Guthrie had gone 40 consecutive days with less than a quarter of an inch of rain on any one day, Oklahoma Mesonet
Since midnight Guthrie has received .51 inches of rain, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet.
A few other totals include: Stillwater has had 1.72 inches of rain since midnight and Spencer .86 inches and Oklahoma City – North, .82 inches.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
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CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
THU SEP 22 2011
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL MOSTLY BE LESS THAN THREE-QUARTERS INCH.
Forecast average rainfall amounts, National Weather Service, Norman
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN- CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD- GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES- JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN- LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC- POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA- WILBARGER-
817 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2011 .
REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AND PRODUCE AREAS OF MODERATE RAINFALL.
FARTHER NORTH… AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. RAINFALL IN THESE AREAS WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT BUT MAY INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RAINFALL WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT… ALTHOUGH SOME LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
MAY RECEIVE ABOUT ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN.
LATER THIS EVENING… A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OKLAHOMA AND
NORTH TEXAS FROM THE NORTH…. AND A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA AS THIS SYSTEM
APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
AND PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TO PERHAPS AS MUCH AS AN INCH ALONG THE
I-40 CORRIDOR.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
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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 CDT WED SEP 21 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THROUGH AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED.
DISCUSSION…
AN UPPER STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON… WILL
APPROACH OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIFT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. AS ONLY LIMITED AMOUNTS
OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL EXIST… THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL REMAIN LOW.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY SEP 22.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR….LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS… ONGOING THURSDAY MORNING WILL MOVE FROM
CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
Short-term forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman
LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO SEE PRECIPITATION
THROUGH 4 PM… ARE FROM NEAR BUFFALO… FREEDOM AND ALVA IN
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS FROM NEAR THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO TO
CHANDLER… SHAWNEE AND SEMINOLE.
OTHERWISE… A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS
FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA… BRINGING MORE
MUCH NEEDED RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TO PERHAPS AS MUCH AS
AN INCH ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR.
Wildfire potential, from the National Weather Service, Norman
Tips regarding sunglare dangers, from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
Sunglare Dangers during the Spring and Fall Equinoxes
We see a variety of weather over the southern Plains during the year. We have become accustomed to large hail, tornadoes, blinding snow storms, flash flooding, and deadly heat. But there is another subtle, yet very significant risk that we face during this time of year.
This year the first day of Autumn occurs at 4:05 am on Friday, September 23. In and around the Autumnal Equinox, including the week before and the week after, the sun spends roughly an equal amount of time above and below the horizon. The rising sun aligns itself perfectly with our many east-west roadways, including busy freeways such as Interstate 40. It is during the first 15 to 45 minutes of sunrise that sunglare becomes a serious hazard to motorists.
Our sunrise over the next couple of weeks will range from 7:10 to 7:22 am, which corresponds with the morning rush hour when people are going to work or taking kids to school. What seems like a perfect, sunny day could take a serious turn for the worst, or even deadly due to virtual blindness from the sun. Hundreds of accidents, many of them deadly, have occurred over the last several year across the United States.
A similar situation occurs during the late afternoon/early evening hours. Motorists traveling westbound can also experience sunglare as the sun drops lower toward the horizon.
We also see the effects of sunglare during the Spring (Vernal) equinox. Our time of sunrise (7:00-7:30 am) corresponds with the early morning peak traffic rush. Motorists driving toward the east can be almost completely blinded by the sun during that critical time, unless there are clouds or fog that could block the sun.
There are a few things that you can help keep you safe:
- Be aware that cars traveling toward the sun at sunrise or sunset may be virtually blinded.
- Wear quality polarized sunglasses to help reduce glare.
- Be alert to changing cloud cover and changing traffic flow.
- A dirty windshield only worsens the problem. Clean your windshield thoroughly, including the inside, since dirt and haze on the glass increases glare and makes it especially hard to see.
- Don’t put reflective items on the dashboard.
- Turn headlights on so oncoming motorists can see you as they are driving toward the sun.
- Increase your following distance beyond the recommend safe distances to allow three or more seconds between vehicles. If you get cut off, keep your cool and maintain a safe distance.
- If possible, change your driving route. Use north-south streets until you find an east-west road with lots of trees or taller buildings.
Looking ahead to late Wednesday, Thursday, from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
