Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
419 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-041800-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
419 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION… AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
AND TONIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO PARTS OF OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. HOWEVER… INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED
ENOUGH THAT NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY JAN 5.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…5 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IF STORMS OCCUR… ZERO PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER… LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW FLURRIES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THEN AGAIN
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA…
MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED SO NO SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE
ANTICIPATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK… THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER… RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
432 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-291800-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
432 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION...THE AIRMASS OVER THE AREA WILL REMAIN TOO COOL AND
STABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SUNDAY DEC 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SLEET...
SNOW... OR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE IS EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME... HOWEVER SLICK ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON
TODAY.
Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1208 PM CST THU DEC 27 2012 .AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE... BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE CALMING AND TURNING OUT OF THE NORTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. A DECENT AMOUNT OF MID TO LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE STREAM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH LOWERED CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT...AS 1 TO 4SM BR WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO...FREEZING FOG MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN. FOR NOW...WILL CONTINUE WITH IFR CONDITIONS AT KOKC AND KOUN...WITH MVFR AT KLAW AND KSPS...WITH ONLY MENTION OF BR. JTK && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 527 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012/ DISCUSSION... THE 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.... AVIATION... SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SWITCHING WINDS AROUND TO THE N OR NW. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE BROUGHT N TODAY AND TONIGHT...LIKELY BRINGING CEILINGS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES BY SUNRISE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. THE CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN THE TAFS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATES...AND ACTUAL CONDITIONS MAY BE MUCH WORSE IN A FEW LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SE OF I-44. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012/ DISCUSSION... SOMEWHAT WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA TODAY...BUT REMAINING SNOW COVER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR FORECAST AREA WILL DAMPEN THE WARM-UP...EVEN FOR AREAS TO THE NORTH WHERE LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS ON THE GROUND. AS THE WARM AIR CONTINUES TO FLOW NORTH LATE TONIGHT...SOME DRIZZLE AND FOG MAY FORM...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY IN THE SOUTHEAST. COOLER AIR WILL SPILL SOUTH AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE WAVE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. THIS WILL LOWER HIGHS A BIT ON FRIDAY OVER MOST OF THE REGION...AND THE RELATIVELY COOL WEATHER WILL LAST INTO SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RETURN ON SUNDAY...AND WILL BE RELATIVELY STRONG. MOISTURE WILL LIKEWISE BE DRAWN RAPIDLY NORTH...AND THE RAIN CHANCES GO UP QUITE A BIT FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR FREEZING...SO A VARIETY OF WEATHER TYPES CAN BE EXPECTED...ASSUMING THAT PRECIPITATION DOES OCCUR. MODELS ARE HANDLING THE EARLY-WEEK SYSTEMS QUITE DIFFERENTLY...SO CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH AS IT COULD BE FOR THE FORECAST NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 38 22 34 18 / 10 10 10 0 HOBART OK 37 18 34 16 / 0 0 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 44 25 40 21 / 10 0 10 0 GAGE OK 36 10 31 12 / 0 0 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 40 16 34 14 / 10 0 0 0 DURANT OK 39 34 42 24 / 10 10 20 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1115 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-281100-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1115 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST FRIDAY DEC 28.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
FOG AND FREEZING FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS. POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO THE FOG MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ELEVATED SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES COULD DEVELOP PATCHY ICE ON THEM
RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK AROUND NEW
YEARS EVE RESULTING IN INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS RAIN. HOWEVER...SOME SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE NEW YEARS EVE THROUGH EARLY NEW YEARS DAY.
VERY LITTLE SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY
5 AM FRIDAY.
Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1106 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012 .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS... MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO PARTS OF WESTERN OK THURSDAY EVENING. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 852 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012/ DISCUSSION... FORECAST ELEMENTS ARE IN LINE WITH OBSERVATION TRENDS. TONIGHT WILL BE COLD WITH LIGHT SOUTH WIND. NO CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO THE FORECAST NOW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 20 41 22 34 / 0 10 10 10 HOBART OK 18 41 18 34 / 0 0 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 22 49 25 40 / 0 10 0 10 GAGE OK 15 37 10 31 / 0 0 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 21 42 16 34 / 0 10 0 0 DURANT OK 23 44 34 42 / 0 10 10 20 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. &&
Snowfall report for western, central Oklahoma
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON
CHRISTMAS DAY. STRONG...GUSTY NORTH WINDS CREATED BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WHICH MADE SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS DIFFICULT.
