From National Weather Service, Tulsa
From National Weather Service, Tulsa:
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA…GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A PAWNEE TO POTEAU LINE.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES WILL DROP SOUTHEAST INTO OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT THIS EVENING…WITH A RAIN
AND SNOW MIX POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY…OKCWSWTSA…FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TULSA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS THE REGION MAY EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER
TO MOSTLY SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL GENERALLY FROM PAWNEE COUNTY SOUTHEAST INTO LE
FLORE COUNTY WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOME
LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR. THE SNOW WILL MAINLY
ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY AREAS BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES…ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER
SNOWFALL. ONCE THE SNOW ENDS LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY…
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WELL ABOVE FREEZING AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE.
ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME LIGHT
SNOW AT TIMES.
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