Chat is operational. Large wedge on the ground right now.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/mcd0726.gif

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0197_radar.gif

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I was wondering if that's what it was. I do have mold allergies. Hopefully we'll have some sunshine soon!

When the wet starts drying up and the mold releases all its spores is the worst time for me, took a while to pin it down to that exact time, but that's what triggers my allergies. And we've had lots of wet, then drying up, then wet again, ad nauseum...

Well that was a short-lived nightmare. Thank goodness for the sump pumps and drains.

Anyone know of people who have underground sump pumps in their yard? Is that a thing?

Well that was a short-lived nightmare. Thank goodness for the sump pumps and drains.

Anyone know of people who have underground sump pumps in their yard? Is that a thing?

Absolutely, I'm here in Wichita now staring at my inlaws pump in their backyard now. Ran electrical out there, put in a drain basin out there with the pump and rock around the grate, and then ran 2" PVC from the pump out to the front curb. Not really keeping up with the rain today, but it's working it's heart out.

Did okc Break the all time monthly rainfall record?

Did okc Break the all time monthly rainfall record?

Conder said we did about 6 pm or so.

I have had enough of this whole slow moving N/NE storms...Bunch of BS

Saw this on reddit

How California is feeling right now about Oklahoma:

http://i.imgur.com/IIkFO6N.jpg

Stillwater is extremely notorious from always getting bypassed from the wet, very stormy weather, so, yes, it would only get 1.50" to a bit over 2" of rain tonight, so far, but by golly, Norman has had 4 to 5" of rain tonight, while Shawnee has had close to 7" of rain. Will Oklahoma weather wonders ever cease?

I have had enough of this whole slow moving N/NE storms...Bunch of BS

Then move to Stillwater and take delight in usually being bypassed by the worst of the bad, mean, wet stormy weather. After all, small targets are easier for Mother Nature to miss. But no guarantee it will stay that way, though, since 2009 was a bad year for big hail in Stillwater.

Stillwater is extremely notorious from always getting bypassed from the wet, very stormy weather, so, yes, it would only get 1.50" to a bit over 2" of rain tonight, so far, but by golly, Norman has had 4 tp 5" of rain tonight, while Shawnee has had close to 7" of rain. Will Oklahoma weather wonders ever cease?

This proves it......Mother Nature IS a Sooner fan! lol

Absolutely, I'm here in Wichita now staring at my inlaws pump in their backyard now. Ran electrical out there, put in a drain basin out there with the pump and rock around the grate, and then ran 2" PVC from the pump out to the front curb. Not really keeping up with the rain today, but it's working it's heart out.

Why not enjoy the wet weather better in Oklahoma City?

This proves it......Mother Nature IS a Sooner fan! lol

If you don't like the way the Oklahoma weather has been treating you, then move to Stillwater. After all, unlike Norman, Stillwater hasn't experienced a tornado touch down within the city limits since 1990.

What an utterly absurd notion. If you don't like the way the Oklahoma weather has been treating you, then move to Stillwater. After all, unlike Norman, it hasn't experienced a tornado touch down since 1990.

Sorry, couldn't help it.

Sorry, couldn't help it.

Couldn't help what on this wet night as it relates to Stillwater and Norman?

Couldn't help what on this wet night as it relates to Stillwater and Norman?

There is a hell of a lot of difference before midnight may 23rd:

Norman: 6.52" of rain.
Stillwater east side: 1.61" of rain.
Stillwater west side: 2.22" of rain.
Source: wunderground.com

I see. 1.61" isn't worth it. It must be Mike Morgan's fault. LOL

Looking long-range, is there any sign of a pattern change? Tomorrow we will be a week from June 1st.

If I recall what I saw last night correctly, June is actually traditionally the wettest month for Oklahoma and May is 2nd. So we may not be done yet.

If I recall what I saw last night correctly, June is actually traditionally the wettest month for Oklahoma and May is 2nd. So we may not be done yet.

This current pattern cannot stick around forever. Also, if I am not mistaking June sees a shift to a northwest flow pattern which favors overnight MCS thunderstorms rather than supercells.

The one thing I am thankful for is so far, though I am pretty sure this will end up being a top 10 year for actual number of tornadoes, conditions have not been favorable for very many violent, long track tornadoes. I hope it stays that way.

