Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Christmas by the National Weather Service, Tulsa

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
302 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-
CHOCTAW-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-
PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
302 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…MUSKOGEE…MCINTOSH…CHOCTAW…CHEROKEE…
   ADAIR…OKFUSKEE…PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…OKMULGEE…
   PUSHMATAHA…LE FLORE…LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS…
   WASHINGTON…SEBASTIAN…CARROLL…MADISON… FRANKLIN AND
   CRAWFORD.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
   THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS
   EXPECTED TO SET UP FROM SOUTHEAST OK ON INTO WEST CENTRAL AND
   NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE
   EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
   NIGHT.

* UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY
   AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

IMPACTS…
* ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
   IN THE WATCH AREA…MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE
   POSSIBLE

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW
   ACCUMULATION IN THE WATCH AREA IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO 72 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE
   SUPPLY OF FOOD…WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST
   THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
   TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
   EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

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