WELCOME TO OKLAHOMA CITY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAMON LANE.

WELCOME TOOKLAHOMA CITY

CHIEF METEOROLOGIST

DAMON LANE

OKLAHOMA CITY IS A LARGE CITY!

OKC AREA: 6,359 SQ. MILES

VS. DENVER: 4.532 SQ. MILES ATLANTA: 8,376 SQ. MILES

OKLAHOMA CITYCLIMATOLOGY

THIS STATE GETS IT ALL! TORNADOES,LARGE HAIL,

BLIZZARDS,ICE STORMS…AND EARTHQUAKES

DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU FEEL THE GROUND SHAKING..

AND NOT BECAUSE OF THIS GUY…

PRO TEAM NAMED AFTER WEATHER..HOW COOL?

EARTHQUAKES !

OKC TORNADO TRACKS

OKC TORNADO STATS

OKLAHOMA TORNADOS

OUR WEATHER IS BAD…BUT NECESSARY

THIS STATE IS VERY WATER SENSITIVE

SEVERE STORMS ARE NEEDED TO FILL OUR LAKES AND SOAK THE SOIL

65% OF YEARLY RAINFALL COMES FROM SEVERE STORMS

OKLAHOMA EXTREMES

HIGHEST TEMP.: 115 DEG. (BUFFALO) HIGHEST HEAT INDEX: 125 DEG.

(CALVIN) LOWEST TEMP: -31 DEG. (NOWATA) LOWEST WIND CHILL: -45 DEG.

(MEDFORD) WARMEST AM LOW: 89 DEG.

(STILLWATER) COLDEST HIGH TEMP: 4 DEG

(KENTON) LONGEST STRETCH OF FREEZING

TEMPS282 HOURS (11 DAYS 18 HOURS)- VINITA

OKLAHOMA EXTREMES

MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR: 101 DAYS (GRANDFIELD)

HOTTEST SUMMER: 2011. AVERAGE HIGH TEMP 100.5 DEG.

GREATEST 7 DAY TEMPERATURE CHANGE

110 DEG. (NOWATA -31 TO + 79)

OKLAHOMA EXTREMES

GREATEST 1 HOUR TEMP CHANGE: 40 DEGREES (MAY RANCH)

74 TO 34 DEG GREATEST 1 HOUR RAINFALL: 6.78”

(CHEYENNE)

MOST ANNUAL RAIN: 76.61” (BROKEN BOW)

LOWEST ANNUAL RAIN: 6.23” (HOOKER)

OKLAHOMA EXTREMES

GREATEST 1 HOUR TEMP CHANGE: 40 DEGREES (MAY RANCH)

74 TO 34 DEG HIGHEST 1 DAY RAINFALL: 12.42”

(BURNEYVILLE)

WINDIEST DAY: 52.2 MPH (FEB. 24,2007)

MESONET STRUCK BY LIGHTNING: CLAYTON ( 6

TIMES)

OKLAHOMA EXTREMES

HIGHEST WIND GUST: THERE HAVE BEEN MANY! IMAGE BELOW FROM EF5 TORNADO

OKLAHOMA EXTREMES

MESONET SITES DESTROYED BY TORNADOES IN 1 DAY: 2 (TIPTON,FT. COBB)

WEIRD..BUT TRUETROPICAL STORM ERIN

MOORE,OKLAHOMA

7 MILES SOUTH

WHAT DOES MOORE REALLY LOOK LIKE?

WHAT TO DO IN OKC?

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE A SHORT WALK FROM HERE

5-10 MINUTES MAX!

PLEASE VISIT THEOKC MEMORIAL

GO TO AN OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER GAME!

TONIGHT: VS. DENVER NUGGETS (PRESEASON)

WEDNESDAY: HOME OPENER VS.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

CHECK OUT BRICKTOWN

DRINK AN F5!AVAILABLE AT TAPWERKS, BRICKTOWN BREWERY,HENRY HUDSONS. 2 BLOCKS EAST FROM HERE

DON’T HESITATE TO MESSAGE ME

@KOCODamonLane

Meteorologist Damon Lane