Winter storm watches issued by: National Weather Service, Norman, Tulsa, Amarillo, Texas
From National Weather Service, Norman
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
THU MAR 18 2010
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…
CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…
ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE
THU MAR 18 2010
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR HEAVY SNOW
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN…WESTERN…AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
* TIMING: EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOWFALL REDUCING VISIBILITY AND
ACCUMULATING OVER 4 INCHES IN MANY AREAS…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
OVER 8 INCHES IN NORTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH
TEMPERATURES JUST BELOW FREEZING TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE
TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL
AND STRESS LIVESTOCK. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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From National Weather Service, Tulsa
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…PAWNEE…WASHINGTON…OSAGE AND NOWATA.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* WIDESPREAD RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW FALL…GENERALLY WEST AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
44…LOOKS TO BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
* 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 5 INCHES
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE LOCATED ALONG AND NEAR
THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA BORDER.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
IN THE WATCH AREA…MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF FOOD…WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST
THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM.
* 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.
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From National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES.
* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH
TOMORROW EVENING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT: THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL ONLY BE 3 TO 5
INCHES…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS: THE WINDY CONDITIONS…COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE TEENS AND 20S WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
NEAR ZERO SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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