Ticker for July 29, 2002

                
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The entire Ticker staff is back from a one-week vacation.


Active Weather in Last 24 Hours

Sun day evening, a squall line pushed into Oklahoma from the north,
spawning several severe weather warnings and severe weather observations.
Here are some Mesonet wind observations and rainfall totals for the
event:

Station   24hr Rain      Station   24hr Rain      Station   24hr Rain
Burbank       2.72"      Ketchum Ranch 1.70"      Putnam        1.31"
Oilton        2.63"      Skiatook      1.66"      Pauls Valley  1.27"
Medford       2.36"      Nowata        1.65"      Buffalo       1.26"
Walters       2.30"      Freedom       1.64"      Calvin        1.24"
Waurika       2.18"      Weatherford   1.63"      Inola         1.24"
Claremore     2.18"      Blackwell     1.55"      Vanoss        1.22"
Wynona        2.17"      Ringling      1.53"      Ada           1.19"
Alva          1.97"      Byars         1.52"      Seiling       1.16"
Grandfield    1.94"      Bessie        1.46"      Bowlegs       1.13"
Butler        1.91"      Copan         1.46"      Retrop        1.11"
Pawnee        1.89"      May Ranch     1.46"      Acme          1.09"
Red Rock      1.83"      Chandler      1.36"      Chickasha     1.06"
Porter        1.82"      Okmulgee      1.33"      Vinita        1.01"
Breckinridge  1.82"      Ninnekah      1.32"      Newkirk       1.00"


Station       Gust     Date/Time     Station       Gust     Date/Time
May Ranch     83 mph   Sun  9:35p    Vinita        54 mph   Mon 12:35a
May Ranch     72 mph   Sun  9:30p    Ketchum Ranch 53 mph   Mon  4:15a
Weatherford   64 mph   Mon  2:05a    Hinton        53 mph   Mon  2:30a
May Ranch     62 mph   Sun  9:40p    Weatherford   53 mph   Mon  2:20a
Weatherford   61 mph   Mon  2:00a    Putnam        53 mph   Mon  1:35a
Walters       60 mph   Mon  4:25a    Chickasha     52 mph   Mon  3:15a
Hinton        60 mph   Mon  2:25a    Hinton        52 mph   Mon  2:35a
Weatherford   60 mph   Mon  2:15a    Hobart        51 mph   Mon  3:05a
Hinton        59 mph   Mon  2:20a    Seiling       51 mph   Mon  1:10a
Putnam        59 mph   Mon  1:30a    Hooker        51 mph   Sun 10:25p
Ketchum Ranch 57 mph   Mon  4:20a    Walters       50 mph   Mon  4:15a
Bessie        57 mph   Mon  2:05a    Tipton        50 mph   Mon  4:00a
Hinton        56 mph   Mon  2:15a    Ninnekah      50 mph   Mon  3:15a
Bessie        55 mph   Mon  2:10a    Minco         50 mph   Mon  2:55a
Weatherford   55 mph   Mon  2:10a    Butler        50 mph   Mon  2:25a
Camargo       55 mph   Mon  1:20a    Camargo       50 mph   Mon  1:25a
Minco         54 mph   Mon  2:50a    Newkirk       50 mph   Sun 10:35p