Ticker for February 25, 2000

                
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Another Spring-like February Squall Line

Severe weather marched across the state again last night, bringing large
hail and strong winds to Oklahoma.  It's probably safe to say that the
unseasonably warm and moist conditions of the last few weeks have had
a hand in the strength of these events.

Here's a table of the strongest wind gusts of the last 24 hours, with
the most recent first:

Retrop      50 mph   4:00 am      Freedom     60 mph  11:15 pm
Watonga     62 mph   4:00 am      Cheyenne    51 mph  10:55 pm
Weatherford 54 mph   3:40 am      Retrop      52 mph  10:55 pm
Retrop      52 mph   3:35 am      Cheyenne    65 mph  10:50 pm
Cherokee    53 mph  12:30 am      Cheyenne    58 mph  10:45 pm
Fairview    52 mph  12:15 am      Woodward    50 mph  10:45 pm
Fairview    54 mph  12:10 am      Erick       53 mph  10:35 pm
Putnam      68 mph  11:40 pm      Hollis      61 mph  10:15 pm
Bessie      57 mph  11:25 pm      Buffalo     56 mph   9:10 pm
Camargo     55 mph  11:25 pm      Goodwell    53 mph   8:25 pm
Watonga     50 mph  11:25 pm      Goodwell    53 mph   8:20 pm
Butler      51 mph  11:15 pm

These squall lines have brought much needed rain to much of the state.
In the last 72 hours, about two-thirds of Oklahoma Mesonet stations
have observed an inch or more of rainfall.