National Weather Service, Tulsa has issued a freeze watch

…FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH…
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
   WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
   WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…
   MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER AND HASKELL.

   IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON…
   SEBASTIAN…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THE
   NEXT FEW DAYS. THE AXIS OF THE OF THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
   RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED FROM MISSOURI INTO NORTHEAST
   TEXAS BY FRIDAY MORNING. VERY LIGHT TO NEAR CALM WINDS OVERNIGHT
   THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH CLEAR
   SKIES AND VERY DRY SURFACE AIR…AND THIS MAY RESULT IN
   TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 25 TO 30 DEGREE RANGE BY FRIDAY
   MORNING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

IMPACTS…
* THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL PLANTS AND AND OTHER TENDER
   VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT OUTDOORS OR UNPROTECTED.

DEFINITION…
* A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* OUTDOOR WATER PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED…DRAINED…OR ALLOWED TO
   RUN IN A SLOW STEADY STREAM. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN TO
   PROTECT SMALL PLANTS AND TENDER VEGETATION.

* 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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