Ticker for June 10, 1999

                
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Heavy Rain Pounds Wheat Belt

Just a week after disrupting the harvest in southwestern Oklahoma, heavy
rains have followed the crews into the northern half of Oklahoma's
wheat belt.  The following list contains Mesonet stations which have
recorded an inch or more precip since sunrise Tuesday (as of 2:30 pm
today).  A more detailed map will be updated tonight at


Breckinridge  4.55"
Fairview      4.24"
Lahoma        3.12"
Beaver        2.87"
Slapout       2.42"
Buffalo       2.14"
Cherokee      1.98"
Marena        1.87"
Shawnee       1.74"
Alva          1.73"
May Ranch     1.68"
Blackwell     1.67"
Freedom       1.52"
Newkirk       1.31"
Medford       1.29"
Red Rock      1.19"
Pawnee        1.15"
Marshall      1.11"
Kingfisher    1.10"
Stillwater    1.05"


Mesonet Shows Convergence Just Before Yesterday's Convection

Just before 2:00 pm yesterday afternoon thunderstorms developed along
a remnant outflow boundary.  Observations from the Oklahoma Mesonet
painted a clear picture of convergence in the area of initiation.

The wind observations in the 1:45 pm Mesonet weather map show a definite
confluence pattern in the storm initiation region (Kingfisher to Enid to
Medford).  The accompanying color-filled moisture convergence image
gives an even better depiction: