Significant Winter Weather remains strong possibility for eastern Oklahoma, according to the National Weather Service, Tulsa

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
352 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

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
352 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

…SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER REMAINS A STRONG POSSIBILITY FOR
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS DAY/NIGHT…

A WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS CHRISTMAS
DAY LIKELY RESULTING IN HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN HOISTED. IN THIS AREA…LOCALLY SIX TO EIGHT INCHES
OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

LIGHTER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE WATCH
AREA…GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF BRISTOW TO BENTONVILLE
LINE. AT THIS TIME…ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THAT REGION.

THE STORM THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SNOWY WEATHER ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS DAY AND
CHRISTMAS NIGHT IS CURRENTLY MOVING INLAND OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. WITH THAT IN MIND…THE EXACT STORM TRACK IS STILL
SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. AN EVENTUAL STORM TRACK A LITTLE FURTHER TO
THE NORTH OR SOUTH WOULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN
WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW ULTIMATELY OCCURS. OUR FORECASTED SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED AS THIS EVENT DRAWS
NEAR AND THEREFORE OUR POSTED WINTER STORM WATCHES AND EVENTUAL
WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR THIS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER
EVENT. ACCUMULATING SNOW CHRISTMAS DAY INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS IN SOME
AREAS. MAKE TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS THIS REGION WITH THE EXPECTATION
THAT AT THE VERY LEAST DELAYS WILL OCCUR AND IN SOME CASES ROADS
COULD BE CLOSED. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS EVOLVING WINTER STORM AND LOOK FOR
UPDATED FORECASTS AND WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

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