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Bring It Bigger - April 8th
We invite you to support two funds in memory of former Mesonet colleagues.
Dr. Kenneth C. Crawford Endowed Award Fund - Add link
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We invite you to support two funds in memory of former Mesonet colleagues.
Dr. Kenneth C. Crawford Endowed Award Fund - Add link
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In honor of Dr. Ron Elliott, co-founder of the Oklahoma Mesonet, we invite you to support the Ron and Judith Elliott Endowed Scholarship in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University.
He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1973 and 1974, respectively, and his doctorate in agricultural engineering from Colorado State University in 1981.
OK-Fire is pleased to announce its fall workshop schedule, which will consist of two in-person options and one virtual option.
The tornado frenzy that plagued Oklahoma in April and May completely subsided in June. After 102 tornadoes during the previous two months, including a record 55 in April, there were no tornado reports in June. However, the month didn’t lack dangerous weather, with twisters being replaced by historic rainfall, extreme heat and drought, and severe thunderstorms that left tens of thousands without power. On the night of June 25, storms plowed their way south through the state from the Kansas border in north-central Oklahoma into central Oklahoma, with winds up to 90 mph.
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM | National Weather Center Rm. 3902
The Oklahoma Mesonet and the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) at the University of Oklahoma are jointly hosting a 1-day, in-person, professional development workshop for Oklahoma 3rd-6th grade public school teachers. The workshop will focus on the atmospheric ingredients that can spur tornadoes, plot weather data on maps and graphs, and hands-on activities.
Oklahoma continued to suffer from severe weather in May, marking an exceptionally active spring storm season. The state recorded four more storm-related fatalities in May, bringing the total to eight in 2024, along with hundreds of injuries. At least 43 tornadoes touched down in May, following a record-breaking 55 tornadoes in April, surpassing the previous high of 54 in 2012. With two additional tornadoes in March, the preliminary total for 2024 stands at 100, a number that may rise as National Weather Service personnel continue to assess storm damage.
Severe weather roared back into Oklahoma during April with giant hail, severe winds up to 80 mph, flash flooding, and over 40 tornadoes—a number that is destined to grow with further investigation by National Weather Service damage survey teams. That total included a historic outbreak on April 27, a day where at least 22 tornadoes were confirmed to have struck the state—the second-most prolific outbreak for a single day during April on record, behind the 33 twisters back on April 14, 2011.
Despite recent beneficial rains, drought is on the rise once again in Oklahoma. Northwest and east-central sections of Oklahoma saw drought increase on this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map, and overall coverage has increased from 3% of the state to more than 15% in the last three weeks. This is the fourth in a series of drought intensifications Oklahoma has seen since this larger drought episode began back in late summer of 2021.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
9 AM to 3 PM
National Weather Center
The Oklahoma Mesonet is hosting a 1-day, in-person, professional development workshop for Oklahoma middle and high school teachers. The workshop will focus on how to access and use Mesonet data and general weather topics. Space limited to 20 participants.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Location: National Weather Center, 120 David L. Boren Blvd., Norman 73072