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Wild Night: Some Information

Storms rumbled across the state last night, bringing strong winds
and heavy rain (honestly, when will they bring something different?).
For the archives, here's a rundown of some superlatives:

Peak observed wind gusts:


Rainfall results:


That 4.04" total at Perkins is pretty impressive ... even more so
when you consider that nearly two inches of that fell in TEN minutes:


Saving the BEST for last ... here's a compelling map. This is the
solar radiation (sunlight) map at about 5:30 yesterday evening:


Check out the crazy-high SRAD values at Norman and in Oklahoma City
(middle of map). This is at sunset. Now, why would central OK have
more sunlight than western OK?

Because the sun was shining from both the west and the east.

No, no, we're not crazy. The high values reflect, uh, reflection.
The extra light was reflected off the 40,000-foot illuminated wall
just to the east (also called a thunderstorm). Here's a satellite
image that shows the storms just east of the city:



Thank you to a BUNCH of different folks for suggesting and/or
providing today's content.


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