Ticker for March 21, 2002

                
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Cold Air Plows Across State

Cold air and extraordinarily high surface pressures continue to filter
down the plains today.  The 24-hour temperature change is larger than
30 degrees Celsius at some Oklahoma Mesonet stations this afternoon.


Gusty winds are certainly prevalent today, especially at the Minco and
Medicine Park stations, which have observed several 50+ mph gusts since
sunrise:


Medicine Park  52 mph   10:55 am
Minco          52 mph    9:20 am
Medicine Park  51 mph   11:25 am
Minco          51 mph    8:10 am
Medicine Park  50 mph   12:10 pm
Minco          50 mph   11:45 am
Minco          50 mph   11:35 am
Minco          50 mph   11:30 am
Medicine Park  50 mph   11:20 am
Minco          50 mph   11:05 am
Minco          50 mph   10:55 am
Minco          50 mph   10:40 am
Minco          50 mph   10:00 am
Minco          50 mph    9:55 am
Minco          50 mph    9:35 am
Minco          50 mph    9:25 am
Minco          50 mph    9:15 am
Minco          50 mph    9:10 am
Minco          50 mph    8:25 am