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(ABOVE: I now look to people half my age to know what's cool.)  Weatherman Feeling Old! Watching the Jonas Bros concert I should do this as a Weekend Weather Trivia question--which one of these is louder:  -The roar you hear in the...

(ABOVE: Photo courtesy: Tom Dafforn, May 30 2009. Pro cyclers racing around downtown in the Tulsa Tough criterium. My much less competitive ride occurred during that morning.) Several months ago I built big expectations for myself as I looked ahead...

  WWT for May 24, 2009: Record Rain Thanks to Julie Chin for filling in for me last week during Weekend Weather Trivia, as I was broken from my bike wreck! I'll be on this Sunday.   What's the record for the most consecutive...

(ABOVE: That blue helmet kept me from being seriously injured.)  Thank you Julie Chin! On Sunday morning May 17th, Julie filled in for me on short notice. I wasn't on TV last Sunday morning as I had an unscheduled day off. Hours...

This afternoon I received the final stats. on the lightning fatalities in 2008.  They give the breakdown of who, where, and how, people were killed by lightning.  The average number of lightning fatalities is 62 deaths per year.In 2008, however, there...

     Today we picked up .07" of rain.  That doesn't sound like much, but when you consider it is the 18th consecutive day with rain in Tulsa, it's pretty amazing! Keep in mind that represents a trace or more of rain.  Some...

  WWT for May 10, 2009: Derechos I chose today's question due to the recent "derecho" which moved across SE Kansas and Missouri causing widespread wind damage this past Friday morning.     If a derecho is heading toward...

WWT for May 3, 2009: Big Tornados in Tulsa County On the 10th anniversary of the biggest recorded tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, here's a local tornado question with an answer that might surprise you:   In the last 50 years, how many F2 or larger...

WWT for April 26, 2009: Tornado Behavior If a tornado is approaching your home, the tornado usually moves in from which direction?   A. SB. SW C. W D. NW     Today's question is rather unpleasant to imagine. If a tornado was...

(ABOVE: I took this picture of reporter Rick Tillery on a storm chase/training mission.) I'm planning on taking StormChaser 2 on a long storm chase on Saturday (April 25). Whatever video we get whether it's tornados, great cloud structure or huge...

  (ABOVE: In western Oklahoma, downtown Alva received 2 feet of snow during the recent winter storm.)   WWT for March 29, 2009: Record Snowfall in Oklahoma The Winter Storm of March 27-28, 2009 dropped over 20" of snow in northwest Oklahoma!...

As the basketball season came down to the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, all we heard was Big East this, and Big East that. The Big East should get 4 teams in the Final 4. An all Big-Beast Final 4 in Detroit. Whatever. Now I am not saying it's...

(I took this picture of a small tornado near the Oklahoma/Lincoln county line in 2004. This F1 rated tornado ripped up trees and was the third tornado of the day) WWT for March 22, 2009: Tornadoes in Oklahoma Between 1950 and 2006, which county...

(ABOVE: From a few Winters ago...Thatcher Flickinger enjoying snow!) Weekend Weather Trivia for March 15, 2009: Spring Snow     You might have seen snowflakes blowing past your nose during this past week!   Snow in March isn't...

(ABOVE: Is it pretty, or pretty scary? I'm about 1 mile away from this tornado. It formed in the Palo Duro Canyon then climbed the canyon walls to reach the flat lands.) WWT for March 8, 2009: Tornado Safety Of these five locations, which TWO...

  (ABOVE: Free Stuff! We're giving these away during WWT this month) Channel 2 is teaming up with the American Red Cross! We'll be giving away free stuff during our popular Weekend Weather Trivia (WWT) on Sunday mornings from 9-10am....

(ABOVE: I took this picture of Dan on a storm chase a few years back. Let's just say that Dan has a fan club at the Shadybrook Retirement Center!) One of the fun duties of my job is getting "out of the office" for a few hours to speak to schools,...

(ABOVE: From a few years ago...Foster dog Taffy liked to clean the inside of my glasses. She later was adopted by my wife's aunt.) Shyla (my wife) and I use our home to foster abused, abandoned, or surrendered West Highland White Terriers as we assist Oklahoma...

    Are you interested in becoming a trained Storm Spotter? The Tulsa NWS is having their annual Storm Spotter Training seminars across Green Country.   The presentation for the Tulsa area is Saturday, February 28th at 9am at...

(ABOVE: Visible satellite photo from Sunday 2/15/09. I labeled a few features.) If I had only one tool to forecast the weather I would choose a visible satellite. This image above is exactly what you would see if during the late morning...

(ABOVE: This 2.2" hail stone is nearly the size of a tennis ball. Hail from February 10, 2009 near Meredian, OK. The largest hail I've ever seen is below.) When I'm out in StormChaser 2 it's my job to get video and report on storm conditions, but I'm...

It has been a deadly night in Oklahoma.  The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management confirms at least 9 killed in Long Grove (Carter County) and 25-50 injuries from a tornadoes that move through southern Oklahoma.  Apparently the tornado...

    (ABOVE: This small piece of metal broke off of my bicycle frame. It's kind of important...it holds the wheel and rear shifter/derailer)   I broke my bicycle!   As you might have read on earlier blog articles, I've...

Advanced Storm Spotter Training/ Greensburg Review: February 7, Mayes County   (ABOVE: This F2 tornado passed with 100 yards of us) On Saturday, February 7 2009, I'll team up with professional storm chaser Lanny Dean to present an advanced weather program...

Move over Punxsutawney Phil, today is a day to celebrate Dan, George and George.   Huh? You ask.   We made a big deal about Groundhog Day, but did you know today is National Weatherman's Day?   It happens every February 5th-- A day...