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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 for KTXS-TV in nearby Abilene. KTXS-TV broadcast Lyndell's sermons during Sunday morning ...

(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, and lots of cars flooded at intersections where the ditches turned into rivers. The highest ...

(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 1990. Hurricane Ike washed away the beach cabin along with thousands of other properties. My ...

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 Trivia questions on the weather blog as we're giving away Weather Alert radios during July, and ...

(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 of lightning deaths were men? A. 50%B. 65%C. 80%D. 100%   I'm posting the Weekend ...