Ticker for January 28, 2002

                
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Cold Front Creeps Across Oklahoma

A sharp contrast in temperature exists across Oklahoma today as a
strong cold front drapes the state.  The front's southward progress
has slowed in recent hours, but the temperature change has been
significant:



A nice feature in the Oklahoma Mesonet today is the reflection of the
state's terrain in surface conditions.  The cold front is a shallow
layer of cold air oozing (the Ticker's word, not science's) southward.
How shallow?  Shallow enough that, as of 1:15, the cold air hasn't yet
reached the lofty elevations in the western panhandle:



The Boise City and Kenton stations, both 4000+ feet above sea level,
still show warm, southerly flow.  Just down the road at Goodwell (and
downslope - elev: 3300 ft), the cold air is observed.