Winter storm warning information for the National Weather Service, Tulsa coverage area

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
945 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

CHEROKEE-ADAIR-HASKELL-
945 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST THURSDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR AND HASKELL.

* THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN
   EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS PARTS OF
   EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS EVENING…WITH
   SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AROUND A
   QUARTER INCH OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A FEW
   LOCATIONS. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PUT STRESS ON ANY ICE
   COATED POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.

IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
   ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.

* COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS…
   WASHINGTON…NOWATA…CRAIG…OTTAWA…ROGERS…MAYES…
   DELAWARE…WAGONER…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…MUSKOGEE…MCINTOSH…
   SEQUOYAH…HASKELL…MADISON…BENTON…FRANKLIN…SEBASTIAN…

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
   EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* 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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MUSKOGEE-
945 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…MUSKOGEE.

* THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN
   EFFECT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS PARTS OF
   EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS EVENING…WITH
   SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AROUND A
   QUARTER INCH OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A FEW
   LOCATIONS. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PUT STRESS ON ANY ICE
   COATED POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.

IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
   ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.

* COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS…
   WASHINGTON…NOWATA…CRAIG…OTTAWA…ROGERS…MAYES…
   DELAWARE…WAGONER…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…MUSKOGEE…MCINTOSH…
   SEQUOYAH…HASKELL…MADISON…BENTON…FRANKLIN…SEBASTIAN…

DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
   EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* 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-SEBASTIAN-
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-DELAWARE-SEQUOYAH-
LE FLORE-
945 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…
   CRAIG…NOWATA…SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. IN ARKANSAS…
   WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON… SEBASTIAN…CARROLL
   AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN BY
   MIDNIGHT…AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. ICE
   ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE WILL BE
   POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF CARROLL AND MADISON
   COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PUT
   STRESS ON ANY ICE COVERED POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.

IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
   ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.

* COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS…
   WASHINGTON…NOWATA…CRAIG…OTTAWA…ROGERS…MAYES…
   DELAWARE…WAGONER…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…MUSKOGEE…MCINTOSH…
   SEQUOYAH…HASKELL…MADISON…BENTON…FRANKLIN…SEBASTIAN…
   COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED…OSAGE…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* 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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