Ticker for October 7, 1998

                
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Pawnee Springs to Life, Yields more Severe Wind Info

After being knocked out for 36 hours by severe weather Sunday night,
the Pawnee Mesonet station was revived early today by Mesonet
personnel.

The station was then able to report its observations from Sunday night.
They included a record of 7.5 inches of rainfall in a ten hour period,
and the following severe wind gusts:

Severe Wind: 1998-10-05  7:40 pm    67 mph
Severe Wind: 1998-10-05  7:45 pm    79 mph
Severe Wind: 1998-10-05  7:50 pm    78 mph
Severe Wind: 1998-10-05  7:55 pm    60 mph
Severe Wind: 1998-10-05  8:00 pm    80 mph