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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020 You gotta be kidding me http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/statewide-fastfood-oct2020.png Only in Oklahoma would Mother Nature be dumb enough to end a drought with an ICE STORM! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! BWAHAHAHA!! HAHAHAHA! HAHA ha ha Oh. Sorry for the maniacal laughter, but that about covers it. And we're gonna have a near blizzard in the Panhandle, enough sleet to fill a cast iron skillet in the northwest, up to an inch of freezing rain across SW through central OK, and then 4-5 inches of rain down to the southeast. All this moisture and way too much cold weather to work with. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/3day-rain-totals.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/current-temps.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/tonights-lows.png Enough rain already to make improvements in the drought in some places, but LOTS more coming. This is after some locations have gone nearly 50 days without significant (in some cases, ANY) moisture. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/mesonet.rainfall.tenthinch.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/24hour-rain-totals.png So there you go. The key to your winter storm experience, as parodied in the precipitation type indicator above, depends on that elusive freezing line over the next 24-36 hours; not only at the surface, but above the surface as well. Therefore, the forecast is rife with uncertainty, and uncertain about rife. I don't even know what "rife" means, but when you have winter storm brain, you just go with it! We have a Winter Storm Warning for the Panhandle, Winter Storm Watch in the NW and just to the eastern edge of the ice storm. What Ice Storm? Ohhhh, THAT Ice Storm! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/latest.oklahoma.winter.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/latest.oklahoma.snowice.gif We're gonna have to hope and pray that the temperature rises above freezing with a sort of diffuse warm infusion of air from the southeast tomorrow, after it drops tonight. Here is what the local NWS offices are saying about today and tomorrow. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/nws-norman-winter.monday.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/nws-norman-winter.tuesday.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/nws-norman-total.ice.accum.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/nws-tulsa-winter.monday.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/nws-amarillo-snow.totals.png Luckily temperatures are forecast to rise back to more Octoberish levels Wednesday into the weekend, then we can start the wackiness all over again. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/nws-norman-7day-temp-forecast.png The forecast is much too complex to try and quibble over what area receives what precipitation type on what day, so at this point, for goodness sakes, tune into your favorite media weather source and use whatever app you can to get the latest from your local NWS office. However, we will reiterate that ice storm warning: ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Periods of significant icing through at least Wednesday morning. Ice accumulations up to one-half inch will be common, with some locations possibly receiving upwards of one inch. There will also be accumulations of sleet. * WHERE...Central, northern, and southwest Oklahoma and western and northern Texas. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Expect power outages and widespread tree damage due to the ice. Travel could become very dangerous. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20201026/latest.oklahoma.snowice.gif Don't be afraid, 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 ===================================================