Wintry mix of freezing rain, snow and sleet possible in portions of NWS, Tulsa coverage area

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
605 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013

BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAIG-OTTAWA-DELAWARE-ADAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROGERS…BENTONVILLE…BERRYVILLE…
EUREKA SPRINGS…FAYETTEVILLE…SPRINGDALE…HUNTSVILLE…
VINITA…MIAMI…JAY…STILWELL
605 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013

…WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING…

AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT AND
SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THURSDAY.

COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN TO MIX WITH FREEZING
RAIN STARTING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. RAIN
POTENTIALLY MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET LOOKS TO
BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO BECOME ALL
RAIN.

FREEZING RAINFALL AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME SHOULD GENERALLY BE LESS
THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
APPEAR POSSIBLE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES AND GRASSY AREAS.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS OF CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH EXACT TRACK OF THE
SYSTEM AND RESULTANT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TULSA AS THIS FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE REFINED.

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