Ticker for April 14, 1999

                
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Rainfall Continues

Just six months ago, the Ticker was looking back on one of the worst
summertime drought/hot spells in recent history.  Today, the Ticker
is documenting some very heavy, flood-producing rains from a large
synoptic system over the last 48 hours.

The heaviest rains, as seems to be the case for the last two years,
occurred in north-central to northwest Oklahoma.  Another narrow band
of heavy precipitation totals extends from Wichita Falls to Norman
to Tulsa to Miami.

A map of 48-hour rainfall totals is updated every 15 minutes at:


A table of selected 48-hour rainfall totals (as of 3:00 pm) follows:

Alva           4.37"
Woodward       4.33"
Seiling        2.97"
Buffalo        2.75"
Camargo        2.75"
Medford        2.55"
Waurika        2.18"
Goodwell       2.17"
Slapout        2.10"
Newkirk        2.09"
Blackwell      1.93"
May Ranch      1.91"
Freedom        1.84"
Walters        1.79"
Acme           1.78"
Chickasha      1.68"
Miami          1.68"
Grandfield     1.66"
Medicine Park  1.62"
Hooker         1.57"
Lahoma         1.56"