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OU ‘24 BS/'26 MS | OU SoM Graduate Research Assistant | Reigning OWL treasurer | Ryan Blaney Enthusiast

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Colin Welty
4 months
I lied about it being the last one...LOOK AT THE VORTICES IN THIS! METEOROLOGY IS SO FREAKING FASCINATING!! #okwx
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Colin Welty
2 years
WOAH!!! look at the front roll in! winds IMMEDIATELY got gusty. @NWSNorman @OKwxlab @okmesonet #okwx
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Colin Welty
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Insulation everywhere as it appears the Ave at 12th Ave took some kind of damage after being in a tornado warning. #okwx @NWSnorman
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Colin Welty
6 months
ANNOUNCEMENT
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Colin Welty
5 months
Wow. @NormanMusicFest thank you for cancelling early tonight. Could not imagine a tornado warning barreling on thousands outside during the peak of the event.
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Colin Welty
2 years
Rest in peace to @GavinShortWX , @nic_nairwx and @Wx_DrakeBrooks . you will all be forever remembered. #RIPOU3 . ❤️
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Colin Welty
8 months
Finally had the chance to present our research on Tropical Storm Erin (2007) at @ametsoc ! Thank you so much to Dr. Ruppert, @robbyfrostwx , and @ureca_ou for all of the support! #AMS2024
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Colin Welty
3 years
DOUBLE RAINBOW!!!!! this is the most pronounced rainbow i’ve ever seen!! #txwx #ntxwx @spann @ReedTimmerAccu @NWSFortWorth #dfwwx
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Colin Welty
1 year
OU students today when OU parking has valid answers and reasoning behind their decisions
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Colin Welty
5 months
AURORA VISIBLE FROM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA!!
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Colin Welty
5 months
Excited for graduate school but so incredibly sad to realize how quickly 4 years can go by. It was a blast Class of '24!
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Colin Welty
2 years
SNOW ON CAMPUS CORNER!!! #okwx @OKwxlab
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Colin Welty
3 years
POTENTIAL TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN SALINA! #KSWX @NWSWichita POTENTIALLY RAINWRAPOED
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Colin Welty
4 months
WOW! such a photogenic tornado near Eldorado OK today! #okwx #tornado
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Colin Welty
3 years
i’ve successfully attended all 4 of my classes so far and unfortunately, only my meteorology class had more then 25% wearing masks. Have to give a shout-out to the school of meteorology though for consistently caring about science and safety while at school!
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Colin Welty
4 months
SARKEYS IS IN THE GAME!!
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Colin Welty
1 year
made it to the promised land of american culture
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Colin Welty
4 months
BOMBSHELL REPORT!
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Colin Welty
5 months
Finished the story tonight with some of my best friends in the world. It's been an amazing 4 years and I'm excited for our chapters ahead but bittersweet knowing our time left with all of us here in Norman is so short. @robbyfrostt @notwxdrake @TylerForan5
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Colin Welty
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the ones lost last night were some of the best people anyone could’ve ever had the pleasure to know and their legacy will live on forever. they and so many others are what makes @ousom an amazing school to be a part of and i am forever grateful and indebted. love. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Colin Welty
2 years
Watercolor skies over Norman. #okwx @NWSNorman
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Colin Welty
2 years
Anyone see the 3 in the center? ❤️
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2 years
Incredible electric skies over Central Oklahoma last night. #okwx @NWSNorman
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4 years
Scenes from my house back in DFW! The hail threat was low coverage but BOY was there a lot of hail! (thanks mama for the video!) Stay safe out there everyone! #hail #dfwwx #txwx @NWSFortWorth
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Colin Welty
8 months
A thick glaze of ice this morning at the Ave Norman! #okwx @NWSNorman
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Colin Welty
3 years
The last 24 hours have made one thing clear: a Winter Storm in the southern plains is likely. While this is exciting for many, these storms can have damaging effects, so it’s important to start preparing ASAP. Here’s a few DO’s & DON’T’s for winter preparation. (1/9) #txwx #okwx
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Colin Welty
1 year
about to head out on IOP 1 for the @CIWRO_ OUTFLOW project!!
