We saw scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area today, and luckily we avoided any major severe weather with just some reports of small hail. Lightning also caused a fire down at a refinery in Wynnewood.
The showers and thunderstorms are now in southeast Oklahoma, as indicated by radar:
We’ll be closely monitoring radar trends the next few hours in case something redevelops , but right now it isn’t definite.
The good news is we did see some more beneficial rain out of this system.
As a matter of fact, here is a look at Oklahoma Mesonet rainfall totals over the last 24 hours (click and scroll up to zoom in):
Many areas saw at least some rain with a few lucky people seeing over half an inch of rain.
The good news is the weekend looks dry; however, we do expect a return to unsettled week next week, so stay-tuned!
Vivek
Weather Intern
