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06-05-2026 - 5:00 AM - Good Morning! It’s Friday. We have rain in the forecast for today, and this is good because our lake levels are backsliding a bit. It’s not even Summer yet, so we don’t need that! The North Central Texas Simplex Net happens tonight at 8:00 PM on 146.580 MHz. Tune in with your scanner if you have a good outside antenna. These guys are down south, a few miles away. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
5:15 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
--- 5:20 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 5:25 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 5:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 83.3% Kemp: 93.9% Kickapoo: 86.3%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 88.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (84.8%) to determine drought stage.
--- 5:45 - According to an article at Texas Monthly, the price of beef has "skyrocketed" due to the decrease in the number of cattle. Now, the screwworm threatens to raise prices even more. Barbeque editor Daniel Vaughn has published an article on the threat its effect on the price of brisket.
--- 6:07 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 10,367 Megawatts.
--- 6:15 - I'm starting the morning on the CB Radio, where there's already been local truck traffic. As I might have mentioned before, there is a marked decrease in radio traffic related to our two truck stops - the Flying J and Love's. Questions between drivers about fuel prices, arguments at the fuel pump, and other related traffic have declined. Come on, drivers, let's pick it up!
--- 8:25 AM - The Economics Daily
--- 8:34 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing
--- 9:05 AM - I saw this headline online: "The Wall Street Mania Pushing Knicks Tickets to $176,000." That's interesting to me because I wouldn't attend an NBA game if it were free and a block away. But that's just me.