Then move to Stillwater and take delight in usually being bypassed by the worst of the bad, mean, wet stormy weather. After all, small targets are easier for Mother Nature to miss. But no guarantee it will stay that way, though, since 2009 was a bad year for big hail in Stillwater.

We get it. Norman has been getting more of whatever than Stillwater. Do you really have to keep up this Norman vs. Stillwater whining as it pertains to weather?


If you don't like the way the Oklahoma weather has been treating you, then move to Stillwater. After all, unlike Norman, Stillwater hasn't experienced a tornado touch down within the city limits since 1990.

5/24/2011 - Tornado History Project: 20110524.40.84 (http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/20110524.40.84/map)

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/oun/wxevents/20110524/maps/tornado-b4-800.jpg

Though apparently not technically in city limits, you are talking less than a half mile...heck less than a quarter mile from the official city limits. Stillwater is also roughly one fourth the size of Norman in land area. If Stillwater was the same size as Norman it would have had more activity in the city limits. That is like saying "come live in Clarita, OK (WSW of Coalgate) we've never had a tornado hear unlike [insert target city]." Clarita hasn't had a tornado in city limits according to the Tornado History Project since 1950. Granted I'm sure many have gone unreported, but still...I'm sure you can appreciate the silliness in your response.

Looking long-range, is there any sign of a pattern change? Tomorrow we will be a week from June 1st.

Looks like getting into June the jetstream should move north quite a bit. Looks like we'll enter June with a northwest flow. While we should see rain chances fall off a bit once we get into June (looks wet every day until then), that doesn't mean we won't have storms. Still look like chances of storms through the 9th of June - just not every day. We also need to look for any of those evening complexes out of CO and KS that we start seeing in June with the NW flow.

Stillwater and OSU have had tornadoes. There was one that did some damage on campus and in the community in the early to mid-70’s.

Couldn't help what on this wet night as it relates to Stillwater and Norman?

Well when you keep talking about Stillwater vs. Norman for trivial things, it kind of implies Cowboys vs. Sooners. I'm sure Mother Nature likes both.

I'm glad you guys aren't dealing with this flooding and tornadoes. It's fascinating from a weather standpoint, but is not good for the people it's hurting.

On another note, the North Canadian river is getting really high. I saw it on Friday, and it was already terrible. I'm curious to see what it looks like today. I don't want to drive down there to get stuck!

Video on KWTV from copter this morning was incredible of the Purcell area and I think Washington as well.

Channel 4 just reported that the NWS has announced all weather radio service across Oklahoma is down indefinitely. No specifics given, and no timetable for restoration provided. If you rely on an NWS weather radio for info, you need to get some backup in place.

We get it. Norman has been getting more of whatever than Stillwater. Do you really have to keep up this Norman vs. Stillwater whining as it pertains to weather?


I find the huge variations in rainfall amounts to be a fascinating weather phenomena. I sorry you don't. I would have put up a meso map showing how widely varying the rainfall amounts have been, but surely that would be regarded as inappropriate to display trivial weather data to someone.

Your putting up a map of a past tornado's path coming close to Stillwater city limits surely didn't help the people who have been getting sick and tired of the pointless weather trivialities displayed in this thread. As for the map, it was of no benefit to me, since I already knew full well that Stillwater has had at least five close calls with tornadoes, since the last one tore through in 1990.

Channel 4 just reported that the NWS has announced all weather radio service across Oklahoma is down indefinitely. No specifics given, and no timetable for restoration provided. If you rely on an NWS weather radio for info, you need to get some backup in place.

Oklahoma NOAA weather radio stations are working in Bartlesville and Tulsa. I can confirm the NOAA station in Stillwater is not working.
Wunder Radio Directory | Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com/wxradio/)

A couple of flood warnings as it relates to the Cimarron River. Surely a slight sampling of warnings as it relates to rivers in the state:

Flood Warning

Updated: Sun May-24-15 03:13pm CDT
Effective: Sun May-24-15 03:13pm CDT
Expires: Tue May-26-15 03:00pm CDT
Severity: Moderate
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Logan; Payne

Message summary: ...flood warning extended until tuesday afternoon...
The flood warning continues for the cimarron river near guthrie.
* until tuesday afternoon...or until the warning is cancelled.
* at 2:30 pm sunday the stage was 17.8 feet.
* minor flooding is forecast.
* flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* forecast...the cimarron river will rise above flood stage mid sunday afternoon and crest near 20.6 feet early monday morning.the cimarron river will fall below flood stage late tuesday morning.
* impact...at 21.0 feet...rural areas may overflow to depths averaging about 2 feet...in logan and payne counties. U.s. Highway 77 north of guthrie is impassable when the stage reaches 14 feet. Low-lying fields and oil wells may be flooded or isolated several hours before the crest...by flow in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain.

