Winter storm information for the National Weather Service, Tulsa coverage area

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
352 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE AREA CHRISTMAS  
DAY INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT…

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA CHRISTMAS
DAY INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER PARTS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40.

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TULSA-CREEK-WAGONER-
352 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…WAGONER AND TULSA.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT
   A CONTINUATION OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THEREFORE…IT WILL
   BE DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
   LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY ON CHRISTMAS. HEAVIER PRECIP IS EXPECTED
   TO BEGIN BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AS IT
   CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EVENING.

* UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN
   INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
   MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT.

IMPACTS…
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS…
   ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
   STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
   VISIBILITIES.

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY
   ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
   ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.

* 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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BENTON-PUSHMATAHA-
352 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY
NIGHT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…PUSHMATAHA. IN ARKANSAS…BENTON.

* THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE
   CHRISTMAS MORNING…BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW IN THE
   AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER
   AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH
   OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
   CST TUESDAY NIGHT.

IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
   ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
   EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
   BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* 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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CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
352 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY
TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT…

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE
   CHRISTMAS MORNING…BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW IN THE
   AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION…WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER
   AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN…AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
   ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
   TUESDAY NIGHT.

IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS
   WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* 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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CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-
352 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR A LIGHT WINTRY MIXING OF SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
   CHOCTAW…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG AND NOWATA.

* THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW…SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED
   TO BEGIN ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
   CHRISTMAS MORNING. A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BY
   MIDDAY…WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS REMAINING TO THE SOUTH OF
   HIGHWAY 412.

* UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN
   INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
   MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT.

IMPACTS…
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS…
   ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
   STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY
   ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
   ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.

* 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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