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Hazardous weather outlook from National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1136 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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1136 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND NORTH
TEXAS… SO NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY DEC 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
BRISK WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IN
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE QUITE
COLD… REACHING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AT MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THERE IS A CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ON TUESDAY.
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DISCUSSION…
A MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES EXIT THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING
WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES NOW OVER THE AREA. THE EXCESSIVE WINDS
HAVE DECREASED ALTHOUGH THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GUST NEAR 25 MPH
TODAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER
MOST OF THE REGION THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE COLDER THAN GUIDANCE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. ANOTHER LOW DROPPING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE PLAINS
WILL HELP TO REINFORCE THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE AREA BY LATE
FRIDAY. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THIS SYSTEM COULD GENERATE SOME
FLURRIES BUT FOR NOW WILL ONLY INCREASE CLOUDS SOMEWHAT. OTHERWISE
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY WITH RELATIVELY COLD
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. BY TUESDAY… THE CHANCE FOR MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE AS A SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST
WHILE AREAS OF LOW-LEVEL SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES REMAIN OVER THE
AREA. THE SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO PART OF
WEDNESDAY.
At 11:23 a.m. accidents in Oklahoma City
Four injury and two non-injury accidents
Power outages reported at Frederick and Blair
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop H (based in Clinton)
TROOP H- I-40 from TX line to mm104 is extremely hazardous due to road conditions and blowing snow. Visibilities on State Highways, US Highways and other roadways are very near zero due to blowing snow. All travel is discouraged. 12-24-09, 1044 hours, BAS
Blizzard warning – Creek, Pawnee, Osage Counties
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…PAWNEE AND OSAGE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE
MORNING…WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED
TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL END DURING THE EVENING…STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GUSTY
WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER SNOWFALL
ENDS THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED
* COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS…PAWNEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
DEFINITION…
* A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED.
Driver called in
Driver on I-44 going south toward Airport, said traffic about 30-35 mph.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF OKLAHOMA TODAY…BUT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
COLD AND STABLE LOW LEVEL AIR WILL DEEPEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GENERATE ENOUGH LIFTING TO GENERATE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION…RANGING FROM
RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN…SMALL HAIL…SLEET…AND EVEN SNOW. BURSTS
OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. BY EVENING…INTENSE LIFT WILL MOVE EAST WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW…ENDING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST FRIDAY DEC 25.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…90 PERCENT
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNFOLDING OVER ALL OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE
WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SLIDE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY
NIGHT…AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH FRESH SNOW ON
THE GROUND…TEMPERATURES MAY FALL VERY LOW AT NIGHT…INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO…AND RISE ONLY TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE
DAY. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH SUB
FREEZING WEATHER. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH ZERO DEGREES
AT TIMES. IN ADDITION…ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE
REGION NEXT WEEK…BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
