Ticker for June 19, 1998

                
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Heat Burst in southeast:
An apparent heatburst in the Lake Texoma area was very evident at the Durant
Mesonet station.  At 1:15 am, it was 84 F in at Durant.  Thirty minutes and
a couple of 40 mph wind gusts later, it was 93 F.

The whole episode was caught on tape at:



Severe Weather Wrap Up
Some wind values and rain totals from the past 24 hours:

86 mph   Ringling     7:40 pm
76 mph   Ringling     7:45 pm
71 mph   Burneyville  9:20 pm
68 mph   Burneyville  9:30 pm
63 mph   Burneyville  9:25 pm
61 mph   Talihina    12:00 am
58 mph   Talihina    11:55 pm
56 mph   Tullahassee  7:00 pm
55 mph   Burneyville  8:50 pm
54 mph   Burneyville  9:15 pm

3.43 in  Wilburton
3.30 in  Ringling
3.07 in  Tailhina
2.28 in  Eufaula
2.08 in  Clayton
1.99 in  McAlester
1.16 in  Stigler
0.82 in  Waurika
0.80 in  Tullahassee
0.71 in  Bixby
0.70 in  Okmulgee


Day of Contrast (again):
At 6:15 pm yesterday, it was 104 F at the Altus Mesonet site.  Twelve hours
earlier, at Kenton, it was 42 F.