Flood Warning

Updated: Sun May-24-15 03:13pm CDT
Effective: Sun May-24-15 03:13pm CDT
Expires: Wed May-27-15 10:16pm CDT
Severity: Moderate
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Payne

Message summary: ...flood warning extended until wednesday evening...
The flood warning continues for the cimarron river near ripley.
* until wednesday evening...or until the warning is cancelled.
* at 3:00 pm sunday the stage was 19.4 feet.
* minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* forecast...the cimarron river will continue rising and crest near 21.8 feet early monday afternoon. The cimarron river will fall below flood stage late wednesday afternoon.
* impact...at 22.0 feet...the cimarron river valley in payne county is covered by flood depths averaging 5 feet...with very hazardous currents. Agricultural lands...oil wells...and water wells located near the river banks are inundated...from many hours before to many hours after the crest passes ripley.

If I recall what I saw last night correctly, June is actually traditionally the wettest month for Oklahoma and May is 2nd. So we may not be done yet.

I think May is really wettest month for at least part of Oklahoma. For Stillwater, average precip. for May is 5.41". For June 4.32". By the 3rd or 4th week of June, weather patterns change and become less wet. Your local Oklahoma climate data may differ.

Channel 4 just reported that the NWS has announced all weather radio service across Oklahoma is down indefinitely. No specifics given, and no timetable for restoration provided. If you rely on an NWS weather radio for info, you need to get some backup in place.

Also, If you are using a radar application like GRLeve3 or RadarScope, as a result of the same issue affecting the weather radios, level 2 radar data has been intermittent. Level 3 seems to be OK. TDWR data seems to be OK as well. I was monitoring RadarScope on HiRes reflectivity today just after noon and flat drove into a "clear air" monsoon in north Norman.

Also, If you are using a radar application like GRLeve3 or RadarScope, as a result of the same issue affecting the weather radios, level 2 radar data has been intermittent. Level 3 seems to be OK. TDWR data seems to be OK as well. I was monitoring RadarScope on HiRes reflectivity today just after noon and flat drove into a "clear air" monsoon in north Norman.

What is the nature of the problem? ? Given what seems to be the rather significant diversity of problems, it almost sounds like one or more important servers just kinda died

As I understand it, a fiber optic cable was cut or otherwise damaged in the Wayne, OK area. I saw a tweet this morning that the issue was repaired overnight.

I find the huge variations in rainfall amounts to be a fascinating weather phenomena. I sorry you don't. I would have put up a meso map showing how widely varying the rainfall amounts have been, but surely that would be regarded as inappropriate to display trivial weather data to someone.

Your putting up a map of a past tornado's path coming close to Stillwater city limits surely didn't help the people who have been getting sick and tired of the pointless weather trivialities displayed in this thread. As for the map, it was of no benefit to me, since I already knew full well that Stillwater has had at least five close calls with tornadoes, since the last one tore through in 1990.
The weather trivialities that annoy people most are the ones you consistently post that seem so distinctly self-focused.

Can we get back to some forecasts please? Looks like southern Oklahoma needs to be on lookout today. Dallas in moderate risk. Looks like more heavy rain for later today.

So we've seen a big jump in the severe risk today.

MODERATE RISK south of a line from Leon...Marietta...Tishomingo ... Coalgate...just south of Wilburton to Heavener. Mostly SE OK.

ENHANCED RISK south of a line from Frederick...Lawton...Chickasha...Noble...Shawnee.. .Okemah...Muskogee...Stilwell.

SLIGHT RISK south of a line from Hollis...Hobart...Hinton...El Reno...Guthrie...Cushing...Tulsa...Chelsea...Jay.

