1. WELCOME TO OKLAHOMA CITY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAMON LANE

2. OKLAHOMA CITY IS A LARGE CITY!  OKC AREA: 6,359 SQ. MILES VS. VS.  DENVER: 4.532 SQ. MILES  ATLANTA: 8,376 SQ. MILES

3. OKLAHOMA CITY CLIMATOLOGY  THIS STATE GETS IT ALL!  TORNADOES,LARGE HAIL, BLIZZARDS,ICE STORMS…AND EARTHQUAKES  DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU FEEL THE GROUND SHAKING..

4. AND NOT BECAUSE OF THIS GUY… PRO TEAM NAMED AFTER WEATHER..HOW COOL?

5. EARTHQUAKES !

6. OKC TORNADO TRACKS

7. OKC TORNADO STATS

8. OKLAHOMA TORNADOS

9. OUR WEATHER IS BAD…BUT NECESSARY  THIS STATE IS VERY WATER SENSITIVE  SEVERE STORMS ARE NEEDED TO FILL OUR LAKES AND SOAK THE SOIL  65% OF YEARLY RAINFALL COMES FROM SEVERE STORMS

10. OKLAHOMA EXTREMES  HIGHEST TEMP.: 115 DEG. (BUFFALO)  HIGHEST HEAT INDEX: 125 DEG. (CALVIN)  LOWEST TEMP: -31 DEG. (NOWATA)  LOWEST WIND CHILL: -45 DEG. (MEDFORD)  WARMEST AM LOW: 89 DEG. (STILLWATER)  COLDEST HIGH TEMP: 4 DEG (KENTON)  LONGEST STRETCH OF FREEZING TEMPS 282 HOURS (11 DAYS 18 HOURS)- VINITA

11. OKLAHOMA EXTREMES  MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR: 101 DAYS (GRANDFIELD)  HOTTEST SUMMER: 2011. AVERAGE HIGH TEMP 100.5 DEG.  GREATEST 7 DAY TEMPERATURE CHANGE 110 DEG. (NOWATA -31 TO + 79)

12. OKLAHOMA EXTREMES OKLAHOMA EXTREMES  GREATEST 1 HOUR TEMP CHANGE: 40 DEGREES (MAY RANCH) 74 TO 34 DEG  GREATEST 1 HOUR RAINFALL: 6.78” (CHEYENNE)  MOST ANNUAL RAIN: 76.61” (BROKEN BOW)  LOWEST ANNUAL RAIN: 6.23” (HOOKER)

13. OKLAHOMA EXTREMES  GREATEST 1 HOUR TEMP CHANGE: 40 DEGREES (MAY RANCH) 74 TO 34 DEG  HIGHEST 1 DAY RAINFALL: 12.42” (BURNEYVILLE)  WINDIEST DAY: 52.2 MPH (FEB. 24,2007)  MESONET STRUCK BY LIGHTNING: CLAYTON ( 6 TIMES)

14. OKLAHOMA EXTREMES HIGHEST WIND GUST: THERE HAVE BEEN MANY! IMAGE BELOW FROM EF5 TORNADO

15. OKLAHOMA EXTREMES MESONET SITES DESTROYED BY TORNADOES IN 1 DAY: 2 (TIPTON,FT. COBB)

16. WEIRD..BUT TRUE TROPICAL STORM ERIN

17. MOORE,OKLAHOMA 7 MILES SOUTH

18. WHAT DOES MOORE REALLY LOOK LIKE?

19. WHAT TO DO IN OKC?  ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE A SHORT WALK FROM HERE  5-10 MINUTES MAX!

20. PLEASE VISIT THE OKC MEMORIAL

21. GO TO AN OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER GAME!  TONIGHT: VS. DENVER NUGGETS (PRESEASON)  WEDNESDAY: HOME OPENER VS. SAN ANTONIO SPURS

22. CHECK OUT BRICKTOWN

23. DRINK AN F5! AVAILABLE AT TAPWERKS, BRICKTOWN BREWERY,HENRY HUDSONS. 2 BLOCKS EAST FROM HERE

24. DON’T HESITATE TO MESSAGE ME @KOCODamonLane Meteorologist Damon Lane 