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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... July 10, 2017 July 10, 2017 July 10, 2017 July 10, 2017 That was it? http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/Rancor-Man.jpg Rancor indeed! Look, it's not like a statewide drenching was forecast, but yes, I expected more. It's the same thing I said about my hair, too. Life brings disappointment, and often none more so than Mother Nature. So that's the rain we had to try and wipe out what was left of the flash drought. Remember said flash drought? I'll show you the entire Southern Plains region so you can get a sense of the impending danger spreading from the west. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/current_southern_plains_trd.jpg That severe drought across the border in the Texas Panhandle is quite concerning. Luckily, Harmon County has received significant rains in the last 30 days, but as you go north from there the totals drop off considerably. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/30day-rain-totals.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/3-day-rain-pct-normal.png The trouble is we have apparently reached the true dog days of summer. The doldrums if you will. You know when these types of images start appearing from your local NWS offices, summer HAS escalated. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/nws-norman.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/nws-norman2.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/nws-tulsa.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/nws-amarillo.png Fun fun fun! Oh, and those rain chances? The heat dome signature has started to appear on the rainfall forecast maps. Look at the increased precip totals traveling in a horseshoe shape over the top of Oklahoma. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20170710/7day-rain-forecast.gif There is some sign that the heat dome will shift away this weekend, but summer does what summer does (and a lot of times that ends up being persistence!). You stay classy, Mother Nature. 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 ===================================================