Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1249 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
1250 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

…WINTER STORM IMPACTS INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…ELEVATED.
AREA…SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EUFAULA TO FAYETTEVILLE.
ONSET…AFTER 3 PM.

ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET…THIS AFTERNOON.

WIND CHILL.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…AFTER 9 PM.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.

DISCUSSION…
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INTENSIFY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON…WITH
A TRANSITION TOWARD ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.  AN AXIS OF
HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FROM FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO WESTERN
ARKANSAS.  ADDITIONALLY…STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST DURING THE HEAVY SNOW.  THE
COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND SNOWFALL RATES OF GREATER
THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL SEVERELY IMPACT ROAD CONDITIONS…
AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND POSSIBLY WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING WITH THE
WINTER STORM EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.  THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE
GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY.  VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
BOTH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALLOW FOR
PERIODS OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

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