Oklahoma Weather Discussion - July 2013

[Bunty]

It's July, might as well start a new weather thread, since no one else has. Since the severe storm season is over, severe was left out of the thread title. Of course, don't take that as a guarantee that no fierce thunderstorms will pop up this month.

Looks like the unseasonably cool weather with highs staying in the 80's may last through the weekend. Little, if any chance of rain for central Oklahoma on the 4th.

[Gene]

I wish the 80s would last. It's been really nice, and my AC has had a break. This time last year it was running almost non-stop and my OGE bill was the biggest bill I had.

[venture]

It's July, might as well start a new weather thread, since no one else has. Since the severe storm season is over, severe was left out of the thread title. Of course, don't take that as a guarantee that no fierce thunderstorms will pop up this month.

Looks like the unseasonably cool weather with highs staying in the 80's may last through the weekend. Little, if any chance of rain for central Oklahoma on the 4th.

Sent in a request to just have July tagged onto June's thread since I meant to do that initially.

[Anonymous.]

Not sure which thread to post in.

I'll just use this one until mods merge them.


So the weather is awesome this week as we all know. It is interesting to see this giant low spinning over the great lakes region giving the plains this northerly flow of cooler air. I have not seen this scenario last such a long time before (that I can remember).

Looks like we will stay mid to upper 80s through the Independence weekend and eventually creep back into the 90s next week (still way better than 100s). In terms of rain chances, it looks like over the next few days and into the weekend we will have slight chances of hit or miss showers/storms. These will be storms riding along little energy bursts from the giant spinning low over the midwest. Thus any activity will come from the north and move south/southeasterly. Basically don't cancel any plans as showers will likely be random and not last long, just keep a watch on radar.

Hopefully we can get another round of decent rain in here by the end of next week, things are starting to dry out here in C OK as we missed out on that complex of storms that collapsed on Thursday night last week.

[Bunty]

Not sure which thread to post in.

I'll just use this one until mods merge them.


So the weather is awesome this week as we all know. It is interesting to see this giant low spinning over the great lakes region giving the plains this northerly flow of cooler air. I have not seen this scenario last such a long time before (that I can remember).

Looks like we will stay mid to upper 80s through the Independence weekend and eventually creep back into the 90s next week (still way better than 100s). In terms of rain chances, it looks like over the next few days and into the weekend we will have slight chances of hit or miss showers/storms. These will be storms riding along little energy bursts from the giant spinning low over the midwest. Thus any activity will come from the north and move south/southeasterly. Basically don't cancel any plans as showers will likely be random and not last long, just keep a watch on radar.

Hopefully we can get another round of decent rain in here by the end of next week, things are starting to dry out here in C OK as we missed out on that complex of storms that collapsed on Thursday night last week.

Central Oklahoma didn't miss much rain from June 27, probably in large part due to the line moving so fast. Only few locations got over .75 of rain before it started collapsing.

[Bunty]

Sent in a request to just have July tagged onto June's thread since I meant to do that initially.

Or forget about June and add August on to July to reflect transition to a less lively weather period.

[Anonymous.]

Slight chances of rain later this week.

Looks like Wednesday into Thursday is the best best.


As of now we are still above normal in the rainfall department this year (in C OK). But it can erase that easily if we keep up this dry stretch. (OKC only has roughly 1.5" the last 30 days)


EDIT: Oh yea, 100F or extremely close to 100F every day.

[Praedura]

Lightning striking the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago:



This was from mid June (about a month ago). I know... not exactly Oklahoma weather... but it's such an awesome shot!

[venture]

Tip. If you go to Chicago...never call it that.

[CuatrodeMayo]

Yea. I hear the name change is a touchy subject.

[Praedura]

Tip. If you go to Chicago...never call it that.

Heh, yeah I get what you mean. I imagine everyone still calls it the Sears Tower. That's what I want to call it too -- just trying to be official.

Same thing here. Nobody says "Cotter Ranch Tower". It's the Chase Tower. And me personally, I never say National Western Heritage Blah Blah (whatever it's called) -- it's still the Cowboy Hall of Fame to me. And the Science Museum is the Omniplex, as far as I'm concerned.

[Roger S]

Heh, yeah I get what you mean. I imagine everyone still calls it the Sears Tower. That's what I want to call it too -- just trying to be official.

Same thing here. Nobody says "Cotter Ranch Tower". It's the Chase Tower. And me personally, I never say National Western Heritage Blah Blah (whatever it's called) -- it's still the Cowboy Hall of Fame to me. And the Science Museum is the Omniplex, as far as I'm concerned.

You left out The Myriad.

[Anonymous.]

Weak showers and storms developing along sagging boundary moving north to south over most of OK. As of this time most activity is in north and northeast OK.

In addition, there is a new MD for potential severe thunderstorm watch out for E CO into SW KS.

[Bunty]

This afternoon's weather developments in Oklahoma may liven thing up enough to return the topic of discussion to Oklahoma weather. Currently, as of 2:20PM scattered thunderstorms not severe, so far, have been developing to the north and northeast of Oklahoma City. It must feel good at the Stillwater airport where the temperature has plunged to to 75 after being cut off from going over a 100.

Meanwhile, a heat advisory covers north central and eastern Oklahoma, until 9pm, while an excessive heat warning is out for Tulsa County. Nothing heat related affects Oklahoma County.

