National Weather Service extends winter storm warning for Tillman, Okla.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1105 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM THROUGH TONIGHT... OKZ007-008-012-013-018-260115- /O.CAN.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130225T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.130225T1705Z-130226T1200Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY... KINGFISHER 1105 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT. SNOWING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A MAJOR CONCERN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WEST OF ENID. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ037-TXZ084-085-260115- /O.UPG.KOUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130226T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ TILLMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...CROWELL...VERNON 1105 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXCESSIVE WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL. BE SURE YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY IF YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-260115- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-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 1105 AM 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. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO TONIGHT...AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH AMOUNTS APPROACHING 20 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ019-020-024>031-038-260115- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...YUKON... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA... PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...LAWTON 1105 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITY MAY BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM STILLWATER TO FAR NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA CITY METRO...TO AROUND 2 OR 3 INCHES SOUTH OF PURCELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL. BE SURE YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY IF YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-045-046-TXZ089-090-260115- /O.EXB.KOUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-ARCHER- CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLDENVILLE...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY... SULPHUR...ADA...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY... LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA 1105 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO AROUND 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW TONIGHT...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. 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. && $$ OKZ044-TXZ086>088-260115- /O.EXT.KOUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ COTTON-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTERS...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR 1105 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 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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