Although there was a short downpour and an abundance of lightning, Seminole was spared much of the heavier rain that fell in the surrounding areas as thunderstorms passed through Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.

According to the mesonet. org website, Seminole received 1.66 inches of rain during the 24-hour period of rainfall. This compares to 2.67 inches in Shawnee, 2.23 inches in Ada, 2.32 inches in Holdenville, and Okemah, which received 2.28 inches of rain.

Friday morning Seminole Emergency Manager Ernie Willis reported there was no major damage in Seminole city limits, and after a brief, heavy downfall there was just a slow, steady rain most of the night.

Seminole County Emergency Manager Aaron Sowder reported that there were some rural roads that had minor washed-out spots that required caution when driving past, but he hadn’t received any reports of a county roads that was so damaged it needed to be closed, although he was still checking at the time.

The heaviest rain cut a diagonally across the state east of a well-defined line from Grandfield in southwest Oklahoma, which received .71 inches, to Miami in the northeast corner of the state. This line was pretty well defined. For example, while Shawnee received 2.67 inches, the closest Mesonet station to the west saw on the east side of OKC reported only .39 inches, and no rainfall west of that.

Clayton Oklahoma, in northern Pushmataha County, received the largest amount of rain, reporting 4.98 inches.

The weather as of Friday is predicted to be partly cloudy, with temperatures reaching upper 60’s to lower 70’s on Sunday before once again dropping down to upper 50’s or lower 60’s for the next few days, with the next chance of rain on Thursday.

Of course, being Oklahoma, this may all change by tomorrow.