Winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LATIMER-
1002 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…
…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…SEQUOYAH…LATIMER AND HASKELL.

* THE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN HAS SHIFTED EAST INTO CENTRAL
   ARKANSAS. THEREFORE…THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL BE
   CANCELLED.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
   AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY
   THIS AFTERNOON. A QUICK HALF-INCH TO INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
   IS EXPECTED…WHICH COULD COLLECT ON ROADWAYS.

* A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED…WITH
   THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

IMPACTS…
* THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH IN THE BAND TO ACCUMULATE ON SOME
   ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA…DESPITE ITS SHORT DURATION. WHERE
   THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ROADS YOU CAN EXPECT SLICK AND
   POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
   OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY
   ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
   ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.

* 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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OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-
MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-
1002 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
   WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
   WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PITTSBURG…MCINTOSH AND
   MUSKOGEE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
   AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY
   THIS AFTERNOON. A QUICK HALF-INCH TO INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
   IS EXPECTED…WHICH COULD COLLECT ON ROADWAYS.

* A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED…WITH THE
   HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAINLY OVER EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

IMPACTS…
* THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH IN THE BAND TO ACCUMULATE ON SOME
   ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA…DESPITE ITS SHORT DURATION. WHERE
   THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ROADS YOU CAN EXPECT SLICK AND
   POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
   OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY
   ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
   ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.

* 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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