MARGINAL RISK rest of OK.

Main risks today big hail and damaging winds...tornado risk is there as well.

Latest short term models have storms forming over Western OK by 1PM with the complex entertaining the central Metro by 5PM. Expect damaging winds in any bowing structures of the complex that will form and a tornado threat with those cells that can remain isolated enough. Everything should line out into one or more bowing MCSs.

Tornado Watch likely for probably the Southern half of Oklahoma...

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http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0211_radar.gif

The weather trivialities that annoy people most are the ones you consistently post that seem so distinctly self-focused.

Then I suggest that you, Outhunder, Venture and others seek to ban members from the Weather and Geosciences section who are making inappropriate and annoying postings. After all, we're still in the middle of the severe weather season.

Channel 4 just reported that the NWS has announced all weather radio service across Oklahoma is down indefinitely. No specifics given, and no timetable for restoration provided. If you rely on an NWS weather radio for info, you need to get some backup in place.

The weather station in Stillwater resumed broadcasting last night and apparently the one for Oklahoma City.

There is an Ignore function if someone annoys us enough.

Back to the weather...

Storms west of Frederick are severe now. Hail up to an inch main risk for now.

Watch likely for rest of us...appears this will be a TOR watch.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/2015/mcd0763.gif

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0763
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1222 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

AREAS AFFECTED...OKLAHOMA

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 251722Z - 251845Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 PERCENT

SUMMARY...SEVERE/BRIEF TORNADO RISK TO INCREASE ACROSS OK OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS THE NRN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL/NRN TX BOWING
MCS SHIFTS NNEWD ACROSS THE RED RIVER. NEW WW OR LOCAL EXTENSION OF
WW 211 NWD WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

DISCUSSION...LATEST RADAR LOOP SHOWS A MESOLOW/COMMA HEAD ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BOWING MCS AFFECTING TX TO BE MOVING QUICKLY NNEWD ACROSS
THE KNOX/BAYLOR CO TX VICINITY...TOWARD SWRN OK. THE MAIN THRUST OF
THIS BOW -- AND THUS MOST SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGING WIND RISK -- SHOULD
SPREAD ENEWD ACROSS N TX AND INTO SERN OK WITH TIME. HOWEVER...AN
INCREASINGLY WNW-ESE PORTION OF THE BOW IS FORECAST TO EVOLVE...N OF
THE APEX AS THE MAIN SURGE OF THE BOW SHIFTS ENEWD FASTER THAN THE
COMMA HEAD PROGRESSES INTO OK. AS THIS PORTION OF THE MCS SPREADS
INTO OK...SEVERE RISK WILL INCREASE. IN ADDITION...A ROUGHLY N-S
WARM ADVECTION WING OF STORMS IS DEVELOPING FROM THE COMMA HEAD NWD
INTO THE JACKSON/KIOWA/TILLMAN CO VICINITY OF OK ATTM...WITH
ASSOCIATED/LOCAL SEVERE RISK IN THE NEARER TERM.

OVERALL...WITH THE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT OVER OK CHARACTERIZED
BY A VERY MOIST/WARMING BOUNDARY LAYER BENEATH A STEEP MID-LEVEL
LAPSE RATE PLUME...FAVORABLE CONDITIONS EXIST FOR STORMS MOVING
INTO/ACROSS OK TO REMAIN VIGOROUS/WELL-ORGANIZED. WHILE PRIMARY
RISK WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME HAIL...BRIEF/LOCAL
TORNADO RISK IS ALSO LIKELY TO EVOLVE -- PARTICULARLY INVOF THE
NNEWD-MOVING COMMA HEAD. GIVEN THIS EVOLUTION...EXPECT WITH NEW WW
ISSUANCE N OF EXISTING TORNADO WATCH 211...OR LOCAL EXTENSION OF THE
EXISTING WATCH PRIOR TO 19Z.

..GOSS/MEAD.. 05/25/2015

The national weather service has extended tornado watch 211 to
include the following areas until 6 pm cdt this evening

in oklahoma this watch includes 9 counties

in central oklahoma

canadian cleveland grady
mcclain oklahoma pottawatomie

in southwest oklahoma

caddo kiowa

in western oklahoma

wa****a

NWS Norman - 2pm - we just added Seminole,Hughes, Coal, Atoka and Bryan counties to the tornado watch, which is in effect until 6pm.

