NewsOK.com Blogs » Uncategorized http://blog.newsok.com blogging community on NewsOK.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:07:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Hazardous weather outlook for much of eastern Oklahoma http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/23/hazardous-weather-outlook-for-much-of-eastern-oklahoma-10/ http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/23/hazardous-weather-outlook-for-much-of-eastern-oklahoma-10/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:54:08 +0000 Bryan Painter 161.5899 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
         ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED…SPREADINDEX=33.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DISCUSSION…

A COLD FRONT WILL BE MAKING ITS WAY…



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DAY ONE…TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY.

DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA… AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. HOWEVER… THE
INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY WEAK AND INSUFFICIENT FOR MORE
THAN A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM…



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Oklahoma State University at the University of Oklahoma, Saturday, Norman:

Saturday…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.

Saturday Night…Partly cloudy with slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.



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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest.…



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.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EAST. LOWS UPPER 20S PANHANDLE TO
UPPER 40S EAST.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY WEST…PARTLY CLOUDY EAST. HIGHS MAINLY 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20S PANHANDLE…30S ELSEWHERE.
HIGHS MID 50S TO MID 60S.
.THANKSGIVING DAY…MOSTLY…



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WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG OVER MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4
MILE WILL BE COMMON…SO BE PREPARED FOR SLOWER THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC.
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA FOLLOWING DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND…



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Read part 1 – Bye Bye

Read part 3 – Out of Body

It has taken much longer to find a sense of place in Korea than anywhere I have ever been. …



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Read part 2 – Where am I

Read part 3 – Out of Body

As a human, who happens to be alive, it has been a dream of mine for as long…



Read more Byebye at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/ex-patriot/2009/11/23/byebye-2/feed/ 0 Hazardous weather outlook http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/23/hazardous-weather-outlook-36/ http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/23/hazardous-weather-outlook-36/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:31 +0000 Bryan Painter 161.5881 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT.  INSTABILITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR
THUNDERSTORM FORMATION.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID…



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WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG OVER MOST OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA…
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS… WILL CONTINUE INTO MID-MORNING IN SOME
LOCATIONS.  VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE
MORNING… BUT IMPROVEMENT WILL BE UNEVEN ACROSS THE REGION.

LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST INTO…



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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
FRI NOV 20 2009

.TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WEST. MOSTLY CLOUDY CENTRAL AND EAST WITH
A CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO NEAR
60.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS UPPER 20S
PANHANDLE TO MID…



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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

 FRI NOV 20 2009

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-211100-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1150 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM…



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ISOLATED SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL… CENTRAL… AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE LIGHT WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A FEW
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS.

OTHERWISE… SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY…



Read more Short-term forecast on this Friday at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/20/short-term-forecast-on-this-friday-2/feed/ 0 A childhood memory http://blog.newsok.com/archivist/2009/11/19/a-childhood-memory/ http://blog.newsok.com/archivist/2009/11/19/a-childhood-memory/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:36 +0000 maryphillips 168.454 When I was young, one of my absolute favorite things was visiting my grandparents.

My paternal grandmother, Stella Young, and my maternal grandparents, Dewey and Audrie Bennett, both lived on SE 21 Street. Lightning Creek separated them.

It was so much fun for…



Read more A childhood memory at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/archivist/2009/11/19/a-childhood-memory/feed/ 0 Some of the low temperatures at Oklahoma Mesonet stations http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/18/some-of-the-low-temperatures-at-oklahoma-mesonet-stations/ http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/18/some-of-the-low-temperatures-at-oklahoma-mesonet-stations/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:42 +0000 Bryan Painter 161.5867 The Oklahoma Mesonet station at Beaver recorded a low temperature of 19 degrees early this morning. In the Oklahoma City metro, the temperature at El Reno dipped to 23 degrees.

In Oklahoma County, the Mesonet stations had lows ranging from 28…



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HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…
CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…
ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…
LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…
WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…
MADILL…DURANT…QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…
WICHITA FALLS…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…
HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
100 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2009

…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN…



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Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around…



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HIGHS FROM NEAR 40 NORTHEAST TO THE UPPER 50S SOUTHWEST.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WEST. CLOUDY EAST WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN.  LOWS FROM THE MID 20S NORTHWEST TO NEAR 40 FAR…



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CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
A COOL AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND AS A
RESULT…THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY NOV 18.
PROBABILITY…



Read more Hazardous weather outlook at NewsOK.com Blogs]]> http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/17/hazardous-weather-outlook-34/feed/ 0 Lows in the high 30s in most of the metro http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/17/lows-in-the-high-30s-in-most-of-the-metro/ http://blog.newsok.com/weather/2009/11/17/lows-in-the-high-30s-in-most-of-the-metro/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34:20 +0000 Bryan Painter 161.5850 Lows were in the high 30s throughout much of the metro according to the Oklahoma Mesonet.

Since midnight, the western Oklahoma Panhandle community of Kenton dipped to 18 degrees for the second straight day.



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