Wettest Year on Record… AAACCCKKKKK!

Posted by admin on June 18, 2008

I know many of you want me to ship this to you, but...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK948 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-190300-BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-948 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

       ...WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...

THE YEAR 2008 REMAINS THE WETTEST ON RECORD IN TULSA...SO FAR. AS OFMIDNIGHT TODAY THE 34.72 INCHES OF RAIN RECORDED AT THE TULSAINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS THE MOST EVER RECEIVED THROUGH JUN 17TH.OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITHHEAVY RAINS AS WELL. THE OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY IN NORMANCURRENTLY CLASSIFIES 2008 AT THE 2ND WETTEST YEAR EVER FOR ALL OFNORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...THE 7TH WETTEST FOR EAST CENTRALOKLAHOMA...AND THE 9TH WETTEST FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

THE IMPACTS OF THE PROLONGED RAINFALL HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD. MANYOF THE LARGER CORPS OF ENGINEERS LAKE PROJECTS ACROSS EASTERNOKLAHOMA ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HIGH WATER CONDITIONS. URBANFLOODING HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES...AS WELL ASPRESENTING A HAZARD TO TRAFFIC. MANY AGRICULTURAL LANDS HAVE BEENUNDER WATER RECENTLY...DAMAGING HAY CROPS AND POSSIBLY DELAYINGTHE WHEAT HARVEST.

A BREAKDOWN OF RAINFALL IN 2008 FOR SOME SELECTED CITIES...

LOCATION            2008 RAINFALL *

JAY                 41.82 INCHESNOWATA              38.58 INCHESHASKELL             37.20 INCHESCLAYTON             36.89 INCHESTALIHINA            36.19 INCHESPORTER              35.78 INCHESINOLA               35.72 INCHESTAHLEQUAH           35.51 INCHESOKMULGEE            34.56 INCHESPAWNEE              34.40 INCHES

*DATA COURTESY OF THE OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY

SOME LAKE LEVEL INFORMATION ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...

LAKE                PERCENT FULL OF FLOOD CONTROL POOL *

FT. GIBSON          79 PERCENTHUDSON              73 PERCENTOOLOGAH             73 PERCENTPENSACOLA (GRAND)   69 PERCENTCOPAN               64 PERCENTKEYSTONE            64 PERCENTHULAH               63 PERCENT

*DATA COURTESY OF TULSA DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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