Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman

HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
803 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

.NOW…
A WINTER STORM WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
AND INTO SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.

THROUGH 10 AM CST…RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…MAINLY
SOUTH OF A WICHITA FALLS TO COALGATE LINE INCLUDING ARDMORE AND
DURANT. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR NEAR A CHANDLER TO
COALGATE LINE INCLUDING HOLDENVILLE CAUSING LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A
SAYRE TO ENID LINE INCLUDING CLINTON…WOODWARD…AND ALVA WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY AND LAWTON AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE MAINLY LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH 10 AM CST…AND AN ADDITIONAL THIN GLAZE
OF ICE IS LIKELY.

PRECIPITATION INTENSITY AND COVERAGE IS EXPECT TO INCREASE LATER
THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN AND AROUND
OKLAHOMA CITY…SO AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE.

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