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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... October 20, 2015 October 20, 2015 October 20, 2015 October 20, 2015 Drought eraser http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151020/drought-eraser.png The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map (from last Thursday) was definitely ugly, and given that the new on on Thursday only considers what happened up through Tuesday morning (a whole lot of nothing!), you can expect it to look worse. But it will *probably* be raining heavily at that time...especially across western Oklahoma. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151020/wed-thurs-nws-norman.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151020/thurs-fri-nws-norman.jpg http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151020/nws-tulsa.png For the western and central portions of the state, that should be the bulk of the precip. Check out the rainfall total map just released by WPC for now through Friday. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151020/3day-rainfall-forecast.gif ZOUNDS!! 5 inches across western OK and NW Texas? What is this, May? There will be a definite flooding threat with that type of rainfall. After that, the focus shifts further to the east where a frontal boundary should stall out and interact with that Gulf moisture, allowing for possible drought ease-ification later into the weekend. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151020/fri-sun-rainfall-forecast.gif The point, which I rarely approach, is that it's going to rain after a long, LONG hiatus for significant portions of the state. So be prepared for heavy rainfall, and also be prepared to ignore the new Drought Monitor map that comes out on Thursday. Just in case. 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 ===================================================