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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
938 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2012

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-
938 PM CST SAT DEC 22 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY…NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
ACCUMULATING SNOW APPEARS LIKELY OVER PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS DAY…WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A BAND OF
HEAVY SNOWFALL TO SET UP. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS CHRISTMAS DAY AND WHILE THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS
UNCERTAIN…THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL AT THIS TIME
REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. LATEST
DATA SUGGEST THE GREATEST SNOW POTENTIAL WOULD OCCUR ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A EUFAULA-EUREKA SPRINGS LINE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER
NORTH AND WEST OF THAT LINE. PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION
CHRISTMAS DAY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS
THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE OF ANY WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE REFINED AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES.

A WEAKER SYSTEM COULD BRING A LIGHT MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO
PORTIONS OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY BUT IMPACTS ARE CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT…
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THE WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL
CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME
SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WHERE THE HEAVY SNOW BAND OCCURS…CAUSING
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

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