Wind chill is zero at El Reno and minus 3 Weatherford, Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop A, based in Oklahoma City, Central Oklahoma
TROOP A (based in Oklahoma City) – Canadian, Cleveland, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie Counties are all slick and hazardous at this time. All travel is discouraged. As precipitation continues to fall and temperatures fall conditions will deteriorate. If travel is absolutely necessary, allow extra time and be sure to be prepared for the worst with a full tank of gas, extra blankets, food, and water, charged cell phone, and pay close attention to land marks so emergency personnel can find you if you encounter problems.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
MON JAN 31 2011
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVER
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. AT
1045 PM…THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOST WIDESPREAD SOUTHEAST OF AN
ERICK TO STILLWATER LINE. THE PRECIPITATION IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA….FROM AROUND ARDMORE AND MARIETTA NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA WAS FALLING MAINLY AS
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALSO OCCURRING.
FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND WEST FROM AROUND THE WICHITA FALLS AND
LAWTON AREAS…NORTHWARD TO NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY
METRO AREA PRECIPITATION HAD CHANGED TO MAINLY A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND
SLEET.
MEANWHILE…TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL STEADILY RANGING FROM THE
TEENS IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TO THE LOWER AND MID 30S IN FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AT 1045 PM. AS A RESULT ROADS ARE BECOMING SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS AS THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION INCREASES.
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AS LIFT INCREASES AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM SOUTHWEST TEXAS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE TO CHANGE OVER FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO MAINLY SLEET
AND SNOW AS THE COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION.
Oklahoma Panhandle, National Weather Service, Amarillo (coverage includes Oklahoma Panhandle)
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOISE CITY…KEYES…GUYMON…BEAVER…
FORGAN…DALHART…STRATFORD…SPEARMAN…GRUVER…PERRYTON…
BOOKER…HIGGINS…FOLLETT…HARTLEY…CHANNING…DUMAS…
BORGER…MIAMI…CANADIAN…VEGA…AMARILLO…PANHANDLE…
WHITE DEER…PAMPA…SHAMROCK…WHEELER…HEREFORD…CANYON…
CLAUDE…CLARENDON…WELLINGTON
1040 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
TUESDAY…
…WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW
WIND CHILL VALUES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR ALL OF
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT AS WELL FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES
INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOST…IF NOT ALL…OF THE ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL END BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST ACROSS
THE PANHANDLES. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: WIND CHILLS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 30
DEGREES BELOW ZERO INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL ONLY
REBOUND TO 5 BELOW TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND
CHILL VALUES WILL THEN PLUMMET TO 15 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
THE BITTER COLD AND STRONG WINDS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED FLESH IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES…SO DRESS WARMLY. LAYERS OF PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING ARE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A SINGLE LAYER OF THICK
CLOTHING.
Wind chills, Oklahoma Mesonet, 10:45 p.m.
North Oklahoma City – 5 degrees
Guthrie – 3 degree wind chill
Breckinridge (east of Enid) – 0 degrees
Woodward – minus 3 degrees
Boise City - minus 16 degrees
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop K, based in Perry
TROOP K (based in Perry) – It is starting to snow in Payne County. Roads are slick in spots. With current weather predictions for Troop K all non-emergency travel is discouraged.
Nick Trougakos of The Oklahoman reporting in
Just drove up Penn from Memorial to Coffee Creek. I can report that snow has started falling. Big snowflakes. It is starting to fall quite heavily and accumulate on the roads. Wind is quite strong and the snow is swirling over the roads. Visibility is starting to deteriorate.
Nick Trougakos.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop I, based in Guymon
TROOP I (based in Guymon)- Cimarron and Texas counties are receiving light to moderate snow. DOT is out sanding the bridges. Beaver and Harper county are receiving blowing snow and roads are starting to become snow covered. Ellis county has light snow. Woodward county has some snow flurries. mab 10:40 p.m.
Reporters calling in
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Troop J, based in Enid
TROOP J (based in Enid) – Starting to receive snow in Woods, Kingfisher, Grant and Garfield Counties. Might start to watch bridges and overpasses throughout the Troop.
