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Get Ready For Stormy, Severe Weather Wednesday

The highest risk of more concentrated severe storms will be across portions of southwestern and central Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening, most likely from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. More>>

Conditions Great For Seeing Comet Pan-STARRS Wednesday Night

The window of opportunity is shrinking to see Comet Pan-STARRS! More>>

Our Hopes For Rain Next Week

Some similarities exist between the synoptic al (large-scale) weather pattern next week, and the weather setup which brought rain to the state back on Jan. 9 & 10. Could this spell rain?
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Really Now, Where Is Winter?

I would hope I'm not alone when I say it just hasn't felt like the holiday season as of late – weather wise. So, what gives? More>>

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  • So what does it take for an out-of-stater to become an honorary Okie?
    So what does it take for an out-of-stater to become an honorary Okie?

  • For the most part, StormTracker means just that; someone who chases/tracks storms. However, every now and then the hunters become the hunted.
    For the most part, StormTracker means just that; someone who chases/tracks storms. However, every now and then the hunters become the hunted. It's suffice to say that this was the case for myself this

  • Last Friday I got the opportunity to tag along with News 9's Road Trip Oklahoma team, as they headed out to Blanchard, OK for May Daze! May Daze marks the unofficial start of summer in Blanchard, even
    Last Friday I got the opportunity to tag along with News 9's Road Trip Oklahoma team, as they headed out to Blanchard, OK for May Daze! May Daze marks the unofficial start of summer in Blanchard, even

  • I recently had the privilege to discuss tornadoes and tornado safety at the Oklahoma Science Museum. First, if you haven't been the Museum yet you are missing out! It is a wonderful facility filled with everything
    I recently had the privilege to discuss tornadoes and tornado safety at the Oklahoma Science Museum. First, if you haven't been the Museum yet you are missing out!

  • Last Sunday, April 15, 2012, the worst scenario imaginable unfolded in the small, Northwest Oklahoma town of Woodward.
    Last Sunday, April 15, 2012, the worst scenario imaginable unfolded in the small, Northwest Oklahoma town of Woodward. A violent, quarter-mile wide tornado traveling at speeds in excess of 50 mph struck

  • My first chase of the 2012 Severe Weather Season in SkyNews9 HD was this past Monday, April 2, 2012.
    My first chase of the 2012 Severe Weather Season in SkyNews9 HD was this past Monday, April 2, 2012.

  • The slow-moving, upper-air disturbance that churned its way across the country last week didn't just bring drought-busting rain to our state; it also spun off numerous cold air funnels.
    The slow-moving, upper-air disturbance that churned its way across the country last week didn't just bring drought-busting rain to our state; it also spun off numerous cold air funnels. I wouldn't say

  • With the change to Daylight Saving Time comes an extra hour of sunlight, the loss of having access to the complete 00Z model data before a 10 PM newscast (meteorological gripe!) and a May-like week ahead for Oklahoma.
    With the change to Daylight Saving Time comes an extra hour of sunlight, the loss of having access to the complete 00Z model data before a 10 PM newscast (meteorological gripe!) and a May-like week ahead

  • On rare occasions you'll hear the term "debris ball" mentioned when a meteorologist refers to a round "ball" of relatively high reflectivity values on Doppler Radar, typically located at the end of a hook echo.

  • So far, January is proving to be an overachiever month. Since January 1st, the daily high temperature has been above normal 15 days.

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  • © Tornado near Cherokee, OK 4-14-12 by Bobby Payne
    Tornadoes play a more significant role in the Great Plains of the United States than anywhere else on the planet, and Oklahoma is the epicenter. Are you ready for tornado season?
    Tornadoes play a more significant role in the Great Plains of the United States than anywhere else on the planet, and Oklahoma is the epicenter. Let's have a look at some of the reasons why and when the peak of the tornado season arrives.

  • Spring is without question my favorite season of the year, but fall isn't too far behind.  Thankfully I'm not an allergy sufferer, or I suspect my choice would be different.
    Spring is without question my favorite season of the year, but fall isn't too far behind.  I suspect one of the big reasons I can say that is because I don't suffer from allergies the way many of you do. In my blog today I will take a closer look at what's causing problems and when it'll be over!

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