Winter weather advisory and warning information, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
441 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-
441 AM 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 SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON…
CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
* THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS
LATER THIS MORNING…WITH RAIN MIXING IN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
EARLY DAY SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY
WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL
LESSEN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BY THURSDAY MORNING…WITH A TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY
ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. ONE QUARTER TO
ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS ALSO EXPECTED…MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS
WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AND IMPACT THE ICE BURDENED POWER GRID.
POWER OUTAGES SPANNING MULTIPLE DAYS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREAS
OF HEAVIEST ICING.
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* READY SUPPLIES FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES…INCLUDING BATTERY
POWERED RADIOS…SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING…AND A BACK UP HEAT SOURCE.
* 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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OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-DELAWARE-
441 AM 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 SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…DELAWARE…OTTAWA…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…
NOWATA AND PAWNEE.
* THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN
EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SNOW AND SLEET WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
MORNING…BEFORE LESSENING DURING THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS
LIKELY TO BE A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
* 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION…WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES…ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. ALSO UP
TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE
AS GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND STRESS ANY ICE COVERED POWER
LINES.
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* READY FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES INCLUDING HAVING BATTERY
POWERED RADIOS…SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING…AND A BACK UP HEAT SOURCE.
* 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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SEBASTIAN-OKFUSKEE-MCINTOSH-HASKELL-LE FLORE-
441 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…OKFUSKEE…MCINTOSH…LE FLORE AND HASKELL. IN
ARKANSAS…SEBASTIAN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A MIXTURE OF RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS
OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS
MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY BY EARLY
AFTERNOON…WITH TEMPERATURES RISING NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE PRECIPITATION LESSENS WHICH WILL
ALLOW FOR SOME MELTING. ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN ARE BOTH LIKELY…WITH
TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR FREEZING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
CURRENTLY…ANY ICING AMOUNTS APPEAR LIGHT TO BE LIGHT DURING
THIS TIMEFRAME HOWEVER SHOULD THE FORECAST TEMPERATURES TURN
COLDER THEN ICING AMOUNTS WOULD BE INCREASED. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN AND DIMINISH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY BY THIS
AFTERNOON. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
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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TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-
SEQUOYAH-
441 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKMULGEE…WAGONER…
TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST AND
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING…WITH A TRANSITION TO TOWARD A RAIN AND
SNOW MIX DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR
FREEZING DURING THIS TIMEFRAME…WHICH MAY CONFINE THE SLEET
AND SNOW ACCUMULATION TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL LESSEN DURING THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY
TO BE A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET…WITH MINOR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. AGAIN…TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN
NEAR FREEZING WHICH WILL IMPACT THE DEGREE OF ICING. SHOULD THE
FORECAST TEMPERATURES TURN COLDER…THEN THE AMOUNT OF ICING
WILL INCREASE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN
AND END BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY BY THIS
AFTERNOON…WITH THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE
40 AND LIKELY CONFINED TO ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES.
ADDITIONAL SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ALLOW FOR AROUND ONE
TENTH OF ICE ACCUMULATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS…
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
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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