Winter storm warning, from the National Weather Service, Norman

MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-KIOWA-COMANCHE-GARVIN-MURRAY-
PONTOTOC-COAL-ATOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…TALOGA…
WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…
STILLWATER…CORDELL…ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…
OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…
SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…HOLDENVILLE…HOBART…LAWTON…
PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…ATOKA
1009 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT…

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: A LIGHT MIX OF SLEET…RAIN…SNOW…AND PERHAPS
  FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM CST ON
  TUESDAY. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST AS EARLY AS 9 AM NORTHWEST OF I-44 TO 3 PM NEAR ATOKA.
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST…AND
  WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES AFTER 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE THE
  MAIN IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY 4 TO
  6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING
  OF SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY…ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO 20
  TO 30 MPH NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH…AND POSSIBLE
  NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL BE IN THE -10 TO +20 RANGE ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE
  HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

AVOID TRAVEL. BE SURE YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR
FAMILY IF YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS
AND INFORMATION.

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JOHNSTON-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-
KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…CHEYENNE…ELK CITY…SAYRE…
HOLLIS…MANGUM…ALTUS…FREDERICK…DUNCAN…WALTERS…
WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…MARIETTA…MADILL…DURANT…
QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…WICHITA FALLS…
MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…HOLLIDAY…
LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
1009 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM CST WEST OF A
  QUANAH TO CLINTON TO ALVA LINE…WHILE A LIGHT MIX OF
  SLEET…RAIN…SNOW…AND PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP
  BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM CST TUESDAY EAST OF THIS LINE. ALL
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
  DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WITH ALL LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING SNOW
  BY 3 PM CST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6
  PM CST…AND WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES AFTER 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE THE
  MAIN IMPACTS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY 1 TO
  3 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO 20
  TO 30 MPH NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH…WILL RESULT IN
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL BE IN THE -10 TO +20 RANGE ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE
  HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.

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