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     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...

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...

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...

     According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there was a small earthquake this morning just before 4:30am near Coalgate.  It registered 3.2 on the Richter scale.By most standards, that is a pretty weak one.    ...

     I'm as good natured as the next guy, but Groundhog's day gets on my nerves.Never mind accuracy, every year we have to hear about Punxsutawney Phil's prediction about for the the upcoming winter.  Can anyone...

An Ice Storm Warning remains in effect for portions of SE Oklahoma until 6am Wednesday. The rest of us are under a Winter Storm Warning until 6pm Tuesday.  The freezing drizzle and freezing rain started to fall about noon and by 2pm were were getting...

     I was listening to Karen Larsen's Healthcast Monday night and a story got my attention.  Here is the script:"IN TONIGHT'S 2NEWS HEALTHCAST..WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS -- YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE COULD GO UP.  THAT'S ACCORDING...

     I heard about Mayor Kathy Taylor's Million Miles campaign onThanksgiving morning.  I was at the Von Franken Family Food Run along with Jack Wing and about 500 other runners.  Jack mentionedthe goal Mayor Taylor had set...

     It went by too fast didn't it?  We had our share of winter weather, flooding,severe storms, heat, and wind.  I remember the long hours we spent back in the always cold weather center.  Some nights and early mornings...

    Have you seen our 2 News WeatherPlus?  I've been a big fan of it since we started it back in October of 2007.  Sadly not all cable companies carry it, but with the new digital conversion many folks are seeing it for the...

     Have you every wanted to control the radar?  Now you can.  Todaywe launched our new online radar on kjrh.com.  From the main page selectthe WEATHER tab.       The radar allows you to...

        What a wild 24 hours!  The storms that blew through our area Monday nightinto Tuesday morning kicked up straight line winds of 70 mph.The impressive bow echo on radar rapidly raced across NE Oklahoma.  Therewere...

     Nearly every night I show a photograph from Paul Orosco.  The man is amazing.He shoots pictures of clouds, trees, buildings, and animals.  One of my favorites was a shot of an old rusty car frame sitting in the weeds...

     Every November my boss asks me to predict the upcoming winter.  I don't liketo do it, but do.  The reason for my hesitation: little data to work with.  Youcan look to see if we are going in or coming out of...

     I want you to be ready for some thunderstorms Wednesday evening.Tonight's data confirms what we have been talking about for a week now.Heat, moisture, instability, and lift will all be present.       Tonight...

Links to the Weather Festival at the end of this column.........   I spent some time yesterday at the National Weather Center, in Norman.The station had me shooting some things that you will see on the air in afew weeks.   I had been...

     As if on cue, the same day our station's management planned our Flu Shot day, cold weather arrived.  More on the shot later.      This powerful cold front fired up showers and thunderstorms. ...

    If you've played sports, you know how a fiery speach from a coach can motivate you to play at a higher level.  In broadcast meteorology, attending a weather conference can do that.  I returned late last night fromthe...

Are you ready for Gustav?  I hope our Gulf coast friends are because it is headedour way............sort of.......Tonight it is Tropical Storm Gustav, but by Friday may be a Hurricane.  His winds tonight are near 45 mph but...

    It has already happened in several towns.  Today it was101 in Sallisaw, and several other cities in Green Country have reachedtriple digits.  It was our hottest day, so far, this year when we reached98 degrees at 2:59 pm this...

     We all have those teachers we remember from our days in school.Today I saw one of my favorites, his name is Jerry Porter.  He and hisbuddy Sam Parton own a top fuel dragster and use it as a teaching tool.Back in the 80s they...

     In my life, I never imagined I would be paying $4 for a gallon of gasoline.Not in my lifetime.   Ask your parents or grandparents what they paid for agallon when they grew up and you will be shocked.   My step-dad...

     Like most of you, I was shocked to hear of the passing of Gary Shore.You just don't expect that of someone so young (he was 55) and full of energy.   Gary was the Chief Meteorologist here at KJRH, then KTEW, in...

     I'm often asked about my co-workers, if they are as they seem onthe air, or if we all really like each other.  They are and we do.  For some shops you can fake it and play nice while broadcasting together, but behind...