Mesonet Ticker for June 25, 2026

                
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Spring ain't done!




Sure, the calendar might say "Summer," (mine says chocolate and Flaming Hot
Ruffles, but that's just me) but the weather is definitely saying "Spring" today.
Maybe June is trying to make up for an anemic May? Did'ya know that June (3) has
already had more confirmed tornadoes than May (2)?

We certainly don't want to add to those numbers, but there is definitely a chance
later today across northern OK associated with an old outflow boundary later this
afternoon into the evening.



And of course tornadoes are not the only by-product of the possible storms
tonight.







That's not to mention the flooding rains. Well, I guess I DID mention the
flooding rains. Heck, it's flooding right now for crying out loud!







YEEARGH! (Yeeargh is redneck pirate for Argh), but that's a lot of rain up there
in Osage County! Some of those radar estimates show a foot of rain falling in
just the last 3-6 hours. More generally, expect another 1-2 inches in the flash
flood area, but larger bullseyes scattered about with any storms that form.



Despite all the rain that's fallen during June, especially recently, we are
still dealing with drought across west central into central OK, as well as the
Panhandle.



Remember, any rain that fell after Tuesday morning will go on NEXT week's map,
so places that have gotten inundated might still show more severe drought than
conditions would indicate.



There are still significant deficits (my scalp knows all about significant
deficits, so I'm kind of an expert!) out there despite the wet June.







We are making headway against those short-term impacts in those areas, but the
longer deficits are still in control.

Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climate Survey
gmcmanus@ou.edu
                

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