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Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

 

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ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
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455 AM CST WED DEC 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
COOL AND DRY AIR OVER THE REGION WILL PRECLUDE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST THURSDAY DEC 22.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A
STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.


Short-term forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman

 

REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AREAS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON… WITH THE MOST
LIKELY LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED ALONG AND EAST AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM CHEROKEE AND WATONGA… TO EDMOND AND CHANDLER OKLAHOMA THROUGH
3 PM. LIGHT RAIN… SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA.
AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN SOME LOCATIONS SO
DRIVERS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS.

MEANWHILE… A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR CHANDLER AND NORMAN…
TO DUNCAN OKLAHOMA… TO HENRIETTA TEXAS AT 115 PM. THIS FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO
THE 30S BEHIND THE FRONT. THE NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO
BE GUSTY WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST
THIS AFTERNOON. SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY
IN SOME AREAS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS.


Winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office

 

GRANT-GARFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MEDFORD…ENID
1043 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND SLEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA WITH
  ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO
  SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO HELP
  PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE LOWER 20S TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.
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HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…ARNETT…
WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…TALOGA
1043 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON…

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.

* MAIN IMPACT: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL
  BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. SLEET WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN SOME
  AREAS. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL LEAD TO SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD
  CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
  ALSO BE EXPERIENCED. THIS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS IN PARTS OF
  NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO HELP PRODUCE
  WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.


Short-term forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office

 
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AREAS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET WILL AFFECT
PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH NOON WITH RAIN
POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. THE SNOW AND SLEET MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
TIMES. AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN SOME LOCATIONS
SO DRIVERS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS.

MEANWHILE… A SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR STILLWATER WITH A COLD
FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM NEAR GUTHRIE AND EL RENO… TO NEAR
LAWTON AND FREDERICK OKLAHOMA… TO VERNON AND SEYMOUR TEXAS. THIS
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S AND 30S BEHIND THE
FRONT. THE NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WITH
WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN IN
SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW. SLICK
AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.


Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office

 

REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
THIS MORNING. THROUGH 9 AM… MOST OF THE SNOW WILL BE LOCATED
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO WAKITA. SOME LOCATIONS IN
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA MAY RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL THIS
MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR FARTHER EAST… GENERALLY
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

ELSEWHERE… AREAS OF FOG WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
1/2 MILE OR LOWER ACROSS PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

MEANWHILE… A COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL
CONTINUE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES THIS
MORNING RANGED FROM THE UPPER 20S IN FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA… TO
THE 40S OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA… AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. BEHIND THE FRONT… NORTH WINDS WERE GUSTING OVER 30 MPH
ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA.


Snow accumulations in the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas

 


Short-term forecast for the Oklahoma Panhandle, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas

 

NOW…
…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND
NORTHWEST HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH NOON CST TUESDAY…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCLUDING THE FAR SOUTHEAST THROUGH NOON CST
TUESDAY…

THROUGH 9 AM CST…LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN
PART OF THE PANHANDLES…MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM GUYMON TO
MIAMI. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND ONE HALF INCH
TO ONE INCH. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS
MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXISTS THE AREA.

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES OVER THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.


Winter weather advisory for areas of western and northwestern Oklahoma, National Weather Service, Norman

 

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…ARNETT…
WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…CHEYENNE…TALOGA
1023 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND
  ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY
  BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF HARPER… ELLIS… WOODS AND WOODWARD
  COUNTIES WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE FROM CHEROKEE TO
  CHEYENNE. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO BE
  EXPERIENCED. THIS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS IN PARTS OF
  NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO HELP PRODUCE
  WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TUESDAY
  MORNING. SOME SLEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.


Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
707 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011

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WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
707 PM CST MON DEC 19 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
RAIN WILL CONTINUE…MAINLY IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
STRONG LIFTING AND COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR
SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN MINIMAL…AND
THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE ONLY SPORADIC LIGHTNING.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY DEC 20.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…30 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS FORECAST TO THE NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ARNETT TO ALVA. PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR DETAILS.  HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…ARNETT…
WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…CHEYENNE…TALOGA
 MON DEC 19 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY.

* TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO COMMENCE THIS
  EVENING AND GRADUALLY END TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY
  WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING AROUND 4 INCHES.
  NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO BE EXPERIENCED. THIS
  COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
  SNOW AND PRONOUNCED DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS IN
  PARTS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO HELP
  PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
  TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW BEHIND THIS FRONT IN ABOUT THE NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA. MINOR
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
ON FRIDAY MORNING…WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 15
DEGREES ALONG INTERSTATE 44…TO NEAR 5 OR 10 DEGREES IN NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA.


Talked to residents in Boise City and Kenton

 

Martha Keepers of Boise City said they were without electricity for about 15 minutes, but by a little after 6 p.m. it was back on. She said it started snowing about 11 a.m. Monday.
“We’ve got about seven inches of snow, but it’s blowing so hard, it’s hard to tell,” she said. “It’s a whiteout, it’s a total whiteout. We didn’t start our fireplace, but we do have the wood and we can do it.
“When the electricity went off, we were afraid it would be off until tomorrow.”
At 6:10 p.m., there was a wind gust of 48 mph at Boise City, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet.
 

Jane Apple of Kenton at 6:14 p.m. said, “We are in a really pretty bad storm out here. The electricity went out, but came back on. We’ve had 10 to 12 inches of snow. The wind is 25 to 30 mph. We have a whiteout.”