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A Tale of Two Calamities

While much of southeastern Oklahoma experiences flooding brought on
by a three-day deluge, western and northwestern Oklahoma still lingers
in drought conditions.  The following tables contrast 72-hour
rainfall at selected stations in the southeast with 90-day rainfall
at selected stations in western Oklahoma.

3-DAY Rainfall Totals        3-MONTH Rainfall Totals
through Wed afternoon        through Wed afternoon

Talihina   7.11"             Boise City    0.47"
Wister     6.81"             Kenton        0.55"
Antlers    6.80"             Beaver        0.80"
Lane       6.39"             Slapout       1.32"
Clayton    6.07"             Buffalo       1.35"
Wilburton  5.82"             Cheyenne      1.36"
Mt Herman  5.56"             Erick         1.67"
McAlester  4.85"             Arnett        1.77"
Stigler    4.83"             Cherokee      1.79"
Cloudy     4.65"             Medford       1.96"
Hugo       4.48"             Camargo       2.06"
Sallisaw   4.38"             Butler        2.23"
Madill     4.05"             Blackwell     2.34"
Idabel     3.80"             Hollis        2.40"
Cookson    3.77"             Alva          2.49"
Broken Bow 3.74"             Seiling       2.17"