Accumulating snow still expected for portions of northeast Oklahoma, according to the National Weather Service, Tulsa

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
352 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013

BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-
ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-
LE FLORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROGERS…BENTONVILLE…BERRYVILLE…
EUREKA SPRINGS…FAYETTEVILLE…SPRINGDALE…HUNTSVILLE…
VAN BUREN…OZARK…CHARLESTON…FORT SMITH…ANTLERS…CLAYTON…
PAWHUSKA…BARTLESVILLE…NOWATA…VINITA…MIAMI…PAWNEE…
TULSA…CLAREMORE…PRYOR…JAY…BRISTOW…OKEMAH…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TAHLEQUAH…STILWELL…MUSKOGEE…EUFAULA…SALLISAW…
MCALESTER…STIGLER…WILBURTON…POTEAU
352 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013

…ACCUMULATING SNOW STILL EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT…

AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY WILL
MOVE EAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTH INTO THE SYSTEM DURING THE
DAY TUESDAY…AND THE LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THAT SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AND SUPPORT A
COLD RAIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THE RAIN COULD MIX WEST OF THE
TULSA METRO ARE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES LATE IN THE DAY. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE CONFINED TO GRASSY ELEVATED SURFACES.

COLDER AIR WILL GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY EAST BENEATH THE UPPER
SYSTEM AS IT MOVES OVERHEAD TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE EVENING TUESDAY. THIS WILL OFFER THE
BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL…WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF TULSA AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS. MUCH OF THIS ACCUMULATION MAY BE CONFINED TO GRASSY AND
ELEVATED SURFACES DUE TO THE MARGINAL AIR TEMPERATURE AND WARM
GROUND. SOME SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA…AS THIS FORECAST WILL CONTINUE
TO BE REFINED AS NEW DATA COMES IN.

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