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Pumpkin tornadoes




Yeah, that's right...the tornado threat is "low, but not zero" with the storms
we'll see form (maybe) late tonight, which will then rumble through the state
waking everybody up with worries of those QLCS spin-ups. We've seen a multitude
of tornadoes this year (and past years) in these "low, but not zero" scenarios.
This atmosphere has talent, ladies and gentlemen, and it shouldn't be discounted.

Other "low, but not zero" scenarios:

* How much hair do I have: low, but not zero.
* What is my daily Pop-Tart consumption: low, but not zero.
* What's the amount of time, in minutes, the average Okie will spend at a 4-way
stop each day watching each other tell the other drivers to go ahead: low, but
not zero.

Now, what is my daily STRAWBERRY Pop-Tart consumption: ZERO, not low.

So here's the deal...have multiple ways to get warnings tonight, and at least one
of those has to have the ability to wake you up, since we're talking an overnight
scenario. And it's not just tornadoes, its wind, hail, and even flash flooding
we may have to contend with.

You know what WASN'T zero this weekend? The rainfall some of us saw. Check this
out!



SOUTHWEST OK GOT RAIN! I don't know yet if it's enough to erase their burgeoning
(English to Okie translation: "growing") drought woes, but it will sure stop
them from intensifying for awhile. Still, folks need the rain because September
has been exceedingly dry for most.



This will help some, at least.



What are the chances YOU get the rain that you need?

Low, but not zero.

Gary McManus
State Climatologist
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climate Survey
gmcmanus@ou.edu