Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
525 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131100-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
525 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012
…WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO ARRIVE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY…
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…ELEVATED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…LATE EVENING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS IN LATER PERIODS.
DISCUSSION…
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA BEFORE MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT…SPREADING EAST INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA…WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA…THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY…NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY…NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
SNOW WILL BE FALLING AT SUNRISE MONDAY AREA WIDE…BUT A
TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE
HIGHEST SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…ESPECIALLY NEAR THE KANSAS AND
MISSOURI BORDERS…AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED…WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATION…ON THE ORDER OF A TENTH TO TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH…WILL BE IN THE OUACHITAS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTH OF FORT SMITH. PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST
TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON…WITH SOME LINGERING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING
DRIZZLE OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO MONDAY
EVENING.
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE RETURN AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THERE MAY BE A LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IF INSTABILITY
BECOMES GREAT ENOUGH.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT…
STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ROAD CREWS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS IS LIKELY.
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