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MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 It has snowed in Oklahoma! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151118/ashamed.jpg We posted the image yesterday of the expected snowfall in the Panhandle from the Amarillo NWS office, but apparently, they got more than they bargained for in Boise City. Here was that forecast image. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151117/nws-amarillo-snow.gif But looking at the storm reports from yesterday, as well as information from the Cimarron County NRCS office, I'd say they had a good old time slipping and sliding out that way. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 316 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0202 PM SNOW BOISE CITY 36.73N 102.51W 11/17/2015 E2.0 INCH CIMARRON OK TRAINED SPOTTER BLOWING SNOW IS REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN TOWN TO LESS THAN 1/8 MILE. 0802 PM SNOW BOISE CITY 36.73N 102.51W 11/17/2015 E5.0 INCH CIMARRON OK LAW ENFORCEMENT NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. 1055 PM SNOW BOISE CITY 36.73N 102.51W 11/17/2015 E6.0 INCH CIMARRON OK LAW ENFORCEMENT Boise City ended officially with 6 inches on the ground, and as you can see from the reports above, "near white out conditions in blowing snow." In other words, a blizzard. The Mesonet meteogram from Boise City and the wind gust map from yesterday shows that winds were gusting to over 50 mph as late as 8pm before calming down to a mere 10-20 mph, and the wind chill bottomed out into the single digits. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151118/BOIS.met.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151118/yesterday.gust.gif You should also notice that the temperature has rebounded quite nicely back into the mid-40s, so that snow is not long for this world (if it's even still there). The only other snow report I can find is a trace from Guymon, so it must not have spread too far east. But the gates to winter are open now. Let the snow begin. Long range forecasts are showing some type of "event" for next week into Thanksgiving, but whether that means rain or some other type of precip, simply too far out to tell. But those forecasting folks will know more as we get closer. Looks to me to be closer to 70 degrees than 30 degrees right now, but that can change in a hurry. We're still well past our average date of the first fall freeze for quite a few stations scattered through the state. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151118/avg_firstfreeze.1981-2010.png http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151118/tmin.le32.png It looks like that might end for most of those stations this weekend as well. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20151118/sunday-morning-lows.png BRRRRR indeed! 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 ===================================================