Mark Twain once observed that everybody talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. About three o'clock this morn...

The people of Oklahoma, my home state, are strong, patient and persistent. They live in tornado country. After every big tornado comes throu...

I'm watching the track of hurricane Isaac as it heads up the Mississippi valley. Maybe in the process it will deposit enough rainfall to...

Has it been forty days and forty nights yet?

In case you were wondering about the heat in Oklahoma and in Texas, here's a link to a Washington Post article that explains:  Climat...

My home state of Oklahoma has become a very hot, very windy, convection oven. Here's the report from Weather Underground's Dr. Jeff ...

A new tropical wave appeared today off the coast of Africa. Designated Invest 99, the new wave has the potential of developing into a tropic...

Tonight's news broadcast showed scenes from last night's deadly tornado in Woodward, Oklahoma. No one has seen such destruction, the...

Bizarre town meeting tonight. Only four commissioners present (Commissioner Styron was absent). After an interminable discussion of minute...

Hurried back to Oriental because of the threatened hurricane - Irene. Would like to sing "Irene, goodnight" but it looks like it...

If you plan on going to New Hampshire from Oriental anytime soon, remember it gets cold and rainy. Be prepared. I wasn't.