Well above normal temperatures are forecast to shift from the northern Plains through the Northeast U.S. over the long holiday weekend. A few strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible as well along with a potential for excessive rainfall. A tropical or subtropical depression could form off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend while drifting northward to northeastward. Read More >
Tulsa, OK
Weather Forecast Office
Rime Icing in Southeast Oklahoma - Jan. 19, 2001
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NWS Tulsa meteorologist Chuck Hodges and DAPM Mike Teague snapped these amazing pictures of rime icing while on a trip to repair weather observing equipment in southeast Oklahoma. The icing occurred along the Talimena Scenic Drive in southern Le Flore county. |
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Is this Mount Washington or southeast Oklahoma!? Note the thin, spiky ice deposits extending off the bolts on the back of the road sign. It's difficult to tell in these pictures...but the rime icing extended at least 8-12 inches off the girders of the communication tower and transformer.
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| Used my hand to offer some perspective. Icing was about 1/2 inch thick and very light and brittle. | |
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US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Tulsa, OK
10159 E. 11th St. Suite 300
Tulsa, OK 74128
918-838-7838
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