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA RECEIVED THE MOST SNOW WHILE PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA RECEIVED LITTLE IF ANY.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR WESTERN/CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS FROM COOPERATIVE AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS FOR THE 48-HOUR
PERIOD ENDING AT 7 AM CST ON 12/26/2012
LOCATION SNOW
FALL
--- NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ---
ALVA..................... 1.0
ARNETT................... 1.5
FAIRVIEW 1N.............. 0.5
FARGO...................... T
FREEDOM.................... T
HELENA 1SSE................ T
MUTUAL................... 1.0
ORIENTA 1WSW............... T
QUINLAN.................. 0.1
SHATTUCK 1SSW............ 2.0
WOODWARD................. 1.6
--- NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---
BLACKWELL.................. T
BILLINGS................... T
BILLINGS 4SSE.............. T
ENID..................... 0.2
ENID 1E................... T
ENID 3WSW................ 0.5
HUNTER 6NNE.............. 0.5
MEDFORD 1S................. T
PONCA CITY 2SW............. T
--- WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---
CLINTON 5SSW............. 3.5
ERICK.................... 2.2
FAY 2NE.................. 2.5
LEEDEY................... 1.0
MORAVIA 2NNE............. 2.0
RETROP................... 4.0
SAYRE 1NE................ 2.5
SAYRE 6N................. 0.5
WATONGA.................. 1.2
WEATHERFORD.............. 2.0
WILLOW 7N................ 2.0
--- CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---
BLANCHARD 2ESE........... 1.2
BLANCHARD 2SSW........... 1.7
CHICKASHA 1E............. 2.0
CRESCENT 1W................ T
EDMOND 2W................ 0.2
HALL PARK 2WNW........... 0.4
MEEKER 5W.................. T
MOORE 1NE................ 1.0
MOORE 1ENE............... 0.6
MUSTANG 2WNW............. 0.2
NOBLE 1WNW............... 0.4
NORMAN 3WNW.............. 0.5
NORMAN NWS OFFICE........ 0.5
EDMOND 6NNE.............. 0.1
GUTHRIE 3N................. T
GUTHRIE 4NNW............... T
GUTHRIE 5SSE............. 1.0
OKLAHOMA CITY 6SW.......... T
PURCELL 7W............... 2.2
--- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ---
ALTUS DAM................ 3.0
ALTUS 2NNW............... 3.0
ANADARKO 3E.............. 4.2
CACHE 1W................. 6.2
CHATTANOOGA ............. 2.6
COOKIETOWN 6NNW.......... 1.0
CYRIL 6SE................ 4.4
FREDERICK 6SSW........... 2.5
HEADRICK................. 2.5
LAWTON................... 1.5
LAWTON 2WNW.............. 6.8
MANGUM................... 2.0
ROOSEVELT................ 2.0
VINSON .................. 0.3
WALTERS.................. 4.0
--- SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ---
ADA 4SE.................. 0.5
CENTRAHOMA 2ESE.......... 2.0
DURANT................... 0.5
FILLMORE.1N.............. 1.0
GRADY 2W................. 2.0
HEALDTON................. 4.0
LEHIGH................... 1.0
MADILL................... 1.0
RYAN 5WNW................ 1.5
--- WESTERN NORTH TEXAS --
CROWELL.................. 0.5
KADANE CORNER 1SSW....... 4.4
SEYMOUR.................. 2.0
WICHITA FALLS ARPT....... 2.5
WICHITA FALLS 2S......... 3.6
"T" MEANS A TRACE AMOUNT
OF SNOWFALL.
Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
939 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-271115-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
939 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST THURSDAY DEC 27.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
DAYTIME AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING.
