Dried ponds are no longer a rare sight in Oklahoma. The lack of rainfall is quite evident as shown by the map presented Monday on the Oklahoma Mesonet update.
Things might change as a result of stormy weather predicted in western Oklahoma.
But the lack of rainfall, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus, is “not only a drought spreader, but also an intensifier, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing as many folks have gone 0-fer October (and then some).”