Oklahoma Weather Discussion - July 2013

[Dustin]

N May Ave & NW 39th St got 7 inches of rain. I have a friend who lives right there.

[Jesseda]

So how much rain did we get in the moore area these past few days?

[venture]

So how much rain did we get in the moore area these past few days?

Here you go...the 4.22" is Norman...so close to that.

[soonerguru]

Here you go...the 4.22" is Norman...so close to that.

This is an awesome graphic. Even Altus and Boise City got more than an inch.

[John1744]

Probably slightly off topic but wasn't sure where else it should go, what's the story with KFOR's supposed fancy new radar they unveiled today?

[Bunty]

Probably slightly off topic but wasn't sure where else it should go, what's the story with KFOR's supposed fancy new radar they unveiled today?

Just part of KFOR's long tradition of being there first with the most advanced weather related technology. I don't know what the experts think, but it makes me keep wanting to tune to KFOR for the weather.

KFOR has started imitating KWTV for showing a state board with many more temps from towns. That is also a good move. Hopefully, though, Mike Morgan has learned not to say "Drive south" again after seeing a F5 tornado on radar.

[Of Sound Mind]

Just part of KFOR's long tradition of being there first with the most advanced weather related technology

The most advanced technology or the latest gimmick guised to look like "the most advanced technology"... I'm leaning toward the latter ...

[Bunty]

For the latest drought monitor, Stillwater barely managed to get back into the drought free white zone, while things are deteriorating in northeast and far southeast Oklahoma. More of western Oklahoma is no longer in the worst category.

[bandnerd]

For the latest drought monitor, Stillwater barely managed to get back into the drought free white zone, while things are deteriorating in northeast and far southeast Oklahoma. More of western Oklahoma is no longer in the worst category.

Interesting. If I remember correctly, this time last year, the far eastern sides of the state, especially southeastern parts, were all in the white and getting plenty of rain.

[venture]

Just part of KFOR's long tradition of being there first with the most advanced weather related technology. I don't know what the experts think, but it makes me keep wanting to tune to KFOR for the weather.

KFOR has started imitating KWTV for showing a state board with many more temps from towns. That is also a good move. Hopefully, though, Mike Morgan has learned not to say "Drive south" again after seeing a F5 tornado on radar.

What exactly were they first at getting? Long tradition? Morgan is that you? LOL

So far the only thing I can find is that they finally replaced their old system and got a new smart board like KWTV. Didn't see anything online about a new radar system yet, but let's be honest - you can only do so much with the radar data. GRLevel2 Analyst Edition is probably going to be about as advanced as you can get when it comes to manipulating and viewing Level 2 (high resolution) radar data. I believe KWTV has the market rights to the program so no one else can use it on air...yet I would assume any serious weather nut is going to have it.

[venture]

The Lake Dirtybird levels are great to see and Norman really needed it badly. Canton is still suffering badly and so are the lakes in Southern and Western OK.

[Bunty]

Much of northeastern Oklahoma got some pretty awesome rainfall totals Saturday night. It surely has put a big dent in their drought situation trying to build back up.

[Snowman]

Interesting. If I remember correctly, this time last year, the far eastern sides of the state, especially southeastern parts, were all in the white and getting plenty of rain.

I think that was a relatively short period so may have just missed whatever reference times are listed, plus their average rainfall is near double ours so they can still get more rain than us and be in a drought

[venture]

GFS outlook through the first week of August...

Temps: Brief cool down this weekend, but it ends fast. Temps back to the mid 90s through the end of the period.

Precip: Some severe today over eastern OK. Chance tomorrow over much of the state and again early saturday. More widespread Sunday, but light. Moves NE on Monday. Dry again until maybe August 6th or 7th.

[venture]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 432
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
620 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2013


THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A


* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN KANSAS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA


* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT FROM 620 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.


* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE


THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF
LIBERAL KANSAS TO 5 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.


&&


OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 429...WW 430...WW 431...


DISCUSSION...A LARGE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF ICT WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN OK DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. OTHER ISOLATED STORMS ARE FORMING WESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN KS THAT WILL ALSO SAG SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
GUSTY/DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREAT.


AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 33020.

[Anonymous.]

Models pointing more towards another heavy rainfall event over N, C, and E OK.