THIS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE TO NO MELTING OF ICE AND SNOW ACROSS THE
REGION. IN RESPONSE...AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY REMAIN SLICK THROUGH
TODAY AND OVERNIGHT...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. REMEMBER TO
SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION FRIDAY MAINLY
ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. VERY LITTLE TO NO SNOW...OR ICE
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION
POSSIBLE...LITTLE TO NO SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY
5 AM THURSDAY.
New area forecast from National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1119 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012
.DISCUSSION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL GO TO IFR AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY. LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNRISE, THEN SNOW
IS EXPECTED. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL OCCUR FROM
LATE MORNING TUESDAY THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 949 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/
UPDATE...
CURRENT FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE
TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
AT THIS TIME.
LOWERED TEMPERATURES A DEGREE OR TWO TONIGHT AS WELL AS
INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
DISCUSSION...
WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ARE
IN GOOD SHAPE. THE HEAVIEST/MOST SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL
NOT ARRIVE UNTIL 6 AM CST ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM CHRISTMAS
DAY.
LATEST RADARS INDICATED LIGHT RETURNS OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...WHICH MOST IF NOT ALL...WERE NOT REACHING
THE GROUND AS OF 930 PM CST DUE TO DRY LOW/MID LEVELS. AS THE
NIGHT CONTINUES...SOME OF THESE LIGHT RETURNS WILL REACH THE
GROUND AS THE AIR SATURATES.
LATEST NAM12/RAP13 HINTED THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AXIS MAY BE
SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTH THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. WAS NOT CONFIDENT
ENOUGH TO EXPAND THE WINTER STORM WARNING SOUTHWARD...THOUGH
INCREASED SNOWFALL TOTALS SLIGHTLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A LIGHT SLEET...LIGHT RAIN...LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN MIX NEAR THE OKLAHOMA CITY...LAWTON...STILLWATER...
PONCA CITY CORRIDOR SOMETIME BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. DO NOT
THINK FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT IN THESE
AREAS...THOUGH SOME SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR BEFORE
PRECIPITATION TURNS OVER TO SNOW BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY 9 AM TO MIDNIGHT ON
TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DUE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS CAUSING
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...LOW VISIBILITIES...AND CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
MBS
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 710 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/
AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GO TO IFR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
AFTER 251000. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST AT LEAST UNTIL 252100.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 410 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/
DISCUSSION...
A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OK BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
AND ENDING LATE TOMORROW NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. FOR
TONIGHT...CIRRUS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN WSW FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE
DIGGING SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW NEARING THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. WAA
TONIGHT COMBINED WITH A WEAK INITIAL MID TO UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH
MOVING OVERHEAD WILL RESULT IN SOME PRECIP/CONVECTION DEVELOPING
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL/SW OK. PROFILES SUGGEST SLEET/SNOW ALONG AND
NORTH OF I44 WITH RAIN ELSEWHERE.
AS THE MID TO UPPER LOW MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING...POPS SHOULD RAPIDLY BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL/NW OK. MOST SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS THE
SURFACE LOW REMAINING A BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...AND THUS
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WITHIN A ZONE FROM WEST CENTRAL OK ESE
TOWARDS SE/E CENTRAL OK. ALTHOUGH WARM NOSE TEMPS WILL INITIALLY
SUPPORT SOME BRIEF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN ALONG I44...RAPID
DIABATIC COOLING WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SNOW AFTER LUNCHTIME. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE OF CHRISTMAS DAY ACROSS
CENTRAL OK WHEN/WHERE SNOW GROWTH EFFICIENCY AND LIFT WILL BE
MAXIMIZED. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW BLIZZARD
THRESHOLDS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS REMAIN VERY POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
BE WATCHED CLOSELY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4-6 INCHES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OK...WITH LOCATIONS UNDER THE HEAVIEST BANDS
LIKELY EXCEEDING 6 INCHES. AT THE CURRENT MOMENT...THE MOST LIKELY
AREAS FOR THIS TO OCCUR APPEARS TO BE VERY CLOSE OR JUST SOUTH OF
THE OKC METRO. WE HAVE UPGRADED ALL ZONES TO EITHER A WINTER STORM
WARNING OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT.
