Winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service, Norman

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…ARNETT…
WOODWARD
WED DEC 19 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 AM CST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING
SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM CST
THURSDAY.

* TIMING: LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RAIN WILL TRANSITION
  TO SNOW FROM 6 PM THROUGH 9 PM…WITH MAINLY SNOW AFTER 9 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH TO A HALF INCH
  WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. VISIBILITIES MAY
  ALSO BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN ANY HEAVIER
  SNOWBANDS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45
  MPH…WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THIS EVENING…WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  TREACHEROUS ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THESE WINDS COMBINED
  WITH ANY HEAVIER SNOWBANDS MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

AVOID TRAVEL IN THIS AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL…BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS VERY SLICK AND DANGEROUS.

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