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Introducing the newest Oklahoma Mesonet extreme: 126F heat index at the Paul’s Valley site. This is our highest ever heat index measurement in our nearly 30 year history. 😳
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A derecho (a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms) has been forecast by SPC, with widespread damaging winds of 80-110 mph with the line of storms later this evening. MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW!
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Oklahoma sunsets really are a thing of beauty - made even more beautiful when seeing 12 side-by-side! These shots were taken around the middle of each month during 2020 from a camera at our Lahoma
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At approximately 6:50 pm, the Oklahoma Mesonet site at Idabel was struck by what is believed to be a tornado. The site recorded a maximum wind gust of 108 mph with the expected precipitous pressure drop.
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The view of the Northern Lights from the Medford Mesonet location, taken by Oklahoma Mesonet technician Steve Thompson. Incredible sight at an incredible site!
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UPDATE: All
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sites have hit 102F or higher today. This is the first time in our network's history (dating back to the mid 1990s) to have 120 sites hit that mark on the same day. Before today we had 2 days with 100F or higher (7/9/11 and 7/10/11).
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We're calling it. One more hot day, then a smooth transition into early fall! Oh, it will still get hot here and there, but you get rid of that final August heat, you're on the downward slide. Come on, have we ever been wrong before? Okay, other than those times?
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For only the 3rd time in
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For the FIRST TIME in Oklahoma Mesonet history all 120 sites hit 101F or higher. And the day's not over yet...
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Today marks the 15 year anniversary of one of the more unusual
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That's not a typo, straight-line winds could gust over 110 mph with some of the storms. Mostly northern OK after 6pm, but everybody needs to stay alert for changing conditions as the storms could spread southward through the center part of the state as well.
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Nature is beautiful. This was captured by our technician Steve at the 2023 National Weather Festival.
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Mesonet Ticker: DANGER DANGER
Hurricane force winds could be widespread with the line of storms, and there is a threat of significant tornadoes as well, especially across SW OK. STAY ALERT!
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Mesonet Ticker: The Suck Zone (WITH CORRECTED OUTLOOK MAP)
Did we REALLY need to turn the "Twister" sequel into a REALITY SHOW?!? Strong tornadoes and giant hail are possible with the storms today, 3pm-9pm or so.. START PREPARING NOW!
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Confirmed by our QA Meteorologists, at 126.19F, the Miami Mesonet site just broke our previous all-time heat index record of 126.0F set at Pauls Valley previously this year on July 13. If it continues to go up today, it will reset the record.
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What do you get when you combine a temperature of 97F and a dewpoint of 84F? YOUR FACE MELTED OFF! Just ask Okmulgee, which hit a heat index of 125 today.
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In typical Oklahoma fashion we've gone from 60s and 70s to freezing rain and sleet in just a few hours. This data animation helps to summarize what's happened over the last day or so (ends at 7pm on Feb 20, 2018)!
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THE FRONT IS HERE! Quick, go get a pumpkin spice latte and throw your sweater on.
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Not the best visualization but here's a rough look at the Oklahoma Mesonet's detection of the pressure waves that passed through from the Tonga eruption this morning.
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Idabel's 108 mph wind speed measurement tonight ranks as the 5th highest wind speed the
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has measured since 1994 and the strongest in more than a decade. We have now measured 100mph or higher 10 times.
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Record-setting dry weather over the last 30 days...of all the June 11-July 10 periods in the last 100 years, none have been drier than 2022's version. The previous record holder is from 1936, smack dab in the middle of the Dust Bowl. Click for embiggenation.
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Tired, frustrated, or outright mad about the big swings in the winter storm forecast this week for the Southern Plains? Just imagine being a meteorologist or those tasked with ensuring public safety during storm events. This about sums up their week ⬇️
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Here's a look back at a very busy week of weather for Oklahoma (May 20-27, 2019). Flooding, tornadoes, and lots of NWS warnings.
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STOP THE PRESSES! Are there still presses? The Mesonet's all-time heat index record fell for the second time today with a reading of 126.74F. That tops Miami's previous record-beater from earlier today of 126.19F.
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Mesonet Ticker: Cross everything ya got!
We really REALLY need this forecast to hit, so everybody wash your cars, buy tickets to the State Fair, and make wedding plans for next week!
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Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) tornado watch through 10pm! Who's had enough?
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We are heartbroken to learn about the accident involving 3
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students. We wish to express our condolences to their families. Students, faculty, alumni, and
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colleagues we walk with you in grief and stand ready to provide support.
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Seven-day forecast amounts keep going up! Where are we gonna put it all? Start building those arks, folks.
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Check out the beautiful cycle of sunsets observed from an experimental camera at the Lahoma Mesonet site. 😍😍
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UPDATE 2: All
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sites hit 103F or higher today. This is the first time in our network's history (dating back to the mid 1990s) to have 120 sites hit that mark on the same day. Before today we had 2 days with all sites hitting 100F or higher (7/9/11 and 7/10/11).
