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Snow and Rain Track Across Some of the Driest Counties of Oklahoma- The Latest Graphics

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:46:32 CST

Snow and Rain Track Across Some of the Driest Counties of Oklahoma- The Latest Graphics Oklahoma was in the path of another rain and snow making system as this week got underway on Sunday- helping push back against the extreme to exceptional drought the state has endured. And the storm of the last twenty four to thiry six hours hit squarely in the area that has been the driest- northwestern Oklahoma. The graphic above shows the liquid precipitation that had been counted as of early Tuesday morning. Note that the Woodward Mesonet has recorded only .49 inches of liquid moisture- even with the area weighed down by a foot and a half of heavy wet snow. (That number will grow to well over an inch of liquid precipitation as melting occurs over the rest of the week.)

The winter storm brought as much as 22 inches of snow to parts of Oklahoma on Monday.

At the request of Gov. Mary Fallin, Monday afternoon, Lt. Governor Todd Lamb declared a State of Emergency for 56 Oklahoma counties due to the excessive snow and severe weather. The executive order allows state agencies to make emergency purchases related to disaster relief and preparedness. It is also a first step toward seeking federal assistance, if it's needed.

The area just west of Alva, Oklahoma, received 22 inches of snow during the storm.

The graphic below shows the snowfall totals- once you get away from Woods, Woodward and Ellis Counties- the snowfall totals are more modest- but when coupled with the rain that fell much of Monday- the storm delivered a tremendous, beneficial shot of precipitation to the great majority of the state.

We are likely to see the rainfall of last week plus this week start to show in the weekly Drought Monitor- the next of which will be released on Thursday morning- with data collected through Tuesday.


   

Snow and Rain Track Across Some of the Driest Counties of Oklahoma- The Latest Graphics
   

 

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