Winter precipitation remains possible Christmas Day, according to the National Weather Service, Norman

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
255 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-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-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…
CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…
ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…
LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…
WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…
MADILL…DURANT…QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…
WICHITA FALLS…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…
HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
255 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012

…WINTER PRECIPITATION REMAINS POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS DAY…

WEATHER FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT THE POTENTIAL FOR A
WINTER STORM TO AFFECT OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS CHRISTMAS EVE
NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT… WITH THE BEST CHANCE ON CHRISTMAS
DAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT WITH
RAIN ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW ON CHRISTMAS. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO LEAD TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IN SOME AREAS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END
FROM WEST TO EAST CHRISTMAS NIGHT.

THE AMOUNT OF SNOW AND WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR IS
STILL UNCERTAIN AS THE COMPUTER MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE. SOME
MODELS TAKE THE TRACK OF HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA…
WHILE OTHERS TAKE IT NEAR THE RED RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHERN TEXAS. ONE THING IS FOR SURE…THESE TRACKS WILL LIKELY
CHANGE SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND HOPEFULLY WILL COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT.

WITH THE VARIATION IN FORECAST TRACKS…EVERYONE ACROSS THE STATE OF
OKLAHOMA AND THOSE ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO REFINED FORECASTS OVER THE WEEKEND. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEK… HAVE A
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN PLACE AND PREPARE FOR WEATHER-RELATED DELAYS AND
CANCELLATIONS.

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