Wettest Year on Record... AAACCCKKKKK!

I know many of you want me to ship this to you, but...

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
948 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-190300-
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
948 AM CDT WED JUN 18 2008

       ...WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...

THE YEAR 2008 REMAINS THE WETTEST ON RECORD IN TULSA...SO FAR. AS OF
MIDNIGHT TODAY THE 34.72 INCHES OF RAIN RECORDED AT THE TULSA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS THE MOST EVER RECEIVED THROUGH JUN 17TH.
OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH
HEAVY RAINS AS WELL. THE OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY IN NORMAN
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIES 2008 AT THE 2ND WETTEST YEAR EVER FOR ALL OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...THE 7TH WETTEST FOR EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...AND THE 9TH WETTEST FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

THE IMPACTS OF THE PROLONGED RAINFALL HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD. MANY
OF THE LARGER CORPS OF ENGINEERS LAKE PROJECTS ACROSS EASTERN
OKLAHOMA ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HIGH WATER CONDITIONS. URBAN
FLOODING HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES...AS WELL AS
PRESENTING A HAZARD TO TRAFFIC. MANY AGRICULTURAL LANDS HAVE BEEN
UNDER WATER RECENTLY...DAMAGING HAY CROPS AND POSSIBLY DELAYING
THE WHEAT HARVEST.

A BREAKDOWN OF RAINFALL IN 2008 FOR SOME SELECTED CITIES...

LOCATION            2008 RAINFALL *

JAY                 41.82 INCHES
NOWATA              38.58 INCHES
HASKELL             37.20 INCHES
CLAYTON             36.89 INCHES
TALIHINA            36.19 INCHES
PORTER              35.78 INCHES
INOLA               35.72 INCHES
TAHLEQUAH           35.51 INCHES
OKMULGEE            34.56 INCHES
PAWNEE              34.40 INCHES

*DATA COURTESY OF THE OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY

SOME LAKE LEVEL INFORMATION ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...

LAKE                PERCENT FULL OF FLOOD CONTROL POOL *

FT. GIBSON          79 PERCENT
HUDSON              73 PERCENT
OOLOGAH             73 PERCENT
PENSACOLA (GRAND)   69 PERCENT
COPAN               64 PERCENT
KEYSTONE            64 PERCENT
HULAH               63 PERCENT

*DATA COURTESY OF TULSA DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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