Winter storm update from the National Weather Service
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 320 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... OKZ007-008-012-013-018-250530- /O.EXB.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.WS.W.0003.130225T0600Z-130225T1800Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY... KINGFISHER 320 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TOWARD AND AFTER NOONTIME MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-250530- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.130225T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... WATONGA...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS... MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE 320 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY AND PROGRESS EAST LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE-40. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ019-020-024>031-038-250530- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.130225T0600Z-130226T1200Z/ LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...YUKON... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA... PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...LAWTON 320 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING THE OKLAHOMA CITY AND LAWTON METRO AREAS AFTER NOON MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL. BE SURE YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY IF YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION.
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