Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
FRI JAN 4 2013

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-
445 PM CST FRI JAN 4 2013

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

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
        AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOW…MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES…IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOCALIZED
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A HALF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE…MAINLY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE NOT LIKELY.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY…NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL…HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD BE ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SATURDAY MORNING…MOVING OUT OF THE AREA
BY NOON.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS REGION TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK…BRINGING A CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN.

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