Fort Sill bound (Lawton, Cache, Fletcher: gated, house hunting, hotel)

[lham3214]

thank you so much kinda gives me and idea of the area, the winter pics are crazy, IM used piles and piles of snow in winter pics!

[SeabeeBolt]

Hey LadyRobyn,

I hear that your little buddies at Ft. Sill are starting to retaliate for the on baes housing moving into thier territory.

[lham3214]

Does this area get snow in the winter??

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by lham3214

Does this area get snow in the winter??

You may see a few inches, but that's about it. Occasionally you may get a 6-12 inches, but it usually melts within a few days. I think the average snowfall for Fort Sill is probably 5 inches a year.

[LadyRobyn]

Originally Posted by lham3214

Does this area get snow in the winter??

Sometimes. But it is usually pretty light and doesn't last long...maybe a few inches here and there but nothing of "blizzard" proportions.

[peggydavis]

From the NWS

"The three largest population centers in Oklahoma - Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Lawton - all average one 4-inch or greater snowfall event every 1 to 2 years. Eight 8-inch or greater events average roughly one every 5 years in Tulsa, one every 5 to 10 years in Oklahoma City, and one every 10 to 20 years in Lawton."

On this map, Comanche County only had 3 8-inch snows in fifty years.

county totals for 8-inch events

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by peggydavis

From the NWS

"The three largest population centers in Oklahoma - Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Lawton - all average one 4-inch or greater snowfall event every 1 to 2 years. Eight 8-inch or greater events average roughly one every 5 years in Tulsa, one every 5 to 10 years in Oklahoma City, and one every 10 to 20 years in Lawton."

On this map, Comanche County only had 3 8-inch snows in fifty years.

county totals for 8-inch events

Now that I like. I like a snowfall once in a while in the winter, but not when it's over and over again, and never melts, but turns black -- ugh

[PatoLiza]

In that case, I can handle two snowy days. Having lived in Wisconsin for almost 7 years, definitely not planning on moving back there. Looking forward to getting to OK area.

[SeabeeBolt]

Originally Posted by lham3214

Does this area get snow in the winter??

You may only see a couple of inches once and a great while. But be prepared, it does get dang cold and its a dry cold that will cut when the hawk comes down over Mt Scott in the winter. As they say "colder than balls on a brass monkey."

This is for the Mods:
For your information, a brass monkey was what they stack the cannon balls on, on the old wooden ships. And when the temperature would drop below a certain temp the " Brass Monkey" would contract and the cannon balls would roll across the deck of the ship. So, HA! You can't modslap me.

[lham3214]

good thanks guys, I want a least to feel like their are 4 seasons, its just hot hot hot here...I look fforward to getting there in the next two weeks, and they said on base housing is ava. if we wanted it... getting excited..