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Colin Welty
1 year
Rotating wall cloud passing over 35 and Tecumseh. No visible funnel observed through it’s life cycle so far. Tornado warned nevertheless. @NWSNorman #okwx
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Colin Welty
1 year
WE SAW A TORNADO!! I am driving the car in this video :)
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Colin Welty
4 years
WOAH! My house was right in the path! #blueangels #dfwwx #dfw #flyover #WOW
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Colin Welty
2 years
hug everyone a little closer. life is so fleeting and never take any moment for granted. sending love to everyone this afternoon.
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Colin Welty
3 years
New podcast just dropped with @suscorewx and @ReedTimmerAccu !! It was an honor being able to talk about storms with a legend! #wxtwitter #wx #dominating
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Colin Welty
2 years
Video by @TylerForan5 showing damage at Highway 9 and US 77. #okwx @ReedTimmerAccu @OKwxlab @NWSNorman
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Colin Welty
3 years
While there is a lot of buzz around here about the upcoming threat on Tues, don’t overlook how threatening Friday might be for a lot of OK. High cape values and strong dewpoint gradient indicates the potential for some tornadoes especially along the red river (see STP). #okwx #wx
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Colin Welty
1 year
Just a crazy chase day in our backyard.
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Colin Welty
2 years
Timelapse off of the North Norman webcam showing storms dumping rain this evening. Cool stuff!!! #okwx @OKwxlab @okmesonet @NWSNorman #wxtwitter
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Colin Welty
5 months
how am i graduating already...i feel like i just got to @UofOklahoma . just finally met everyone and got to feel the love! alumni just doesn't feel right yet...but cheers to the future!
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Colin Welty
3 years
I made a pretty big mistake today. While I never said there was a confirmed tornado on the ground, I posted a since deleted tweet of a potential tornado on the ground with a video that was clearly not a tornado. It wasn’t my intention to hype it up but I worded it that way.
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Colin Welty
3 years
Apparently, OU forgot how stressful the last 2 years have been with online classes. I’m disappointed that instead of giving essential workers, teachers, and students a day off, they are forcing us to do more online classes. All other schools have cancelled classes, why can’t OU?
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Colin Welty
1 year
Got the opportunity this evening to present the research I conducted this summer with the UReCA program! We investigated the diurnal cycle in Tropical Storm Erin (2007) and we’re continuing research into what drove changes in intensification timing!
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Colin Welty
3 years
even with the news from today’s CDC guidelines, i’m standing by my morals and following through with what I told myself I would. my mask is staying on until 70% of our population is vaccinated. right now we are at less than half (~45%), so the mask stays on for me! :)
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Colin Welty
3 years
oh god Lincoln took the mums too at #ou
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Colin Welty
2 years
i’m already not inclined to stay in Oklahoma past school and now i’m considering moving countries because i want to live in a country that knows it’s 2022 and not trying to go back to 1922. i’m sorry to all the women in this country who have had their rights continually stripped.
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Colin Welty
3 years
Snow is starting to fall here in Norman! #okwx @NWSNorman @OKwxlab
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Colin Welty
3 years
Drake has been sifting through footage from our chase today...confirms the wall cloud over Saginaw today! #txwx @NWSFortWorth @ReedTimmerAccu @suscorewx @Wx_Drake
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Colin Welty
1 year
here we go! happy first day of 16th grade!
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Colin Welty
4 years
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL AMATEUR CHASERS ON #wxtwitter , ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE IN A RISK ARE RIGHT NOW!
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Colin Welty
2 years
There were a lot of unforeseen variables to this forecast that forced decisions to be made on the fly. It makes me happy that student and faculty safety has been their #1 priority from the beginning and I appreciate the hard work that goes into making these calls.
