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-
1014 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

THROUGH 12 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 SHAWNEE TO COALGATE
LINE INCLUDING HOLDENVILLE CAUSING LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR WEST OF A FREDERICK TO WEATHERFORD
LINE INCLUDING CLINTON…WOODWARD…AND ALTUS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY AND LAWTON AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE MAINLY FREEZING
RAIN SWITCHING TO SNOW THROUGH 12 AM CST.

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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