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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 8, 2024 July 8, 2024 July 8, 2024 July 8, 2024 Reversal of fortune https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/48hour-rain-forecast.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/beryl.png No, I will not blame you for your eyes being drawn to the 800-pound hurricane taking up nearly the entire Texas Gulf Coast. I have the same problem when I look in a mirror and see a glare coming back at me from above my forehead! It's acceptable. But the Cat-1 storm (when it hit Texas) has already knocked out power to about a million people, and it's headed towards SE Oklahoma. It will probably go just to their southeast, so southeast of southeast Oklahoma, but it should still provide ample rainfall to just about the last part of the state that needed a good dose. Up to 4-6 inches are being forecast, but that could go up a bit in localized areas, and there's also a wind advisory for a bit of that spin left. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/beryl-track.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/latest.oklahoma.flood.gif https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/latest.oklahoma.winds.gif Thankfully, other than the flooding threat, the severe weather threat will stay with the upper-right quadrant of the circulation. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/OK_swody1.png The rainfall from Beryl will complete a magnificent reversal (hey, Magnificent Reversal was my band's name in 8th grade!) of fortune for a state that was headed for some serious drought with flash drought spreading over the last 60 days. Now, the maps look quite a bit nicer for Oklahoma. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/OK_swody1.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/60day-rainfall.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/pct60day_rain.current.png Now I know you're probably saying to yourself "but Gary, surely you can see all those deficits on those 60-day maps?" First off, your name's not Gary, and my name's not Shirley. And B, you are correct, but they're a darned sight better than what they were. And it's just in the nick of time as well, because summer comes roaring back this week and beyond! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/nws-norman-7day-temps.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/july13-17-temp-outlook.png And you'll notice the 7-day rain forecast map looks nearly identical to the 48- hour map. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/7day-forecast.png Hey, we all know the score during summer in Oklahoma. This type of map: https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/7day-rainfall.png Will lead to this type of map: https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240708/next-monday-heat.index.png That's a lot better than it could have been, though. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climate Survey gmcmanus@ou.edu ================================================== 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 ===================================================