@OUemergencyprep
OU Campus Safety
2 years
OU-Norman Urgent 11:40 AM: The OU Norman campus online classes and remote work beginning at 12:30 pm 1-30-23 through all day 1-31-23. More info at
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Colin Welty
5 months
Not only is this second PDS tornado warning for Ardmore insanely awful, it's heading for Sulphur which has already taken a direct hit by a strong tornado, especially given power issues and the potential for compromised shelters.
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Colin Welty
2 years
i’d like to clear my name that i do not have access to the mesonet twitter account in any way shape or form
@okmesonet
Oklahoma Mesonet
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The radar is bussin rn, ngl. fr fr no cap. This drought is mid fam. #okwx #okmesonet
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Colin Welty
6 months
eclipse 2024!!!
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Colin Welty
1 year
In the process of doing my UReCA Fellowship this summer with Dr. James Ruppert (and help from @robbyfrostwx ) and I just finally got some 24hr plots comparing our WRF Simulation of Tropical Storm Erin (2007) alongside observed rainfall. I’m excited with how well it’s performing!
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Colin Welty
1 year
i’m safe at my apartment.
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Colin Welty
1 year
updraft evolution! #okwx
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Colin Welty
2 years
Roads are really bad in Edmond. Several inches on the road, especially on Broadway and Edmond Road in downtown. @NWSNorman
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Colin Welty
9 months
blowing snow here in south norman @NWSNorman #okwx
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Colin Welty
7 months
some cool scenes from my voucher compensated redirect to las vegas today! (will i ever make it to OKC?)
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Colin Welty
5 months
Same storm that produced this! Our flight had to take an unexpected detour to make sure we didn't get this. You could see the updraft rotating in real time as the anvil spread out!
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@robbyfrostwx
Robby Frost
5 months
Nice little view otw back to Oklahoma this evening with @weltywx ! Thanks @SouthwestAir
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Colin Welty
1 year
Absolutely beautiful mesocyclone during the confirmed tornado that hit Coke OK. Taken 5-10 miles from the storm near Slaughterville looking West. #okwx
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Colin Welty
2 years
Awesome talk from @TreyBellwx at #AMS2023 ! So glad to work with you every day at @okmesonet !
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Colin Welty
1 year
BOOMER! (i’d like to think my TV appearances helped)
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@espn
ESPN
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BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK 🏆🏆🏆 No. 1 Oklahoma wins its third straight Women's College World Series! #WCWS
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Colin Welty
2 years
That does it!!! #Cowboys win!!!
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Colin Welty
11 months
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE FOR A LONG TIME! @Rangers
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Colin Welty
2 years
For the first time in a long time, @okmesonet has released a new update to the website! It’s now the same website between mobile and desktop and has a modern refresh! Go check it out!
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Colin Welty
2 years
Had a great time at #AMS2023 so far!!! Thankful for everyone I’ve gotten to meet and hang out with! #BoomerSooner
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Colin Welty
2 years
Everyone is accounted for and safe here @suscorewx . Let us know if there’s anyone displaced if we can help.
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Colin Welty
1 year
A view about 30 minutes ago of the supercell and potential large tornado near Slaughterville. #okwx @NWSNorman
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Colin Welty
4 years
Just got my first dose!! Doing my part to end this virus!! #covid19 #CovidVaccine
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Colin Welty
4 years
Snow starting to fill in on radar. Our historic winter storm is just beginning! #okwx #txwx #wxtwitter #winterwx @OKwxlab @ReedTimmerAccu @NWSNorman
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Colin Welty
2 years
A great way to visualize the dry air shown in the sounding is by looking at KTLX vs KFDR precipitation depiction. Lower beam heights at KTLX show that no precipitation is making it to lower levels until the red river, but KFDR shows precip is falling in upper levels more north!
