Oklahoma City weather is put under microscope

Ever had someone come to work and tell you water is curb deep on their side of Oklahoma City, but not even a drop hit your windshield?

Did someone ever say the wind nearly "blew me off the road” when all you experienced was the typical Oklahoma breeze?

As of Saturday, you can know it before they tell you because of a pioneering weather system called the Oklahoma City Micronet, which can be accessed through the Internet.

The system is a 40-site network of real time weather stations across Oklahoma City.

Say that you live outside of Oklahoma City, but you are commuting for work, shopping, school, church or otherwise.

You will be able to check the new Micronet for wind, precipitation and temperature information.

The statewide Oklahoma Mesonet already consists of 120 stations, including at least one in each of the state’s 77 counties.

But the new Micronet essentially places a microscope on Oklahoma’s largest city.

There will be four land stations, like those throughout the state, plus 36 miniature weather stations mounted on Oklahoma City traffic signals.

"We’ve designed a network that meets the needs of science, but also meets the needs of the general public and that’s what we’re really excited about,” said Jeff Basara, director of research for the Oklahoma Climatological Survey.

And more so than providing information on normal weather days this will be beneficial for severe weather as well.

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