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New thread for September.

Things looks like they may get more exciting heading into the early middle of this month. Hints of unsettled pattern showing up beginning around Labor Day.

Saw a high of 80 forecast on one of the local channels last night for about a week out. That would be NICE.

Anon,

Has venture moved now? I know he was talking about it and don't see him much around the weather threads anymore....maybe everyone else knows and I just wasn't paying attention :)

I believe he has he's been posting mostly Ohio Weather related things on Twitter as of late.

If there had been a more general "bon voyage" for him then I regret having missed it!!!

Anonymous does a great job but I know we will all miss Venture's input on Oklahoma weather.

My apologies for being absent for so long. Life is slowly getting to a point of normalcy after the move, but free time is still coming at a premium. I'll definitely try to contribute more as we enter into the fall severe weather season here soon. Leaves are already changing up this way, even though it is hotter than it has been all summer (go figure), so I'm still trying to get my bearings on everything. :) I promise to do better!

Yea I figured he would come back in time for the severe weather events in the fall!

You will have to PM me that wiki script you use for the top of threads, because I couldn't find any source info from your previous ones.

You should be able to just copy/paste. It is too large to send in a PM...so i'll need to figure out a way to get it to you.

My apologies for being absent for so long. Life is slowly getting to a point of normalcy after the move, but free time is still coming at a premium. I'll definitely try to contribute more as we enter into the fall severe weather season here soon. Leaves are already changing up this way, even though it is hotter than it has been all summer (go figure), so I'm still trying to get my bearings on everything. :) I promise to do better!

Was unaware you moved. Seems like a lot of people I know leaving Oklahoma. Best of luck in Ohio, I visited once for a few weeks. Neat part of the world.

Showers and thunderstorms developing now along boundary in SW to N OK. This will increase in coverage heading into nighttime and sweep across state.

Models suggest anywhere from 1-2" for most locations, heaviest in the NE parts of the state.

Storms are getting pretty serious around OKC.

Looks like the storms fired up just east of OKC South metro and Moore missed out on the rain.

A radar look at a severe storm with a gust front approaching Stillwater at 1:34 AM, Sept. 11. Once again, the north side of town was hardest hit, especially the airport. Wind gusted up to 70 mph there. Some residents lost power and it was well into the morning before it was restored.
Five OSU aircraft damaged in overnight storm - Stillwater News Press: News (http://www.stwnewspress.com/news/five-osu-aircraft-damaged-in-overnight-storm/article_e29c5a92-58a4-11e5-b41a-4f88d3acbc79.html)

http://stillwaterweather.com/photos/storm91115.jpg

Models develop quick moving thunderstorm cluster from NW to C OK late tonight.

Models develop quick moving thunderstorm cluster from NW to C OK late tonight.

Well, it developed... just later than I thought.

It was loud this morning in Norman. Lots of lighting and thunder. Dog wasn't too happy.

You should be able to just copy/paste. It is too large to send in a PM...so i'll need to figure out a way to get it to you.

Venture, very bummed to hear you moved. Where do you reside now?

Venture, very bummed to hear you moved. Where do you reside now?

Back in Ohio now. 15 years in Norman seemed like a good number to call it good. Plus the stars aligned both personally and professionally to make it possible right now. I'll try not to brag about the wonderfully cool nights and amazing weather we've had recently. Plus fall colors are already starting to pop on some trees, so I'll have to share pictures when we get into the peak. :)

Back in Ohio now. 15 years in Norman seemed like a good number to call it good. Plus the stars aligned both personally and professionally to make it possible right now. I'll try not to brag about the wonderfully cool nights and amazing weather we've had recently. Plus fall colors are already starting to pop on some trees, so I'll have to share pictures when we get into the peak. :)

Admit you'll miss the severe weather!

Back in Ohio now. 15 years in Norman seemed like a good number to call it good. Plus the stars aligned both personally and professionally to make it possible right now. I'll try not to brag about the wonderfully cool nights and amazing weather we've had recently. Plus fall colors are already starting to pop on some trees, so I'll have to share pictures when we get into the peak. :)

Well, sad to hear you've left us, but I'm very glad to hear you're enjoying being back in Ohio. And equally glad you're still active on OKCTalk.

Admit you'll miss the severe weather!

Haha...of course I will. Plus I'll actually miss the TV mets that are down there compared to up here. Ugh. Never thought I would miss Payne and Morgan's style.


Well, sad to hear you've left us, but I'm very glad to hear you're enjoying being back in Ohio. And equally glad you're still active on OKCTalk.

Yup, intend on remaining active here as much as I can. Plus it allows me to pull ideas to drop in the ears of local Pols up here since I'm a bit more politically connected here. :)

Plus it allows me to pull ideas to drop in the ears of local Pols up here since I'm a bit more politically connected here. :)

Ha! Made me think of John Wayne in one of his movies telling two youngsters what not to do in a fight. "There'll be none of this. Don't do this. Never do this!"