Looks like complex of storms moving out of KS into northern OK and sweeping across the northern 2/3 of OK during Wednesday evening into Thursday.

Then the same thing happens again Friday only perhaps pushed a little further east and focusing more on NE OK.


This image will update as new data is available, but as of now it is putting a solid 2-3 inches over much of OK:

[Praedura]

...This image will update as new data is available, but as of now it is putting a solid 2-3 inches over much of OK:

Love it! Bring it on!

This wetter summer season is wonderful. So nice to go out in mid and late July and see such lush greenery everywhere (as opposed to dried up brownery and yellowery).

[kelroy55]

Send it down to DFW

[CuatrodeMayo]

Ha. Oklahoma doesn't HAVE to give ANY water to Texas.

Oops, wrong thread.

[Bunty]

Severe thunderstorm watch in Oklahoma until 1 am out. It includes most of the northeastern half of Oklahoma. It doesn't include Oklahoma County, but does include Logan and Lincoln Counties.

Updated: Tue Jul-23-13 05:15pm CDT
Effective: Tue Jul-23-13 05:15pm CDT
Expires: Wed Jul-24-13 01:00am CDT

Severity: Severe
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely

Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met

Areas affected: Adair; Alfalfa; Cherokee; Craig; Creek; Delaware; Garfield; Grant; Haskell; Kay; Lincoln; Logan; Major; Mayes; McIntosh; Muskogee; Noble; Nowata; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Osage; Ottawa; Pawnee; Payne; Rogers; Sequoyah; Tulsa; Wagoner; Washington; Woods

Message summary: Severe thunderstorm watch 438 is in effect until 100 am cdt for the following locations ok . Oklahoma counties included are adair alfalfa cherokee craig creek delaware garfield grant haskell kay lincoln logan major mayes mcintosh muskogee noble nowata okfuskee okmulgee osage ottawa pawnee payne rogers sequoyah tulsa wagoner washington woods

[Anonymous.]

Two strong, small complexes of storms flying south in KS towards OK.

[venture]

Slight was expanded last hour for the area north and east of a line from Buffalo to Hobart to Ardmore to Idabel - so pretty much everyone. Main risk will be the damaging winds with the storms coming in from the north. Additional storms firing North and southeast of Tulsa.

...KS/OK/SWRN MO/NWRN-WRN AR...
LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING SURFACE ANALYSES SHOWED A BOUNDARY
EXTENDING FROM SRN MO WWD INTO FAR NERN OK AND THEN WNWWD THROUGH
SOUTH CENTRAL KS /BETWEEN KICT AND KP28/ TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
IN SWRN KS. OBJECTIVE ANALYSES AND 00Z SOUNDINGS OVER THIS SLIGHT
RISK AREA INDICATED THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS VERY STRONGLY TO
EXTREMELY UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPE RANGING FROM 3000-4000 J/KG.
VERTICALLY VEERING WIND PROFILES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY AS SAMPLED BY THE 00Z OUN SOUNDING AND OBJECTIVE ANALYSES
INDICATED EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR OF 35-50 KT OVER KS/OK. A
STRENGTHENING SLY LLJ FROM WRN TX INTO OK IS EXPECTED TO VEER
OVERNIGHT. THESE FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMICS...PW NEAR 2 INCH AT 00Z
OUN SOUNDING...AND SUFFICIENT BULK SHEAR SUGGEST THE ONGOING STORMS
OVER CENTRAL/SRN KS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD SWD INTO THE REST
OF SRN KS AND OK. DAMAGING WINDS...SOME SIGNIFICANT...AND LARGE
HAIL...SOME VERY LARGE...REMAIN A LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT /WELL AFTER
DARK/.

[venture]

New warning for the main complex up north.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
933 PM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A


* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ALFALFA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...
GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN KAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...


* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT


* AT 932 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANTHONY...MOVING
SOUTH AT 40 MPH.


HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
TO 80 MPH... LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...


* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACKWELL...TONKAWA...MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...
BRAMAN...DEER CREEK...MANCHESTER...NARDIN...JEFFERSON...RENFROW AND
GREAT SALT PLAINS LAKE.

[Anonymous.]

Generally just over an inch fell across all of the OKC metro last night.

More possible tonight and then again tomorrow night.

[kelroy55]

The rain is trying to make it's way down here... Hope it holds together.