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Well that escalated quickly! Let's hope it DE-ESCALATES just as quickly. Strong tornadoes and giant hail are both possible tomorrow! Start preparing for tomorrow's hazardous weather NOW and you'll feel better.
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Bigtime storm system has its sights set on Oklahoma next weekend! Drought relief but also some bigtime severe weather possible. It IS Oklahoma after all. Every season is severe weather season here.
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Oklahoma Mesonet extremes...2023 edition! What's your vote for our craziest measurement this year?!
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Check out this shot of a supercell that passed over the
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What does it look like when 3+ inches of rain falls in 1 hour? ⬇️ Video taken from an experimental camera at the Tulsa Mesonet site.
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We are sensing a great disturbance in the atmosphere. This weekend looks brutal. Like Darth Vader brutal!
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UPDATE on our llama vs. field technician spitting incident from earlier today (did we really just write that?!)....we've learned it was a face hit. All are well but our technician Mark no longer likes llamas. ❌🦙
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Alright stop, listen close and heed, Ice is back with a dangerous storm indeed. Frigid grip, Oklahoma's in a chill, the forecast says it's gonna be a winter thrill. WE DON'T MESS WITH ICE! Word to your local Braum's.
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It's Bigfoot Day in Oklahoma! No, we don't need some rodent in Pennsylvania predicting our weather. Our favorite Sasquatch Poteau Pete says spring arrives early this year! GO tell him he's wrong...I dare ya.
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Mother Nature to Oklahoma: "I'm your Huckleberry." Odds are increasing for a significant winter storm across Oklahoma later this week, wed-fri. Dangerous cold is CERTAIN, snow and ice accumulations are PROBABLE, significant accumulations are POSSIBLE.
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Wow. How often do you see the entire state of Oklahoma in a Winter Storm Warning? Incredible.
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NOW LISTEN, no, it probably won't happen, but when it starts showing up in the fantasy-cast territory (after day 10) in the models, it means Mother Nature is in the mood for winter. Braum's, you listening?
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120 heat index at Eufaula and Stillwater? That's just stupid hot! Of 120 sites, 58 hit a heat index of at least 115 degrees.
Stupid is as stupid does, SUMMER!
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Mesonet Ticker: No cap fr fr
To get rain Friday, we need storms. To get storms, we need to beat the cap. To beat the cap, we need heat. To get heat, we need the sun. To get sun, we need...well, you get the picture.
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Just as an example of the shift to the south and east a bit, and also a bit more impactful on the totals. Super Bowl Sunday is gonna be dramatic as heck!! Oh yeah, there's a game played that day, too.
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Come on, this is getting ridiculous. You go outside at El Reno and Kingfisher at 10pm on Dec. 26 and it's 76 degrees? Their RECORD HIGHS for today are 69 (El Reno) and 72 (Kingfisher), for crying out loud! Yeah, throw the flag on Mother Nature
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OOF! SPC has upgraded parts of Oklahoma to a Moderate threat (and we all know just how painful that can be). And the tornado risk has increased westward to near I-35. That hail threat though! Start preparing now, have a plan!
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This is just ONE forecast model, but if this happens Tuesday it will be the hottest weather we've seen since those 2011-2012 mega-hot time summers. We hit 113 in 2020 (Hollis) and 2018 (Grandfield), but 115 was back in 2012 (Kingfisher) and 2011 (Hollis).
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How it started. How it’s going.
Some areas with a temperature swing of more than 90 degrees over the last 7 days. 😲 That’s Oklahoma weather for ya!
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Have a little lightning with your sleet this morning! Roads will be slick where the heaviest ice falls under these convective bands so be careful.
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That 107 down in Altus, Ladies and Gentlemen, is THE highest temperature ever recorded on a May 9 in Oklahoma, going back to the 1880s. It tops Hollis' 106 from 2011. Yay?
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It’s days like May 20, 2019 that the
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was made for. As we do everyday, we will be working tirelessly to ensure data are high quality & available for viewing throughout. If you see any interruptions, please be patient as we likely will have very high user load.
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Today the Oklahoma Mesonet officially turned 30 years old! Happy New Year everyone!
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Sunday's severe weather appears to be transitioning to a bigtime severe wind event across much of the state with a large area at risk for winds > 74 mph! Tornadoes are possible as well, especially early in the event.
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For the love of God, somebody throw that frigging ring into the volcano! Dangerous heat continues all week, but tomorrow looks especially brutal with possibly the hottest weather we've seen in a decade.
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Lots can go wrong...not enough cold air, storm track continuing to shift south, unfavorable vertical temperature profile, etc. But confidence is growing that we will see impactful snow in Oklahoma Monday night through Tuesday. *Click for embiggenation
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Photo was taken by Matt Haney by Leedey yesterday as severe storms roared in from the west, providing beneficial rains.