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Colin Welty
1 year
Absolute downpour here at the OnCue off 35 in Norman! #okwx
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Colin Welty
2 years
As of today, we are currently on a streak of Day 1 slight risks dating back to April 25th, and if tomorrow stays slight, will be 60 days straight. Slight risk streaks are interesting and I thought I would share some research I have done into them. #wxtwitter #slightrisk (1/9)
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Colin Welty
2 years
Just arrived in Greenville MS for the @PERiLS_Project ! Gonna have a great day tomorrow with the CopterSonde Team during IOP4!
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Colin Welty
1 year
Insane lightning strike just outside of Canute, OK on the way to deploy for the OUTFLOW project! #wxtwitter #okwx
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Colin Welty
8 months
Excited to be in Baltimore for #AMS2024 again!! Student conference was amazing so far! :) Thanks to everyone for the hard work getting this to be another success
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Colin Welty
2 years
A final few photos of my last sunset here in Denver! Excited to be back to Norman tonight but I’ll miss how much fun I’ve had in the city at AMS!
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Colin Welty
2 years
Finally made the #wxtwitter weenie journey today!
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Colin Welty
3 years
Is this a joke? 😐 We can barely predict the weather 2 weeks out, what kind of mythical technology do they have to predict the weather 9 months in advance? This is why you shouldn’t get weather from entertainment companies. #wxtwitter #foxweather
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Colin Welty
1 year
@barbini_wx and the CIWRO truck?? 🥶🥶🥶😱😱😱
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Colin Welty
4 years
Winter Storm Warning in effect for almost all of Oklahoma until 6 pm CST Monday. Heavy snow with accumulations up to 10 inches possible for much of the state. Dangerous wind chills accompanying the snow. Avoid travel unless absolutely necessary and drive slowly. #okwx @OKwxlab
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Colin Welty
1 year
Some fantastic photos from this slow moving thunderstorm!
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Colin Welty
2 years
Another round of severe weather will affect Oklahoma today, with parts of Northern Oklahoma under a moderate risk. I urge all storm chasers to be as safe as possible, especially when driving home. #okwx #wxtwitter
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Colin Welty
1 year
first date, kinda nervous… @BrucePollock9
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Colin Welty
4 years
what if...TD14...and Laura...what if they kissed...👁👄👁
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Colin Welty
2 years
So proud of @LatinWx !! Your work is not only inspiring but it is groundbreaking! #AMSStudent2023
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Colin Welty
5 months
POV you were in Oklahoma yesterday...
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Colin Welty
3 years
Love me some snow covered days!! About 7.5 inches overall in Norman and the roads are going to slowly get better over the weekend. No dry slot here! @OKwxlab @NWSNorman #okwx #wxtwitter
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Colin Welty
2 years
did you all know you don’t have to write the signature on emails every time? like…you can have them prewritten??? did i miss this?
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Colin Welty
1 year
it’s an honor to serve with these wonderful people for a great organization!
@OKwxlab
Oklahoma Weather Lab
1 year
Big congratulations to our newly elected executive board for the 2023-2024 school year! President - @robbyfrostwx Vice President - @stratosarah Secretary/Treasurer - @weltywx
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Colin Welty
3 years
My mom sent me some awesome pictures of the cloudy sunset from Frisco tonight! #dfwwx #txwx #wxtwitter #clouds
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Colin Welty
2 years
Models are clearly underestimating the cold we have available. 12z HRRR initialized with Norman/OKC lows around 27 for right now—it’s currently 23, and lows were off by 4-6 degrees the entire night. If this happens tomorrow, we’re looking at 6+ inches of snow no question. #okwx
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Colin Welty
1 year
☺️☺️drone✨✨
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Colin Welty
1 year
Incoming!!!! #okwx @OKwxlab
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Colin Welty
2 years
Thank you boys. Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️
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Colin Welty
2 years
Absolutely pouring here in Norman. Light show!! #okwx #normanwx @OKwxlab @NWSNorman
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Colin Welty
4 months
@robbyfrostwx aren't we cute!
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Ghost of Dan Boyle Past
4 months
@OKwxlab this picture says it all, thats why they are Celebrating Pride month, look at these two snowflakes
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