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High School Students Improve Skills and Learn the Value of Teamwork on Competitive Shooting Team
The Sallisaw High School FFA shooting team is now in its second year. They recently competed in a sporting play competition, and they are now getting ready to compete in a trap shooting competition coming up in the spring. Coach Stephen Matthews explains how his team is getting ready for the upcoming spring season. Head […]
What’s the Next Step in Sallisaw’s Growth?
On February 8, Sallisaw voters will decide whether to approve the extension of a half-cent sales tax. Their decision will impact future generations. We interviewed several voters to get their take on the proposed tax extension and the swim complex and skate park that the tax extension will fund.
1838 Claims of Cherokee Citizens
On May 28th, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act which would force Native American tribes from their homelands to lands west of the Mississippi River. Some tribes went willingly while others were eventually forced to migrate west. In the fall of 1838, shortly before their departure, Cherokee citizens who were […]
Drone Footage of the Tree Damage from our Late April Record Freeze
Record Broken: Late April Front Pushes Overnight Temperature Below Freezing
The above graphic details the freeze records for Fort Smith. I used Fort Smith record as a consistent base. So many of these late spring freezes can vary greatly over just short distance. Geography, latitude, longitude, and cloud cover can cause temperatures to vary across a small area. Better records for this type of wether […]
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Freezing Drizzle
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Freezing Drizzle Some of you might be wondering why we keep getting freezing drizzle. Let me explain. Everyday at 12:00 UTC and 00:00 UTC weather balloons are launched almost simultaneously all over the United States. Attached to these balloons are a radiosonde. A radiosonde gathers data like atmospheric […]
Fog Talk
Fog Talk It’s going to be foggy. Why? For one, the temperature, and dew point have met. When that happens the relativity humidity is at 100%, and the air can hold no more more moisture (graphic 1). It has to go somewhere. Tonight it’s going to form clouds at the surface. Why? Because there is a […]
Why sleet, and not snow?
Why sleet, and not snow? Why freezing rain/drizzle, and not snow? The plunge of Arctic cold we have is shallow. The freezing temps are at the surface. As you gain height the temperature actually increases. You can see this in the skew-t. The red line is the temperature. Up is a gain in height. Left […]
A visual of the seasons
A visual of the seasons Great little visual of how the tilt of the Earth impacts daylight length, and seasons. I’m ready for us to start that tilt back toward the sun. That won’t happen until Monday, December 21st, or the Winter Solstice. This will be the shortest day of the year. After that the […]
Rain tonight, cooler temps, and possible frost
An associated quasi-stationary front down south of Oklahoma will interact with increasing moisture, producing showers and thunderstorms over our region tonight, and into tomorrow. These storms are not forecasted to be severe. A few claps of thunder, and some heavy rain at times is what you can expect. Good Sleeping weather. All this happens after […]
