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A good starter start




Well, that about covers the tornadoes for early January. I've heard my first
tornado siren of the year, here on (checks notes) JANUARY 8!!!!

I must say...I'm not a fan!

And the severe weather threat continues to the east as I type this, because...heck,
it's storming right now, for crying out loud!



The storms are moving so fast, it'll probably be over by the time you read this.

The best news is the rain, of course, because even today we see a major increase
in drought across the state, from 54% to 73% on this week's U.S. Drought Monitor.



Remember, this is where we started.



Tornadoes, rain, flooding (yes, flooding)...



So why not some snow instead?



Snow, it's what's for dinner. Errrrr, I mean snow, it's better than tornadoes!

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