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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... March 9, 2000 March 9, 2000 March 9, 2000 March 9, 2000 Last Evening's Cold Front Wears a Coat of Many Colors Yesterday evening, a run-of-the-mill cold front began its slide across the state, bringing northerly winds and cooler temperatures to Oklahoma today. And, while the front has made some impact on today's afternoon temperatures ( http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20000309/delta.tair24.gif ), the real story is how it introduced itself in so many different ways. As the Ticker has evangelized so many times before, there's a great deal of meteorology packed into a meteogram, so that's what we'll use to look at five different locations in and around central Oklahoma. At Norman ( http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20000309/NORM.gif ), the front just blasted its way in with a stiff wind gust and abrupt change of wind direction. At Bowlegs ( http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20000309/BOWL.gif ) and Bixby ( http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20000309/BIXB.gif ), the front eased its way through, accompanied by calming winds and a more gradual change of direction. At El Reno (http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20000309/ELRE.gif ), the wind shift was abrupt and gusty, but the front almost seemed to apologize for itself with a significant (albeit temporary) warm-up in its wake. At Stillwater (http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20000309/STIL.gif ), the front had no immediate effect on the temperature field, but a series of three or four oscillations in the wind field followed its passage. At Spencer ( http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20000309/SPEN.gif ), these oscillations were even more apparent, especially in the wind speed category. Overall, it was a well-rounded performance by our visitor from the north. ================================================== 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 ===================================================