Beautiful shot from western Oklahoma!
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Here's the full passage of the Dec 16-17, 2016 cold front through Oklahoma. Greatest temperature drops we measured in 2016.
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Stunning shots of totality taken at the Valliant Mesonet site in far southeast Oklahoma early this afternoon by Mesonet technician Steve Thompson. 😍
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What great weather we're having today!! Don't think it's great? Well, it's definitely better than what happened 2 years ago when Oklahoma was blasted with an ice storm BEFORE HALLOWEEN and more than 300,000 Oklahomans were without power!
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Here's a data animation of the eclipse as viewed from the Oklahoma Mesonet's 120 solar radiation sensors. 5 of our sites in far southeast Oklahoma reached zero solar radiation during totality.
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B.C. Clark's is easy...true Okies will always have Tall Paul! Remember...524-1541? Tornado threat isn't zero today, so watch yourselves as well! Linda Soundtrack approves this message.
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In the latest episode of "things you come across as an Oklahoma Mesonet technician"... honeycombs!
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Have you been to White Sands, NM? That's okay. Today, it's coming to you. Here comes the dust!
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Mid-30s never looks so good! We'll see 50s and 60s on Thursday. That about covers winter for now, right?
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Winter forecasts got you down?! 4 years of college calculus, ordinary (and partial!) differential equations, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, synoptic, mesoscale, & computer programming classes await you! 🤪
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Here’s the cold front approaching our Mesonet site at May Ranch up in Woods County. Even the moon looks cold!
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The 95mph 10-meter gust at El Reno is legitimate. The site also measured 79 mph @ 2 meters as bow & embedded couplet passed over site.
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Just doing a welfare check on our neighbors
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We would prefer a Significant Cherry Pop-Tart event. Instead, we get the threat of a "significant severe weather day" according to SPC. The forecast will probably shift around a bit, so stay tuned.
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Mesonet Ticker: No Mistakes
Maybe some rain today and tomorrow with the cold front, but the big drought relief comes in this weekend...and beyond! Remember, there are no bad forecasts, just happy little accidents.
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Took Mother Nature long enough to open up the playbook! Fall weather returns Wednesday through the weekend.
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Mesonet Ticker: Dirty Twenties
The flash drought started on June 11 and since then, we've seen the driest June 11-Oct. 5 in at least 100 years. The western Panhandle has fared better than anybody! Bizarro Oklahoma strikes again!
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Hey, we could see highs for some in the *60s* later next week! But a good bet we'll see a lot of 70s, too. Fire up pumpkin spice madness!
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Tired of the heat? Hey, don't worry, it's only 3 more weeks until we start our "normal" downward track to fall and winter. THREE MORE WEEKS? Yes, 3 more weeks. And no, it's not our fault.
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Check out this time lapse view of 2 of yesterday's supercells captured from an experimental camera we have at the Washington
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site! 😲
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We're scouring the record books but we can't find a higher temperature ever recorded this late in the year in Oklahoma, dating back to the late 1800s, than the 95 degrees at Hollis today. The next-latest 95 on the books was at Coalgate back on Nov. 1, 1937. Wow!
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SPC has expanded today's significant (EF2-EF5) tornado risk to include more of north central Oklahoma and the western sides of the OKC Metro area. This risk will be in addition to straight-line winds of 80-110 mph possible on a much wider scale.
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We're not gonna make that Obi Snow/Snowbi Wan mistake again! Confidence is increasing...might be going from fantasy-cast to reality? A bit of this up north is on Saturday...most is Monday night through Wednesday morning.
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ICE! Just don't do it. Just say no! Tell them you're staying home, heck no you won't go!
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10 years ago today the El Reno
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site measured the strongest wind gust in state history as an EF5 tornado came close to, but did not directly strike, our measurement station. We measured a peak wind gust of 151 mph. Some data and a picture of the site. ⬇️
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The geese overlords at the
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Watch as the moon's shadow passes by Oklahoma as viewed by the Mesonet's solar radiation sensors!
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With the power, vested in me as State Climatologist by the Weather gods, I hereby cancel Friday through next Wednesday. Can't see the numbers? You don't WANT to see the numbers! Click for embiggenation if you must, though.
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Yeah, he's cooking CHILI! Yes, with beans. YOU gonna argue with him? Anyway, this is just one model's view of a possible wintry blast for next weekend, so probably won't happen. It'd be a lot colder if it did, though!
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Mesonet Ticker: Just go away
Yes, we know it will get hot again...we're from here! But it won't be HOT hot. Next week switch our gears to FALL summer from SUMMER summer. We show you what we mean in today's Ticker.
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You know how sometimes the data from your favorite/local Mesonet site are not available? What's up with that you think?! Sometimes it's a radio issue, or power, or a lightning strike, or even cows doing damage. Well..sometimes it's ants in the electronics! Gross!
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