[Bunty]

Ha, ha, interesting how when the NWS updated the forecasted high for Stillwater at 2:12 pm, it upped it from 101 to 102, even though showers at the time were developing in the area. Meanwhile, special weather statement for counties to the north of OKC:

Updated: Wed Jul-10-13 02:44pm CDT
Effective: Wed Jul-10-13 02:44pm CDT
Expires: Wed Jul-10-13 03:15pm CDT

Severity: Minor
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Observed

Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Garfield; Kingfisher; Lincoln; Logan; Noble; Payne

Instructions: If on area lakes get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember...lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now. Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Message summary: ...significant weather advisory for northern logan...northern lincoln...northeastern kingfisher...garfield...payne and southern noble counties until 315 pm cdt...
At 238 pm cdt...a strong thunderstorm was located near lovell...
Moving southeast at 15 mph. Other scattered storms extended from enid to stillwater and bristow. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with the storms this afternoon. Hazards include wind gusts to 50 mph...

Live weather at:

Also 2nd home page using AltDashboard 6.81 at Welcome to Stillwater Weather - Home of Oklahoma State University - 2nd Home

[SoonerDave]

Heh, yeah I get what you mean. I imagine everyone still calls it the Sears Tower. That's what I want to call it too -- just trying to be official.

Same thing here. Nobody says "Cotter Ranch Tower". It's the Chase Tower. And me personally, I never say National Western Heritage Blah Blah (whatever it's called) -- it's still the Cowboy Hall of Fame to me. And the Science Museum is the Omniplex, as far as I'm concerned.

And those of us even older still call it the "Liberty Tower." I can't find anyone that calls the Cowboy Hall of Fame that sterile PC revision they brewed up, and same goes for the Omniplex.

And the Cox Center will always be the Myriad, right down to the roof leaks that plagued it when it first opened 40+ years ago.

[Anonymous.]

MD out for central OK:

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1371
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0242 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2013

AREAS AFFECTED...OK...NWRN AR

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 101942Z - 102115Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...40 PERCENT

SUMMARY...ISOLATED DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH TSTMS
ACROSS OK INTO NORTHWEST AR.

DISCUSSION...RENEWED UPDRAFTS ARE FORMING INVOF OLD CONVECTIVE
DEBRIS FROM GARFIELD COUNTY...ESEWD TO NEAR THE AR STATE LINE OVER
ADAIR COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE IN BOTH AREAL
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WHICH SHOULD FORCE
WEAK SFC BOUNDARY TO SETTLE TOWARD THE I-40 CORRIDOR. WITH
TEMPERATURES ON THE ORDER OF 100F AND RELATIVELY DRY SUB-CLOUD LAYER
THERE IS SOME CONCERN FOR DAMAGING WINDS. PW VALUES RANGE FROM
1.6-1.9 INCHES WHICH COULD ENHANCE DOWNBURST POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY
IF SINGLE CELL UPDRAFTS COALESCE INTO LARGER CLUSTERS. AT THIS TIME
IT APPEARS SEVERE THREAT MAY REMAIN TOO ISOLATED TO WARRANT A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

..DARROW/HART.. 07/10/2013

[Anonymous.]

Cells gong up just north of metro are strongest in the state.

Just issued SVR warning on them. These are slowly drifting south. Consider yourself lucky if you get under these - good downpours of rain.

As the storms blow up and die down, their outflows will have potential for damaging winds. (See wind burst discussion above)

[Soonerman]

And those of us even older still call it the "Liberty Tower." I can't find anyone that calls the Cowboy Hall of Fame that sterile PC revision they brewed up, and same goes for the Omniplex.

And the Cox Center will always be the Myriad, right down to the roof leaks that plagued it when it first opened 40+ years ago.

I remember when the Omniplex was the Kirkpatrick center.

[Bunty]

cells gong up just north of metro are strongest in the state.

Just issued svr warning on them. These are slowly drifting south. Consider yourself lucky if you get under these - good downpours of rain.

As the storms blow up and die down, their outflows will have potential for damaging winds. (see wind burst discussion above)

the national weather service in norman has issued a
* severe thunderstorm warning for...
Northeastern canadian county in central oklahoma...
Southeastern kingfisher county in central oklahoma...
Southwestern logan county in central oklahoma...
Central oklahoma county in central oklahoma...
* until 415 pm cdt
* at 323 pm cdt...national weather service meteorologists detected a
severe thunderstorm located near edmond...moving southeast at 15
mph.
Hazards in the warning include...
Damaging winds in excess of 60 mph...
* locations impacted include...
Edmond...the village...spencer...jones...nicoma park...cashion...
Luther...arcadia and lake aluma.

[SoonerDave]

I remember when the Omniplex was the Kirkpatrick center.

Well, now, not to draw too fine a point on it, but I believe the Kirkpatrick center was the name of the building where the old planetarium was located at the State Fairgrounds....they just moved the planetarium out to the Omniplex. I think the building may still have that old kirkpatrick name attached to it...?? Maybe I'm nuts, who knows

[OkieHornet]

edmond, around uco, is getting hammered with rain and wind right now.

[CuatrodeMayo]

Well, now, not to draw too fine a point on it, but I believe the Kirkpatrick center was the name of the building where the old planetarium was located at the State Fairgrounds....they just moved the planetarium out to the Omniplex. I think the building may still have that old kirkpatrick name attached to it...?? Maybe I'm nuts, who knows

I always thought the entire building on 50th was the Kirkpatrick Center and the Omniplex was simply one of several entities that occupied the building along with the Air and Space Museum.

[Jim Kyle]

And those of us even older still call it the "Liberty Tower." I can't find anyone that calls the Cowboy Hall of Fame that sterile PC revision they brewed up, and same goes for the Omniplex.

And the Cox Center will always be the Myriad, right down to the roof leaks that plagued it when it first opened 40+ years ago.

So who else remembers the Ramsey Tower, or calls it by its later name, the Liberty Bank Building (not to be confused with a later tower of similar name)?

[Anonymous.]

OKC about to cool off about 20 degrees as the storm sitting over Edmond pushes out all the cool air.