Christmas weather information in the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office coverage area

BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROGERS…BENTONVILLE…BERRYVILLE…
EUREKA SPRINGS…FAYETTEVILLE…SPRINGDALE…HUNTSVILLE…
VAN BUREN…OZARK…CHARLESTON…FORT SMITH…ANTLERS…CLAYTON…
HUGO…PAWHUSKA…BARTLESVILLE…NOWATA…VINITA…MIAMI…
PAWNEE…TULSA…CLAREMORE…PRYOR…JAY…BRISTOW…OKEMAH…
OKMULGEE…WAGONER…TAHLEQUAH…STILWELL…MUSKOGEE…EUFAULA…
SALLISAW…MCALESTER…STIGLER…WILBURTON…POTEAU
 SUN DEC 23 2012

…WINTER STORM REMAINS ON TRACK TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN
   OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS DAY/NIGHT…

A WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS CHRISTMAS DAY
WITH THE LIKELY-HOOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT
TRACK REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN…MOST OF THE REGION WILL LIKELY
RECEIVE AT LEAST AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM. THE
STORM WILL LIKELY LAY DOWN A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE REGION. LATEST DATA SUGGEST THE GREATEST SNOW POTENTIAL
WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A EUFAULA TO EUREKA SPRINGS LINE
WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION CHRISTMAS DAY INTO
CHRISTMAS NIGHT SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECAST.

WE ARE CURRENTLY POSTING PRELIMINARY SNOW AMOUNTS TO OUR DECISION
SUPPORT PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA/DSP/DSP.PHP. THE LOCATION
AND MAGNITUDE OF THE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
REFINED AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE ADJUSTED AND THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW SWATH COULD
SHIFT SEVERAL COUNTIES IN ANY DIRECTION. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATING SNOW CHRISTMAS DAY INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT. ROADS WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS CAUSING TRAVEL
DELAYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH AND SUBSEQUENT WINTER STORM WARNING
WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO CHRISTMAS
DAY.

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