Winter weather advisory and winter storm watch in the National Weather Service, Tulsa coverage area

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
306 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013

OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-
306 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…PAWNEE…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CREEK AND TULSA.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
   SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. AS THIS
   DISTURBANCE DRAWS CLOSER…WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
   DEVELOP TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BEGIN IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTHEAST
   OKLAHOMA IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS. SLEET…AND LIGHT SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* UP TO 1 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6
   AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

IMPACTS…
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS…
   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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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-
306 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN ARKANSAS…BENTON…WASHINGTON…CARROLL…MADISON…
   CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST
   ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
   APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY
   TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY…BUT THE
   POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
   EXIST OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…ESPECIALLY OVER
   CARROLL…MADISON AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
   WILL ALSO OCCUR…POTENTIALLY LEADING TO LOCALLY HEAVIER
   ACCUMULATIONS.

* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
   THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS…
* ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
   IN THE WATCH AREA…MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE
   POSSIBLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE
   SUPPLY OF FOOD…WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST
   THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM.

* 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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