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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 27, 2020 July 27, 2020 July 27, 2020 July 27, 2020 Drought killer! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/ZOUNDS.png REAL July rainfall, Eddie? Nothing but the best, Clark! You asked for a miracle, Theo, I give you, uhhhh, late July? Can you get flagged for a "Die Hard" quote directly after a "Vacation" quote? Hey, it's 2020...all bets are off! We have a cold front entering northwestern Oklahoma as we speak, which will interact with all this rich Gulf moisture in place and set us off a nice round of showers and storms over the next two days. You can see the cold front creeping into northern Oklahoma in the Mesonet's wind field. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/current.gustarrows.gif The NWS forecasters are expecting enough rainfall over the next two days to warrant a flash flood watch in the Panhandle (yeah, WOW indeed) and an areal flood watch over much of western Oklahoma. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/latest.oklahoma.flood.gif Heck, it's raining RIGHT NOW! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/current-radar.png We don't see those watches across eastern Oklahoma yet. The big rains tonight into tomorrow appear to be in north central and central Oklahoma. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/mon-tue-forecast-rains.gif We will then get into a northwesterly flow pattern which will see several storm systems rotate up and over a high pressure ridge to our west and move over the state, setting off more showers and storms. That should add to their (and everybody else's) rainfall totals as we get into the weekend. And this could extend into next week. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/aug1-5-precip-outlook.gif One of the biggest benefits, above and beyond the hopefully drought-quenching rains over parts of the state, will be a more fall-like temperature regime. Highs in the 80s...in late July? Dang! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/tuesday-forecast-highs.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/friday-forecast-highs.png And once again, this cooler trend could extend into next week. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/aug1-5-temp-outlook.gif We would like to see more rain in southwestern and south central Oklahoma, our newest drought hotspots. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/30day-rain-totals.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/30days.norm_dep.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/30days.norm_pct.png So this is incredible for late July and early August, our hottest part of the year historically. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200727/mesonet-longterm.avg-max.temps.png Don't worry about eating any soggy sandwiches this week. Probably just the rain. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN! 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 ===================================================