to drive, needed help to keep moving.

The National Guard was called in to help motorists.

The official total was 14 inches of snow in a 24-hour period. In Spavinaw, 27" of snow fell in 24 hours, the most snow ever recorded in the state in a single day!

Then came February 10th and historic cold.

Temperatures set all time record lows in Nowata when the temperature fell to -31. That shattered the previous record of -27.

Seven days later the temperature in Nowata reached 79 degrees, an unbelievable 110-degree swing in one week.

In all, Tulsa's February snow total 22.5" was the most snow that had ever fallen in a single month in the city's history.

And to top it off, on February 28th a tornado touched down in the state.