Impressive storm gives some nice rain to oklahoma.

An impressive storm dumps a nice amount of rain over the central part of Oklahoma. From Waurika all the way up to Medford central parts of Oklahoma saw 3 day rain amounts that, as of 11pm tonight, totaled anywhere from 2 to 4.25 inches. The bad thing is that it came in about a 24 hour period. There have been some areas of the state that have been under a Flash Flood watch or warning all weekend.

(Image courtesy The Oklahoma Mesonet website)

With our lack of rain during the spring and summer months the ground is so dry and the rain has been so heavy that it can't absorb it quickly enough and causes a great amount of storm run off. Give the ground some time to catch up and this will help fill up those farm ponds and Lakes Hefner and Overholser.

A quick browse around Facebook and Twitter shows that everyone is really excited for the rain! We should all be thankful. Hopefully the southwest part of the state, which desperately needs rain, got enough rain to help out the wheat farmers. If they didn't it could add to an already costly 2011 if the 2012 crop is bad.

Folks, no matter what your beliefs, keep praying for rain! Especially in the southwest and down in Texas! They are going to have a very rough winter if they don't get some measurable precip soon!

That's all for tonight.

Peace to you all!

Bryan