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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 7, 2012 September 7, 2012 September 7, 2012 September 7, 2012 Outrage from the north! I've been hearing a bunch about an affront approaching the state from the north today. I say we band together and protest! In this day and age, Colorado and Kansas have no right to send insults our way. Back in the day, Alfalfa "Bill" Murray would ... ohhhh, wait. I'm being told it's "a front." Well, that's a different story altogether. I think everybody has been waiting for this cool- down with great anticipation ever since the heat returned full-force to the state last week. Fortunately for us Okies, there is not a better place in the world to observe a frontal passage... all thanks to the Oklahoma Mesonet. You can track that front's advance every 5 minutes. In fact, it appears the front is through Cimarron County already on its way to the southeast. Winds are already gusting to over 40 mph out there. You can check out the wind maps here: http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/category/wind Watch the temperatures plummet here (An awesome way to watch a front's progress is the 3-hour temperature change map!): http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/category/air_temperature And you can see just how the front changes your weather on our meteograms for each of the 120 Mesonet stations (change it to whatever station is closest to you). http://www.mesonet.org/index.php/weather/meteogram/ I've also heard that you can go outside and check out the weather changes for yourself. This cutting edge newfangled approach will expose you to all sorts of natural hazards, like wind, sunshine, and possibly even rainfall, so take all precautions necessary. Wildfire potential will be very high today thanks to that wind and the low relative humidity and heat ahead of the front. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/nws-firedanger.jpg So we have a wind advisory for the northwestern three-quarters of the state with the possibility of winds gusting to over 45 mph, an excessive heat warning for Choctaw County, and a heat advisory for the rest of the southeast. All in a fall day in Oklahoma. What else is new? http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/nws-norman-map.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/nws-tulsa-map.png Unfortunately, it appears our rain chances have dwindled somewhat in the forecasts. Northeastern Oklahoma has the best chance for appreciable rain (but any rain is appreciated!). http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/5-day-rain.gif ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of drought (seriously, have we ever stopped in the last two years?), here are a few pictures sent to us from faithful readers of some of the conditions our state is facing. First up, the conditions in Cimarron County in the far western Panhandle. These pictures spurred us towards downgrading the drought conditions out there form severe/extreme to extreme/exceptional. I know it's usually dry out there, but this is pretty bad when you see the conditions of the native grasses. These were taken by Bob James north of Boise City. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/cimarron-1.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/cimarron-2.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/cimarron-3.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/cimarron-4.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/cimarron-5.jpg This next set was sent to us from Darrin Baily of El Reno. This is a great pictorial set of the grasshopper invasion across western Oklahoma. In this case, Canadian County. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/grasshopper1.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/grasshopper2.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/grasshopper3.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/grasshopper4.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/grasshopper5.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/grasshopper6.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20120907/grasshopper7.jpg Ugh! Those pictures actually are an outrage, if not Biblical in nature! I expect the fiery hail any time now. Gary McManus Associate State Climatologist Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org ================================================== The OCS/Mesonet Ticker https://ticker.mesonet.org/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Ticker or for questions about the Ticker or its content Phone or Email the Ticker Manager at OCS Phone: 405-325-2253 Email: ticker@mesonet.org --------------------------------------------------- -C- Copyright 2024 Oklahoma Climatological Survey ===================================================