I drove up highway 75 from Allen, Texas to Tulsa this morning. Every creek and river that I saw was out of it's banks - except the Arkansas River. If I remember correctly, they keep the floodgates at Keystone closed until they absolutely have to open them so those creeks and rivers south of Tulsa can empty into the Arkansas River.

Warning up to the Canadian River...

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN COTTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
JOHNSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHERN BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
PONTOTOC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
STEPHENS COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
MCCLAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN LOVE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
ATOKA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
GARVIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN GRADY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
COAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 245 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MARLOW TO NEAR GENE AUTRY TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF LANE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 95 MPH. (!?!)

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHWESTERN NORMAN...ARDMORE...DUNCAN...ADA...DURANT...
NEWCASTLE...BLANCHARD...PAULS VALLEY...PURCELL...SULPHUR...
MARLOW...MADILL...ATOKA...TISHOMINGO...DAVIS...COA LGATE...LONE
GROVE...LINDSAY...HEALDTON AND WYNNEWOOD.

TOR Watch E OK

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My radar shot just went from yellow and red to just a big green glob. Works for me

Just got through with another like of storms and more heavy rain. The water in my yard just wend down and it's back up again. The good news is the lakes are up, bad news the docks are under water.

Severe threat over west of I-35 now. Still some storms up by Enid with some small hail, so just watch that. Winds behind the storms will increase and gusts over 40 mph possible for about an hour or two. Wrap around band over W OK putting some more rain down out there, nothing major right now though.

After 8 inches of rain, so far, for May, Boomer Lake in Stillwater shown over the spillway on Memorial Day. Flooding shouldn't be a problem in Stillwater as long as Stillwater Creek can adequately drain into the Cimarron River. I saw the Cimarron River from the bridge over I-35 late yesterday. It was running bank to bank full, or more. Flood warning for the Cimarron in Payne County has been extended.

http://stillwaterweather.com/photos/boomerlakememday2015.jpg
Flood Warning Flood Warning - Payne (Oklahoma)
Updated: Mon May-25-15 03:07pm CDT
Effective: Mon May-25-15 03:07pm CDT
Expires: Thu May-28-15 02:12am CDT

Severity: Moderate
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely

Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Payne

Message summary: ...flood warning extended until late wednesday night...
The flood warning continues for the cimarron river near ripley.
* until late wednesday night...or until the warning is cancelled.
* at 2:00 pm monday the stage was 23.2 feet.
* major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* forecast...the cimarron river will continue rising and crest near 23.6 feet monday evening. The cimarron river will fall below flood stage wednesday evening.
* impact...at 24.0 feet...the cimarron river valley in payne county is covered by flood depths near 7 feet...and the flooding surpasses water levels seen during the floods of november 1998 and march 2004. Rural lands and roads located near the river banks are inundated...from many hours before to many hours after the crest passes ripley.

Uh the Cimarron was more than at it's banks when I drove by at 4pm on the way home.

Uh the Cimarron was more than at it's banks when I drove by at 4pm on the way home.

The pictures at the bottom are also interesting: Update: Flooding causes highway closures Monday afternoon in Oklahoma | News OK (http://newsok.com/article/5422363?scrolling_list=article_small)

And a look at a much more heavy duty spillway overflow at Lake Texoma:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trNrv8Gw4Q8

Local news down in Durant reporting tornado damage and one death just east of Durant.

Storm chances today will come down to how much heating we get before everything pops. A few scattered showers out there right now, but not that widespread blocking a lot of sun. Instability should get pretty high today that will allow for some big hail storms. Tornado threat today will be there, not really high though, but enough shear to get a few going today.

Storms could actually start as early as 1PM over Central OK, but most of the severe stuff should hold off until peak heating this afternoon.

Just stay weather aware. NWS OUN and SPC can't seem to agree on an exact risk area, so don't focus too much on risk maps today.

Just stay weather aware. NWS OUN and SPC can't seem to agree on an exact risk area, so don't focus too much on risk maps today.

Saw OUN's risk map after looking at SPC and was surprised to see the difference. Can't recall seeing them differ before - does it happen now and then?