The liquid equivalent of snow is actually pretty low. Denver averages 60+ inches of snow a year but only 18 inches of precip.
The western micro-climates are really interesting where there can be pockets of high precip areas surrounded by desert. Look at that stark divide between the San Luis Valley and the San Juan Mountains in Colorado.
The same map is also a contributor for the severe weather in our area as well, isn’t it?
Dry hot air from the plains meeting the moist air from the gulf, setting up the unstable mixing.
A very loud not very wet storm just rolled through Harrah. Haven't heard that much thunder in a long time! Didn't hardly drop a thing though.
I was scratching my head yesterday when KOCO 5 kept blaring the severe storm warning and Damon Lane kept breaking in to update severe storms that were affecting the Red river counties. I'm pretty sure that KOCO's broadcast radius falls way short of Texoma and is technically KSWO's stomping grounds.
I do not know why KOCO did that either, Brett, unless it's a satellite deal like BBQ said.
I live in Duncan, Oklahoma. Cox Cable is the provider here. I have been very dissatisfied with them since they have completely taken away all OKC channels. We now only have KSWO/ABC out of Lawton (not the best weather coverage) and the other stations come out of Wichita Falls/NBC, CBS, FOX, as far a local weather and news coverage is concerned. I always used OKC stations for weather coverage since I have relatives living there and felt OKC weather people were much more up-to-date with coverage. Besides, I live in Oklahoma, not Texas, so I want to support Oklahoma stations. This storm season is going to be interesting as far a getting timely information. At least I have OKC talk to get some weather info.
We should see storms develop this afternoon either directly over the I-44 corridor or just south and east of it. Main threat is heavy rain and hail. Tornado threat will be low.
After initial round of storms, there will be a break into the night until heading toward the early Tuesday morning hours when storms will redevelop and be more widespread. Development areas again being along and just east of I-44.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch is out for basically south-central OK.
The WX Stuff site is up and running and the chat room is working if anyone wants to hop over there during the event to chat like we used to during severe events.
http://www.wxstuff.com/index.php?r=s...3-36e151145638
Just east of I-44 won the rain lottery. Rest of state will have a chance @ a little more late Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Hopefully the next round of storms will focus more on central Oklahoma.
Looking at the long range forecast, it appears this is going to be one of those years that winter refuses to leave.
Anyone down for a winter storm this next weekend?
GFS and Canadian models are.
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