Got a little hail in with the down pour of rain. Mostly pea size and a little dime size mixed in. It has lightend up but still thundering around.

Sounds rough over towards poteau

Please divert that storm to Norman as well!!!!!

Busy1,

I'm glad you're alright, safe and sound and all that.

Did you get enough rain to help the pastures, the ponds and your veggies?

I bet Diane's happy she doesn't live near Poteau anymore. The Poteau area got hit the day of the Tushka tornado and are getting slammed again today. Of course, where she lives now, Owiebrain seems to be having rain on a daily basis so she should feel at home there since she often had great spring rainfall in Poteau.

FYI-Poteau's Severe T-storm has weakened, and they are letting the Warning expire at 4:45 p.m.

Tomorrow's supposed to be a bad day too in terms of severe weather.

The warm front has been very delayed in moving back our way from Texas, so that may affect tonight's/tomorrow's forecast, but I'll publish Dr. Forbe's updated TORCON number in the morning if he assigns one to any part of OK, and I think he will.

We sure do need rain almost all over the state but could do without all that severe nonsense.

Dawn

Chandra, I wish I could share. We still have light rain here but I think we are nearing the end of the storm. My rain guage shows one inch, but my Mesonet station is reporting 1.77. I think a big cell passed over them that we didn't get or at least it looked that way on radar.

The high side of my garden looks great but the low side has standing water. Of course that is where most of the tomato plants are and they are still small. Glad I have more. I have been hoping to plant my peppers but the cool nights scared me off that idea. When I looked at the rain forecast for the next week, I decided to just pot them up to larger containers. The sun was shining and I was working inside and just taking out each flat as I finished. Just as I finished it turned dark and started to rain. I was working as fast as I could to get them somewhat protected from the expected hail (that didn't happen). I was putting flats under the picnic table, the metal mesh chairs, etc. and I was getting wet. After the first heavy rain, I covered up the pepper plants during the worst part of the rain then uncovered them again as the rain began to lessen.

I considered trying to cover some of the garden plants but knew it would be too muddy to go back in to remove the covers so I just took a chance on those. So far, so good. We were only under Thunderstorm Warning for a short while but have been under a T-Watch all afternoon. I can tell you for sure that all of my plants, in the ground or not, have been well watered.

Well, the hail missed me today, but did get hail yesterday.
I had my pepper plants sitting in the garden ready to plant when things started looking a little strange. I placed my plants in a wagon and started putting away all the tools I had scattered all over the yard.

I had my work table and table saw set up near the north garden where my pup-tent style greenhouse is. I got every thing put away except my table saw and work table.

Its a little sad when a guy values his plants more than his table saw. But all is well, most of the hail was in the 3/4" range, very little plant damage and I use the table saw today and put it away.

I don't know how much rain we got the past few days, but its plenty for now.

Larry

Sorry Larry, but it looks like you have more on the way. It is still raining here. I checked just before dark and we had 1 1/4 inches in my yard, but a few miles south the Mesonet is registering 2.29.

Would y'all please stop hogging all the rain and send some to central OK? They really, really need it there!

Gladly.

Same here,I will do all I can to send rain to all that need it.

I am sure glad I started a trenching program 2 years ago. It did not change the fact I live in a low area, but it did give the water a path to leave my lawn and garden.

Larry

I'm waiting for that you are sending me mine to arrive Carol. LOL. Jay

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING!!!! Rain Hogs!

Just kidding, really. I'm glad you all are getting some but could you put out some rain barrels and bring them to the Fling? OH wait....there's probably not enuf towing room. OK...so bring any healthy plants.

OR...just go outside and BLOW really hard. If you all do it at the same time, maybe a shower or two would come back my way?

Larry & busy1...hope you don't have too much damage!!! And Larry, you haven't put near the effort in that saw that you have your plants. A man's got to have his priorities!!! Feeding your family with your own bare hands is paramount! Saw's can be repaired or replaced...but ouch. I know you just ran outta time to cover everyting.

Here's hoping tomorrow's rain covers more of our state. Besides, you guys probably need to dry out a bit, right?

Paula

with the rain from last night and today, we have got a little over 3". we got 3" last week when the tornados went through.

I cant get in my garden now. But the onions look good.

I put out 59 tomato plants yesterday evening. They got watered in good. Need to build some more cages, i want to put that many more out.

with the rain from last night and today, we have got a little over 3". we got 3" last week when the tornados went through.

I cant get in my garden now. But the onions look good.

I put out 59 tomato plants yesterday evening. They got watered in good. Need to build some more cages, i want to put that many more out.

The worst of this one went just to the south, again. Glad it sounds like everyone made it through unscathed.

I had gone to town today, but I think rain is all we got at home. So far, the worst of the severe storms keep tracking just to the south. I was out mowing Tuesday and listening to the radio, as I watched a storm build to the south & the DJ said there were reports of a tornado on the ground near Muse. I haven't heard anymore about it, so I don't know if it was ever confirmed or if there was any significant damage.

I was prepared to plant the other day and something came up and I didn't. Now, I'm regretting not getting to it. I think we had about 3.5 inches when the tornadoes went through, then about 1.2 inches Wed. night/Thursday. I would be more than happy to share, if I could. Maybe the rain will stay to the west for a day or two, so you all can have your fair share and we can dry out a little.=)

Michelle

Jay, It's gonna take a really big cardboard box for Carol to mail you all the rain you need. I guess she needs to send you a railroad boxcar full of rain.

Paula, I am hoping and praying all the dry parts of OK get rain this weekend. I've been in your shoes in several drought years where rain fell painfully close to us but didn't fall here. It can be so very frustrating!

If y'all don't get rain this weekend, then we just have to hope you get it next week. April, May and June are our "best" rainfall months many years, so if relief is going to come, it should come during the next couple of months.

Busy1, The tomatoes I transplanted in last week's 80 and 90 degree heat sure perked up during the last couple of days. Even though our rainfall wasn't nearly as good as yours, just the cooler temps, higher humidity and low wind have helped out the plants a lot.

I have monster onion and potato plants and will pick the first sugar snap peas today. Now, if only the warm-season plants can start making some really good growth. They've really struggled with the heat, high winds and lack of moisture. My corn is only 4 or 5" tall. It seems a bit "behind" compared to some previous years.

Michelle, Oooh, you've had great rainfall to.! Isn't it frustrating when the rain falls before you can get the plants in the ground? I'm glad the tornadoes have missed you.

If all of you are wondering where the rain is, blame Missouri. The Weather Channel is forecasting up to 9" of rain for parts of Missouri over the next few days, so apparently Owiebrain is sitting up there in pools of water, with more on the way.

Dawn

Grrrrrr.......me want rain! Me get NO rain! Grrrrrr.......

I take that back. I did find a drop of water on the plant I was putting in the ground yesterday. I cherished the feel of it............

Susan