Kirsten Lang
Meteorologist at Tulsa World
Meteorologist at @tulsaworld • Wife and mom of (soon-to-be) three •
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1 week ago |
tulsapeople.com | Kirsten Lang
“It was the worst storm I had ever experienced,” up to that time says Frederick Stowell, retired chief officer with the Tulsa Fire Department. “In all my 80 years of living in Tulsa, that is the one I will never forget.”June 8, 1974, started like any other spring severe weather day in Oklahoma. Those who’ve lived here for a while may recognize the feeling — moisture hangs in the air from elevated dew points, and despite a strong south wind, there is still a feeling of heaviness outside.
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1 month ago |
tulsakids.com | Kirsten Lang
As a meteorologist in Oklahoma, I am often approached by parents with requests to talk to their children. Sure, many of them think it is cool and want to learn more, but there are quite a few that come to me with the opposite – storm anxiety.
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2 months ago |
tulsakids.com | Kirsten Lang
In my early adult years, it was a joke amongst my family that I had anything but a green thumb. In fact, my aunt would gift me a pot of lavender with the line: “Don’t worry, you can’t kill it.” But inevitably, it wound up dead in my yard one month later. About six years ago, I became a mother. And now, three kids later, I have found the start of a new hobby for something that I once never expected: gardening. It started as a teaching tool for my young children.
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Mar 5, 2025 |
tulsakids.com | Kirsten Lang
Watch this space each month for fun, simple STEM experiments that you can do with your child. March 2025: Grow an Avocado TreeFor spring break, my thoughts turn to plants. At the beginning of spring break, parent and child can make an avocado tree. Supplies needed: Avocado seedA jar with waterToothpicks to balance the seed atop the jarPush toothpicks into the seed halfway down. Place the seed over the jar opening with toothpicks holding it up.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
tulsapeople.com | Kirsten Lang
Through what she can only describe as a “calling from God,” Ashley Conklin took a leap of faith several years ago when she made one epic decision to help save a life. Conklin is a living kidney donor residing in Oklahoma City. In 2023 she was one of 20 living donors at Ascension St. John Transplant Center in Tulsa.
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