Pollen Forecast, 27 December 2000

University of Tulsa
Mountain Cedar Pollen Forecast

 

Metropolitan Area

Exposure Risk

Oklahoma City

Low

Tulsa

Low

St. Louis

Low

Date Issued: 27 December 2000

Mountain Cedar location(s): Arbuckle Mountains, OK

Regional weather: Wednesday, December 27 - TX/OK/AR: Major winter storm continues: System will heavily affect the region again today as is slowly moves to the east. Precipitation possible over all but the far western areas..... snow, sleet, or freezing rain north, rain to the south. Highs in the 20's to 40's, lows mostly in the 20's and 30's.

Trajectory weather: Cloudy with sleet or freezing rain developing this afternoon, high in the low 30's. Precipitation changing to rain before ending late. Temperatures steady in the low 30's. Decreasing clouds on Thursday, high in the 40's.

Trajectory confidence: High

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Conditions are highly unfavorable for pollen release today. Freezing rain expected near the source region after midday. Temperatures won't get out of the low 30's and humidities will remain high. No pollen release expected; Low Risk of Exposure. TK

 Trajectory Start(s) (shown by black star on map): Sulfur, Oklahoma

Prepared by: Thomas Keever (Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU), Estelle Levetin (Faculty of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, 600 S. College, Tulsa, OK 74104), and C.E. Main (Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7618). This forecast gives the anticipated future track of released Mountain Cedar pollen, weather conditions over the region and along the forecast pathway, and an estimated time of arrival for various metropolitan areas.

Questions: Aerobiology Lab e-mail: pollen@utulsa.edu

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