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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... December 27, 2018 December 27, 2018 December 27, 2018 December 27, 2018 Would shoulda coulda http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20181227/rainrfc.48hr.png ZOUNDS, but that was a lot of rain yesterday. Heck, that was December 2015 style rains. We had flooding, severe winds and deadly bolts of death flung from the sky to the ground...errrr, lightning. And while MOST of you would have wanted that to be at least partially in the form of snow (and that would have been a LOT of snow), the folks in the Panhandle have probably had their fill this morning. Many are without power as they deal with blizzard conditions (although officially only a winter storm warning. Guymon has had about 8 inches for one of the heaviest amounts, enough to close highways and leave motorists stranded. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20181227/latest.oklahoma.winter.gif Here's a storm report from the NWS Amarillo office from this morning giving a bit of detail. 0650 AM HEAVY SNOW GUYMON 36.69N 101.48W 12/27/2018 E8.0 INCH TEXAS OK EMERGENCY MNGR ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND THROUGHOUT TEXAS COUNTY. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND JACKNIFED TRUCKS REPORTED. HIGHWAY 54 CLOSED FROM LIBERAL TO TEXHOMA. They're dealing with wind gusts of over 40 mph. You won't see them on the Mesonet wind maps, since the wind anemometers are coated with ice and snow. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20181227/current.gustarrows.gif You see that wind shift from the northwest up IN the northwest, to the southwest and then south downstate. That's a lovely arctic cold front, currently giving the Panhandle their arctic conditions. That shows up quite nicely in the Mesonet temperature and wind chill maps. "Nicely" is perhaps not the correct word? http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20181227/current.TAIR.grad.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20181227/current.TAPP.grad.png Get ready for an arctic chill for the next couple of days, then a brief warmup, then another plunge. Very little moisture with the upcoming fronts, however. If you wanted snow, it's all the timing. But come on, is this REALLY what you wanted? (Pic from Guymon this morning...courtesy of Kelly Miller). http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20181227/Guymon-snow.jpg 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 ===================================================