Blizzard warning, winter storm warning and winter storm advisory, National Weather Service, Tulsa

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY…

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT…

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
*  AREAS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
   OVERNIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING
   SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
   TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
   HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING OVER FAR NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY.

* WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES.

IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
   SURFACES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED…OSAGE
   AND PAWNEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY
   NECESSARY.

* 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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NOWATA-CRAIG-CREEK-
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY…

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…CRAIG AND NOWATA.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
   GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

* UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT…
   WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS…ESPECIALLY IN NOWATA COUNTY.

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

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-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
   WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…OTTAWA…MCINTOSH
   AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…BENTON AND
   CARROLL.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT ACROSS
   NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

* UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY
   MORNING…WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG INTERSTATE 44. LESSER
   AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER SOUTH TOWARDS INTERSTATE 40.

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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