OCS/Mesonet Ticker for January 16, 2019

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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ...
January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019

IT LIVES!

http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/the.blob.png

It's the story of the day, and yesterday, and tomorrow and Friday and...well, you
know the drill here. The inevitability of the mass of arctic air currently moving
south through the middle of the country, destined for the eastern half of the
U.S., is, well, inevitable. While we'll get a glancing blow, that glance will
turn you to ice much like a Medusa's glare did to Perseus' crew (highbrow Greek
literature reference, no extra charge!).

Again, I turn to our friends at the NWS to help us out with this weekend's
scenario (although again, a glance at the U.S. map above tells most of the frigid
story.

http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/nws-amarillo-weekend.png

http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/nws-tulsa-weekend.png

http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/nws-norman-temperatures.png

What do we know? It's gonna get COLD! Somebody's getting snow, somebody's not.
Some will probably have a thunderstorm before the front arrives Friday night.

All in all, the coldest air of the season, and while it will move to the east
later in the weekend, the warmup we're seeing this week will be but a memory
as the air mass it leaves in place will still remain cooler than normal. At
least for this time of year.

Dangerous wind chills Friday night through Sunday, so be prepared!

Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey
(405) 325-2253
gmcmanus@mesonet.org
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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019 IT LIVES! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/the.blob.png It's the story of the day, and yesterday, and tomorrow and Friday and...well, you know the drill here. The inevitability of the mass of arctic air currently moving south through the middle of the country, destined for the eastern half of the U.S., is, well, inevitable. While we'll get a glancing blow, that glance will turn you to ice much like a Medusa's glare did to Perseus' crew (highbrow Greek literature reference, no extra charge!). Again, I turn to our friends at the NWS to help us out with this weekend's scenario (although again, a glance at the U.S. map above tells most of the frigid story. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/nws-amarillo-weekend.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/nws-tulsa-weekend.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20190116/nws-norman-temperatures.png What do we know? It's gonna get COLD! Somebody's getting snow, somebody's not. Some will probably have a thunderstorm before the front arrives Friday night. All in all, the coldest air of the season, and while it will move to the east later in the weekend, the warmup we're seeing this week will be but a memory as the air mass it leaves in place will still remain cooler than normal. At least for this time of year. Dangerous wind chills Friday night through Sunday, so be prepared! Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet 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 ===================================================