Winter storm watch on Christmas, issued by the National Weather Service, Tulsa

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

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT…

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 WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
   PLAINS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
   OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA…WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS
   OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
   CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES
   BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.

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

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