A winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
521 PM CST SAT JAN 12 2013

HARPER-WOODS-ELLIS-WOODWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…ARNETT…WOODWARD
521 PM CST SAT JAN 12 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST
SUNDAY.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LATE TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS
  NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADWAYS HAVE STARTED TO BECOME SNOW
  PACKED…WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE
  MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.

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KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-
LINCOLN-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-GARVIN-
MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PONCA CITY…ENID…PERRY…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…
OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…
SEMINOLE…HOLDENVILLE…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…
COALGATE…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA
521 PM CST SAT JAN 12 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST
SUNDAY…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST
SUNDAY.

* TIMING: THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST WINTRY
  PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT: WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
  THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING…ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST AND
  CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. A COMBINATION OF SNOW…SLEET..AND FREEZING
  RAIN IS EXPECTED. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 TO 3
  INCHES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN
  OKLAHOMA. IN ADDITION…FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO RESULT IN ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SLICK ROADWAYS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
  THE REGION THIS EVENING. INITIALLY…BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
  WILL BECOME SLICK. LATER TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE
  AREA…ALL ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE
  URGED TO USE CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.

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