Blizzard warning update from the National Weather Service
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1241 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM THROUGH TONIGHT... OKZ004>018-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-260245- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-BECKHAM-WASHITA- CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD... PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY... CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... KINGFISHER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS... MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE 1241 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOWING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A MAJOR CONCERN THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ019-020-024>031-037-038-TXZ084-085-260245- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-FOARD-WILBARGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...YUKON... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA... PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...FREDERICK... LAWTON...CROWELL...VERNON 1241 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL. BE SURE YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY IF YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-044>046-TXZ086>090-260245- /O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER- WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLDENVILLE...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY... SULPHUR...ADA...WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...WICHITA FALLS... MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY... LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA 1241 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND DRIFT SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS.
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