Winter Storm Watches have been issued, one Christmas Eve, Christmas and the other for Christmas, for portions of the National Weather Service, Norman

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
SUN DEC 23 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-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-
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…
HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…LAWTON
SUN DEC 23 2012

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM CST ON
  TUESDAY AND BE HEAVIEST DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF TO FLURRIES TUESDAY EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  OCCUR AS WELL DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO
  STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  BE THE MAIN IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY
  2 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM NORTH
  WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE NEAR
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL BE IN THE -10 TO +10 RANGE ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE
  HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL.

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HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HOLDENVILLE…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…
SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…
TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…MADILL…DURANT
233 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

* TIMING: ANY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM
  AND 2 PM CST CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES TUESDAY
  EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR AS WELL DURING
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  BE THE MAIN IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY
  2 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM NORTH
  WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE NEAR
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL BE IN THE -10 TO +10 RANGE ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE
  HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL.

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