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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... April 18, 2014 April 18, 2014 April 18, 2014 April 18, 2014 STEEEERIIIIIIKE TWO! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/zero.jpg Okay, I wasn't expecting a downpour, but something to wash the dust off my windshield would have been nice. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/rainrfc.48hr.png The good news is the strip of Highway 54 from Goodwell to Hooker got around a quarter-inch or so. The bad news is, nobody else did. There was a bit more down along the Red River in the far southwest, but not enough to amount to much. At least we finally reset Goodwell from the "not even a quarter-inch" map. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/mesonet.rainfall.quarterinch.png But this wasn't the rainstorm you were looking for ... I don't even need the Force to convince you of that. It was always the one this weekend that held the most promise, and so now we set out sights on that one. This 5-day rainfall forecast is for now through next Wednesday morning and shows the possibility of maybe an inch or so across western Oklahoma and up to a half-inch over most of the state. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/5day-rainfall.gif One of the things I like the most about these recent rainfall chances is they seemed to have shifted the higher amounts to the west. That doesn't mean that it will work out that way, of course, but it's better than seeing it primarily across eastern Oklahoma (sorry Broken Bow, but you've gotten your fair share for now). Even the "not even a tenth of an inch" map has dwindled, but there's still a broad swath of have-nots though western Oklahoma, led by Oklahoma Wheat Central Medford with 40 days. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/mesonet.rainfall.tenthinch.png To add insult to (freeze) injury, we had another long freezing spell last night up in that area. I'm not sure what this will do to the wheat up that way, but I know that 33 degrees is probably better than 28 degrees. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/todays-lows.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/hours-below-30.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/hours-below-32.png We'll leave you with some graphics from our local NWS offices and their thoughts on this weekend. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/nws-amarillo.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/nws-norman1.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/nws-norman2.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/nws-norman3.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20140418/nws-tulsa.png It's all up to Mother Nature now. Windy, dry and dusty is no way to go through spring, son. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey Oklahoma Mesonet (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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