Winter storm warning from noon Christmas Day to midnight Christmas, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
626 AM 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.

CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-TULSA-
CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
626 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT…

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT…

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS RAIN…QUICKLY MIXING
   WITH SLEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA CHRISTMAS
   MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY LATE MORNING. THE MIXED
   PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO SNOW BY MID TO LATE
   AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
   END FROM WEST TO EAST CHRISTMAS NIGHT.

* SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES…WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS
   LIKELY CHRISTMAS DAY INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO BY
   WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

IMPACTS…
* ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS MAKING TRAVEL
   DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO CLOSED ROADS. POWER OUTAGES MAY
   OCCUR IN SOME AREAS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
   WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* PERSONS SHOULD PLAN ON TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO SLICK SNOW PACKED
   ROADS. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE OR CLOSED. PERSONS
   SHOULD CONSIDER TRAVELING TODAY OR TONIGHT…IF POSSIBLE…AHEAD
   OF THE WINTER STORM.

* IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY…CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
   STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU…INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS
   …BOOSTER CABLES…FLASHLIGHT…SHOVEL…BLANKETS AND EXTRA
   CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE WATER…A FIRST AID KIT…OR ANYTHING ELSE
   THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

* 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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BENTON-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-
PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-
626 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT…

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY BEGIN AS RAIN…QUICKLY MIXING
   WITH SLEET ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CHRISTMAS MORNING BEFORE
   TRANSITIONING TO SNOW BY LATE MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
   TRANSITION TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST
   OKLAHOMA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST
   CHRISTMAS NIGHT.

* SNOW…POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES…WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
   ACCUMULATION CHRISTMAS DAY INTO CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THE EXACT
   TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM STILL REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN AND
   THEREFORE FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY NEED TO BE REVISED.
   SOME AREAS CURRENTLY IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED
   TO A WINTER STORM WARNING LATER TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* PERSONS SHOULD PLAN ON TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO SLICK SNOW PACKED
   ROADS. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE OR CLOSED. PERSONS
   MAY CONSIDER TRAVELING TODAY OR TONIGHT…IF POSSIBLE…AHEAD
   OF THE WINTER STORM.

* 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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