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Drought Area Continues to Shrink With More Rain on the Way- We Talk With Gary McManus

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:43:20 CDT

Drought Area Continues to Shrink With More Rain on the Way- We Talk With Gary McManus Rainfall in July has farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma smiling- and while the latest Drought Monitor map shows drought (all levels) across the state at 51%, which is down almost eight percentage points compared to one week ago, prospects for next week's Monitor are for even less drought to be shown across Oklahoma. That's the expectation of Gary McManus, the Associate State Climatologist. The latest Drought Monitor map is above.


Gary tells us "to say this week's new U.S. Drought Monitor map will not be like next week's is a bit of an understatement, especially if the rains forecast for tonight and tomorrow become reality." He adds in his latest blog post "Keep in mind once again that this only accounts for rains through 7 a.m. Tuesday, so the moisture from the storms of the last two days is not reflected in this map. That includes the rains from the monster bow echo storm that tore through Tulsa with winds of up to 100 mph that left 100,000 customers without power.

"Those rains alone will make big changes in that area of burgeoning drought across far eastern Oklahoma. And check out the forecast for tonight and tomorrow that can be seen in the graphic below. A ton of rain is possible across northwestern Oklahoma, right where they need it. Now if only some of that can make it down to southwestern Oklahoma, we'll kill two drought areas with one stone."

Farm Director Ron Hays talked with McManus about the latest Drought Monitor as well as the expected rain making systems still ahead of us. Click on the Listen Bar below to hear that conversation.



   
   

Drought Area Continues to Shrink With More Rain on the Way- We Talk With Gary McManus
   





Ron Hays talks with Gary McManus about the Latest Drought Monitor & Weather Making Systems
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