Ticker for June 1, 1999

                
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A Weekend of Stormy Weather

Since Sunset Sunday night, two rounds of storms have hit the state.  Here are
the top wind gust observations and rainfall totals from the Oklahoma Mesonet.

Top Wind Gusts

Mangum            91 mph     May 31    8:35 pm
May Ranch         85 mph     May 31    9:20 pm
Mangum            82 mph     May 31    8:30 pm
May Ranch         79 mph     May 31    9:25 pm
May Ranch         78 mph     May 31    9:15 pm
May Ranch         66 mph     May 31    9:30 pm
May Ranch         66 mph     May 31    9:10 pm
Ninnekah          65 mph     May 31   10:30 pm
Bixby             62 mph     May 31    5:40 am
Cherokee          61 mph     May 31   11:00 pm
Medicine Park     60 mph     May 31    9:40 pm
Bixby             60 mph     May 31    5:45 am
Mangum            57 mph     May 31    8:55 pm
Cherokee          56 mph     May 31   11:05 pm
Wynona            56 mph     May 31    4:40 am
Foraker           54 mph     May 31    4:15 am
Ketchum Ranch     53 mph     May 31   10:55 pm
Medicine Park     53 mph     May 31    9:50 pm
May Ranch         53 mph     May 31    9:05 pm
Alva              53 mph     May 31    8:35 pm
Wilburton         53 mph     May 31    7:35 am
Medicine Park     52 mph     May 31    9:45 pm
Freedom           51 mph     May 31    9:40 pm
Mangum            51 mph     May 31    8:40 pm
Walters           50 mph     May 31   10:30 pm
Chickasha         50 mph     May 31   10:25 pm
Ninnekah          50 mph     May 31   10:25 pm
Hinton            50 mph     May 31    9:20 pm
May Ranch         50 mph     May 31    8:30 pm
Mangum            50 mph     May 31    8:25 pm


Selected 48-Hour Rainfall Totals

Erick        2.63"
Copan        2.58"
Burbank      2.46"
May Ranch    2.27"
Blackwell    2.13"
Perkins      2.03"
Mt. Herman   2.34"
Eufaula      1.85"
Mangum       1.80"
Skiatook     1.77"
Pryor        1.76"
Nowata       1.71"
Marena       1.70"


Coming Soon on the Ticker

* Heat Indices are Back!
* March-May (climatological spring) analysis
* Yet another "what a difference a year makes" map