Looking ahead, from the National Weather Service, Albuquerque, N.M., Amarillo, Texas, Norman, Tulsa
Following is a look ahead to a system expected to approach later this weekend. I’ve included reports from the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, Amarillo, Norman and Tulsa in that order to give you a perspective of what they’re looking at:
From National Weather Service, Albuquerque:
…UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS FOR THIS WEEKEND…
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN
TO NEW MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT…AND MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY.
A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATION LOCATED OFF THE WEST COAST
EARLY THIS MORNING…WAS SPREADING EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS OVER
CALIFORNIA AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND WESTERN ARIZONA. FORECAST
MODELS INDICATE THIS SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
SATURDAY…AND BEGIN TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO WESTERN NEW
MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT.
LOWLAND RAIN AND SNOW…AND MOUNTAIN SNOW…WILL OVERSPREAD
THE STATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW TRACKS FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO. MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION…
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MAY BE FOCUSED ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY
WHICH MAY EXTEND ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE
SUNDAY.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE
STATE ON MONDAY.
THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE LATEST
FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE…OR YOUR PREFERRED MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST
DETAILS REGARDING THIS UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN.
From National Weather Service, Amarillo
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
From National Weather Service, Amarillo
FRI FEB 26 2010
…MORE SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE PANHANDLES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO IS MONITORING A WINTER
STORM SYSTEM THAT COULD AFFECT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST EARLY THIS MORNING…AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS IT TRACKS
ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
WHILE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE TRACK AND
TIMING…FORECAST CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE REGARDING THE
LIKELIHOOD OF MEASURABLE SNOWFALL. EARLY PROJECTIONS SUPPORT SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF THE PANHANDLES.
THE BIG QUESTION IS WHEN WILL THE TEMPERATURE PROFILES BE CONDUCIVE
FOR PRODUCING SNOW. GIVEN THE SLOWER SPEED OF THIS WINTER STORM…
COLD RAIN MAY PERSIST LONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THIS SLOWER
TIMING COULD DECREASE THE POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. IF THE
TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW OCCURS EARLIER…ACCUMULATIONS WILL
LIKELY INCREASE.
AGAIN…THE CHANCE OF SNOW HAS IMPROVED FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WITH SNOW DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO MONDAY…HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST INTO MONDAY…AFFECTING THE
MORNING DRIVE.
From National Weather Service, Norman:
LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARD A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK AND WILL
KEEP HIGHEST POPS IN THE SOUTH. TEMPS WILL AGAIN BE MARGINAL WITH
THIS STORM SYSTEM AND WILL KEEP RAIN/SNOW AS PRECIP TYPE FOR
NORTHERN SECTIONS. DRY WEATHER THEN EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK BEFORE
NEXT PRECIP CHANCE DEVELOPS LATE IN THE WEEK AS ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S.
From National Weather Service, Tulsa:
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BRING WARMER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT UPPER SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY
WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
Some snow totals from yesterday from the Eastern Oklahoma Panhandle, according to National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
FRI FEB 26 2010
…PRELIMINARY SNOW TOTALS FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE
A QUICK MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM BROUGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE
EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE OKLAHOIMA PANHANDLE. THESE TOTALS ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
…PRELIMINARY SNOW TOTALS…
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE
OKLAHOMA
…BEAVER COUNTY…
1 E TURPIN 5.0 inches of snow 843 PM
BRYANS CORNER 4.0 inches of snow 547 PM
BEAVER 2.0 inches of snow 548 PM
Weather this morning
AS OF ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO, RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUED OVER ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF
OKLAHOMA… WITH A FEW PATCHES OF VERY LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LINGERING
OVER NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. RAIN WAS ALSO BEGINNING
TO MOVE INTO PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS STILL LIKELY TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA… BUT NEW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS
THAN HALF AN INCH AT MOST LOCATIONS.
MOTORISTS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
SNOW-COVERED ROADS… ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES… OVERPASSES… AND
SECONDARY ROADS.
Short-term forecast, Friday morning, from National Weather Service, Norman
From National Weather Service, Norman:
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS
OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA… MAINLY EAST OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SCATTERED PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT SNOW
WILL END BY MID-MORNING OVER THE REST OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.
SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA… BUT TOTAL AMOUNTS SHOULD
BE MOSTLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON BRIDGES…
OVERPASSES… AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS. SCATTERED SLIPPERY SPOTS
ARE LIKELY… AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN
ENCOUNTERING SNOW-COVERED ROADS.
Update: From the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
919 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
OKZ008-260430-
/O.CAN.KOUN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100226T1200Z/
KAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…PONCA CITY
919 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR LIGHT SNOW ACROSS KAY
COUNTY TONIGHT…ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND CONFINED MAINLY
TO GRASSY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINIMAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS.
$$
NOBLE-PAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PERRY…STILLWATER
919 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY FOR LIGHT SNOW ACROSS
NOBLE AND PAYNE COUNTIES…ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND
CONFINED MAINLY TO GRASSY SURFACES. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINIMAL
TRAVEL PROBLEMS..
$$
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…CHEYENNE…TALOGA…
WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA
919 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY…
* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…BEFORE THE
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BEGINS TO DECREASE.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE…MAINLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. ROADWAYS MAY
BECOME SLUSHY AND UNTREATED BRIDGES MAY DEVELOP ICY SPOTS OVERNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$
KINGFISHER-LOGAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-
COAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…ANADARKO…
YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE
919 PM CST THU FEB 25 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
FRIDAY…
* TIMING: RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND MAY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: MOST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES ON
GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER…THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HARD ENOUGH TO
ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND CAUSE TEMPORARY SLUSHY AND SLICK
CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Bryans Corner in Oklahoma Panhandle, 4 inches of snow by about 6:30 p.m. Meade, Kan. 4 inches of snow by 9:05 p.m.
National Weather Service
Bryans Corner in Oklahoma Panhandle, 4 inches of snow by about 6:30 p.m. and Meade, Kan. which is between Beaver, Oklahoma and Dodge City, Kan has had 4 inches of snow as of 9:05 p.m.
National Weather Service, Norman
From National Weather Service, Norman:
REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING…
PRIMARILY NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALVA TO CHEYENNE.
ELSEWHERE IS INCREASING ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA. NORTH WINDS ACROSS
WESTERN OKLAHOMA IS BRINGING COOLER AIR SOUTHWARD WHICH WILL ALLOW
RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS MORE AREAS THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES
REMAIN IN THE 40S FARTHER SOUTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND
NORTH TEXAS… AND ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL THROUGH THE
EVENING… SNOW WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO NORTHERN AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. RAIN IS GENERALLY LIGHT ALTHOUGH SOME
BRIEF MODERATE RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED IN FAR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. COOLER AIR WILL SPREAD
ACROSS MORE OF THE AREA ALLOWING RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS MORE
OF OKLAHOMA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.
Snowing in Harper County in far northwest Oklahoma, starting to accumulate
From National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas
From National Weather Service, Amarillo
SNOW HAS ALREDY DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS AND BEAVER
COUNTY OKLAHOMA. SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
CWA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SINCE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS ALREADY
PROGRESSED INTO THE PANHANDLES…AND CONTINUES TO BE RATHER
PROGRESSIVE…EXPECT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO OCCUR BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION…THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH CLOUD BREAKS TO ALLOW
MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TO CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING.
THEREFORE…EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS TO BE JUST ABOVE OR AROUND ONE INCH
IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