SLIGHT risk for severe storms from WC OK to C OK to NE OK, today.

Looks like storms will continue to develop along the boundary in W OK as it slowly sags south and east. This will bring storms into C OK heading into late this afternoon and evening. Some of these have the potential to be decently rowdy, given we should see very hot and windy conditions ahead of the front.

Models develop another wave late overnight into tomorrow morning that basically sweeps from WC to C OK and slides south and east Saturday morning.


Overall totals are anywhere from half to 2 inches of rain depending on storm intensity and track. Model spread paints about 1.5" for OKC through the weekend.

WOW, part of rural Payne County apparently got up to 3 in. of rain in two hours during Friday evening. Stillwater got bypassed by it, despite Mike Morgan acting excited about it. The biggest amount I've seen was .09" on the east side, otherwise zero. Meanwhile, the scattered storms to the north might make it to the OKC area as well as Stillwater, if there is enough of south direction to their movement.

PAYNE COUNTY FLOOD ADVISORY
Message summary: The national weather service in norman has issued a
* urban and small stream flood advisory for...
Southeastern payne county in central oklahoma...
* until 1030 pm cdt
* at 732 pm cdt...national weather service radar indicated heavy rain that will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to 3 inches of rain has fallen in the two hours...mainly from the eastern side of ripley to just north of cushing.
* some locations that will experience minor flooding include ripley and cushing.

All major models develop showers and thunderstorms late tonight somewhere in the central parts of the state and slides them south and east.

WOW, part of rural Payne County apparently got up to 3 in. of rain in two hours during Friday evening. Stillwater got bypassed by it, despite Mike Morgan acting excited about it. The biggest amount I've seen was .09" on the east side, otherwise zero. Meanwhile, the scattered storms to the north might make it to the OKC area as well as Stillwater, if there is enough of south direction to their movement.

PAYNE COUNTY FLOOD ADVISORY
Message summary: The national weather service in norman has issued a
* urban and small stream flood advisory for...
Southeastern payne county in central oklahoma...
* until 1030 pm cdt
* at 732 pm cdt...national weather service radar indicated heavy rain that will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to 3 inches of rain has fallen in the two hours...mainly from the eastern side of ripley to just north of cushing.
* some locations that will experience minor flooding include ripley and cushing.

From Facebook, how the rain wall from that storm looked like as it passed just to the south of Stillwater as viewed from the campus of OSU.

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12049590_1089745717732424_8590221805986434187_n.jp g?oh=95e7b33804da6a54f871cf1de75215a8&oe=56952B02

Too much dodging of the rain walls is making the drought come back in Oklahoma, unfortunately. I'm barely remaining in the white zone. Having had 3.04" of rain, so far, out of the average 4.13" for September must have helped.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/pngs/current/current_ok_trd.png?1386457140

Haha...of course I will. Plus I'll actually miss the TV mets that are down there compared to up here. Ugh. Never thought I would miss Payne and Morgan's style.


That's what I noticed as well from my move. Living in Nebraska, TV mets here aren't just the same. There was a tornado warning in my town a few weeks ago and the polygonal warning area was over the southeastern edge of the town, and yet no sirens. My weather radio kept me informed. At least there are some storms here, nights are super dark here.

Snapped this from some storms the other night.
http://i.imgur.com/H0XwXUU.jpg

Happy first day of Autumn!! Err..uhh.. Fall!! Whatever you wanna call it.

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Consistent weather will continue over the next few days.

Slight chance for some rain very early Saturday morning as the low that is currently over Nebraska will fall apart as it heads S/SW. Best chances at this time look to be in W OK.

Consistent weather will continue over the next few days.

Slight chance for some rain very early Saturday morning as the low that is currently over Nebraska will fall apart as it heads S/SW. Best chances at this time look to be in W OK.

So if I am planning an outdoor community event for 10 a.m. Saturday morning in south OKC, do I need to rent a tent? Will I need to pull the plug? How far out will we get an idea of exactly "when" and "where" the rain will hit?

*biting finger nails*

That post was in reference to the previous Saturday that we just had.

I will look at timing for this weekend this afternoon and see what we have, although Wednesday is much too early for an hourly timing of precip.

So if I am planning an outdoor community event for 10 a.m. Saturday morning in south OKC, do I need to rent a tent? Will I need to pull the plug? How far out will we get an idea of exactly "when" and "where" the rain will hit?

*biting finger nails*

Follow meteoroligist Shelby Hays from KOCO on Twitter (https://twitter.com/KOCOShelby). Her wedding is Saturday so she's been posting updates. :) 8 hours ago she tweeted "Rain chances Saturday lowering.... thank you, thank you!"

GFS gives us shot of morning rain tomorrow morning much like today, but further west. Mostly dry except far western OK, Saturday.

NAM gives rain tomorrow morning and Saturday morning.

Time for a new thread, isn't it?

True.