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The "Preaching Weatherman" I first met Pastor Lyndell Hix years ago when we both lived in West Texas. In the mid 1990s, Lyndell served as the minister of Broadway Baptist Church in Sweetwater, TX. At the time I was starting my career as a meteorologist...

One of my dreams is to fill in someday for Al Roker. I may not be living that dream yet, but one of our local kiddoes may have the chance. Her name is Sami Isler and she has made it to the semi-finals of the Today Show's search for a kid reporter. The...

(ABOVE: Radar estimates of the rain totals from 9/21/09. The heaviest rain is indicated by the yellow blob which is near Interstate 44) 3-6"+ inches of rain fell in Tulsa on the afternoon of September 21, 2009. Drivers met high water at underpasses,...

     It is easy to complain about the weather pattern we are in, in fact I have.  But consider this; we have all saved a lot of $ on our air conditioning bill this past 30 days.  Temperatures have been running well below...

(ABOVE: From 1962 the Flickinger Family beach cabin in Gilchrist, TX)   My father helped build the the beach cabin as shown in the old photo above. The cabin was a Summer getaway, and provided memories for my family from the 1960s until about...

WWT for Sunday 9am, July 18 2009: If the relative humidity near the ground in Tulsa is 100%, what's most likely occurring: A. Severe thunderstormB. FogC. High heat index warningD. Heavy rain within 6 hours.   I'm posting the Weekend Weather...

(ABOVE: I snapped this picture of the lovely and talented Deana Silk as she's modeling a snazzy Weather Alert radio! We're giving away several this month.)   WWT for July 12, 2009: Lightning Deaths in the USA   In 2008, what percentage...

(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...