Winter storm advisory update
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... OKZ007-008-012-013-018-251815- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130225T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY... KINGFISHER 415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS LATE TODAY UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-251815- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON... WATONGA...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS... MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE 415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE EAST AND ENCOMPASS ALL OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE-40. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS TODAY UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 16 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ019-020-024>031-038-251815- /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 415 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: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE OKLAHOMA CITY AND LAWTON AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY. * 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 MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM STILLWATER TO EL RENO. ACROSS OKLAHOMA CITY AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 6 TO 2 INCHES...NORTH TO SOUTH. 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. && $$ OKZ037-044-TXZ084>088-251815- /O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130226T0600Z/ TILLMAN-COTTON-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WALTERS...CROWELL... VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR 415 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY... * TIMING: RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST. * MAIN IMPACT: ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...WINDS GUSTING FROM 35 TO NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW AND SOME DRIFTS. * OTHER IMPACTS: EXCESSIVE WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...RESULTING IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. 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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