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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024 A good word https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/Thursday-10pm.png "ZOUNDS" is a good word for this occasion, no? Wow, I can't believe I spelled "occaision right." DANG IT! Well, there are many other words I could use when I see a forecast like that, but most of them would result in me getting fired and then how would I maintain my 3 Cherry Pop-Tarts a day habit? My wife wanted to try one of those Pumpkin Spice Pop-Tarts, and I just gave her one of these: https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/ron.jpg Still expecting a landfall on the Florida Coast of a major hurricane, Cat-3 or greater, unfortunately. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/09L_tracks_latest.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/helene-cone.png Our hopes for at least getting some benefit from this monstrosity in the form of rain across eastern OK from the remnants are all but dashed at this point. In fact (opinion, maybe), I'm worried we're going right back into drought intensification mode for the next couple of weeks at least. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/7day-rain-forecast.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/oct1-5-outlooks.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/oct3-9-outlooks.png Speaking of drought...it's still here. https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/20240924_ok_trd.png Even those rains in the last 30 days only brought up a few areas to normal or above. I thought education would bring me up to normal or above...I was wrong about that, too! https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/30day-rain-totals.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/del30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/pct30day_rain.current.png https://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20240926/30day-stats.png Bleak, to say the least. 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 ===================================================