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... sign up for the Ticker! ... about the Ticker . . . Day by Day . . . . . . April 23 in Mesonet History * . . . Find a particular day's Ticker. If you're a bit off, don't worry, because just like horseshoes, "almost" counts on the Ticker home page! January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Record Maximum 97 F HOOK 2006 Record Minimum 17 F BOIS 2013 Record Rainfall 3.68" HOBA 2019 * Mesonet History = since 1994 . . . Search the Ticker Archives . . . Search: All Words Any Words Whole Phrase Recent First Oldest First Case-Sensitive Search -- . . . Tell Others About This Ticker . . . Share Tweet . . . The Most Recent Ticker . . . MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... MESONET TICKER ... April 21, 2020 April 21, 2020 April 21, 2020 April 21, 2020 Not bad! http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/5day-rain-forecast.png Notice that says "RAIN FORECAST?" I'm going to be bold (foolish?) enough and say (wish?) that Mother Nature is done with the frozen stuff, at least for the majority of the state. I see a steady flow of spring for the next week at least, which gets us into almost-May territory, well past the date of reasonable worry about a hard freeze. At least for most of the state. I'm throwing way too many caveats out there. Maybe I'm being too bold. I think I just guaranteed a hard freeze on April 30. Shoot, I have the statistics to back me up, don't I? Ignore my inner dialogue...talk amongst yourselves. Okay, let's get back to the rain. As I mentioned yesterday, this will come with a chance of severe weather. Now there is a very small chance of some tornadic activity, but that risk is very low. This would appear to be a severe hail event, in the event the event turns into a severe weather event. EventUALLLY (ha, fooled ya), the storms that fire out to our west will work their way towards the center of the state. SPC gives us some detail on where the worst of the hail could be, as well as the wind threat. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day1otlk_1300.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day1probotlk_1300_torn.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day1probotlk_1300_wind.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day1probotlk_1300_hail.gif The storm system will continue to threaten the area on Wednesday, this time with a focus on the southeast. The area of threat appears a bit more broad, but this could tighten up when SPC releases their outlooks late tonight and again tomorrow. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day2otlk_0600.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day2probotlk_0600_torn.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day2probotlk_0600_wind.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/day2probotlk_0600_hail.gif Again, hail seems to be the big threat for tomorrow as well, but that definitely needs watching. As we get into the weekend and the middle of next week, we could be seeing some heat build into the state from the West. It won't come with much chance of rain, so we do need the forecast to hit for the next couple of days. We're at a point now where we're going to need plenty of moisture to keep up with the added evaporation from warmer weather and increased sun, as well as what the vegetation is needing. There is a rain chance later this week, so we'll see how "sure" that one is as we get closer. http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/apr26-30-temp-outlook.gif http://ticker.mesonet.org/archive/20200421/apr26-30-precip-outlook.gif So time to stay weather aware. Shouldn't be too bad by Oklahoma's standards. In between any storms, enjoy that lovely spring weather. Gary McManus State Climatologist Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma Climatological Survey (405) 325-2253 gmcmanus@mesonet.org...