AFTER THE SNOW QUICKLY ENDS TOMORROW NIGHT...WIND CHILLS LESS THAN
ZERO ON WED MORNING WILL ALSO PRESENT A PROBLEM. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF OK WED MORNING. ONLY A
VERY SLOW WARMUP IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...WITH
PERHAPS ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION FRIDAY FROM
I35 EASTWARD.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 24 26 12 25 / 60 100 20 0
HOBART OK 22 25 9 26 / 40 90 10 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 31 34 16 31 / 50 80 20 0
GAGE OK 17 20 6 27 / 30 90 10 0
PONCA CITY OK 21 24 9 27 / 20 80 20 0
DURANT OK 38 41 18 32 / 50 100 30 0
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
OKZ011>013-015>020-022>032-035-038-040>043-048.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
OKZ004>010-014-021-033-034-036-037-039-044>047-050>052.
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
TXZ083>090.
Area forecast from the National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
710 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GO TO IFR IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
AFTER 251000. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LAST AT LEAST UNTIL 252100.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 410 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/
DISCUSSION...
A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF OK BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
AND ENDING LATE TOMORROW NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. FOR
TONIGHT...CIRRUS WILL CONTINUE WITHIN WSW FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE
DIGGING SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW NEARING THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. WAA
TONIGHT COMBINED WITH A WEAK INITIAL MID TO UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH
MOVING OVERHEAD WILL RESULT IN SOME PRECIP/CONVECTION DEVELOPING
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL/SW OK. PROFILES SUGGEST SLEET/SNOW ALONG AND
NORTH OF I44 WITH RAIN ELSEWHERE.
AS THE MID TO UPPER LOW MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING...POPS SHOULD RAPIDLY BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL/NW OK. MOST SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS THE
SURFACE LOW REMAINING A BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...AND THUS
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WITHIN A ZONE FROM WEST CENTRAL OK ESE
TOWARDS SE/E CENTRAL OK. ALTHOUGH WARM NOSE TEMPS WILL INITIALLY
SUPPORT SOME BRIEF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN ALONG I44...RAPID
DIABATIC COOLING WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SNOW AFTER LUNCHTIME. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE OF CHRISTMAS DAY ACROSS
CENTRAL OK WHEN/WHERE SNOW GROWTH EFFICIENCY AND LIFT WILL BE
MAXIMIZED. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW BLIZZARD
THRESHOLDS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS REMAIN VERY POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
BE WATCHED CLOSELY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4-6 INCHES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OK...WITH LOCATIONS UNDER THE HEAVIEST BANDS
LIKELY EXCEEDING 6 INCHES. AT THE CURRENT MOMENT...THE MOST LIKELY
AREAS FOR THIS TO OCCUR APPEARS TO BE VERY CLOSE OR JUST SOUTH OF
THE OKC METRO. WE HAVE UPGRADED ALL ZONES TO EITHER A WINTER STORM
WARNING OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT.
AFTER THE SNOW QUICKLY ENDS TOMORROW NIGHT...WIND CHILLS LESS THAN
ZERO ON WED MORNING WILL ALSO PRESENT A PROBLEM. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF OK WED MORNING. ONLY A
VERY SLOW WARMUP IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...WITH
PERHAPS ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION FRIDAY FROM
I35 EASTWARD.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 26 27 12 25 / 60 100 20 0
HOBART OK 26 28 9 26 / 40 80 10 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 34 36 16 31 / 50 70 20 0
GAGE OK 17 18 6 27 / 30 80 10 0
PONCA CITY OK 22 23 9 27 / 20 80 20 0
DURANT OK 40 41 18 32 / 50 90 30 0
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR OKZ011>013-015>020-022>032-035-038-
040>043-048.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR OKZ004>010-014-021-033-034-036-037-039-
044>047-050>052.
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR TXZ083>090.
Red Cross: Program scheduled to help residents prepare for disasters
News release from The American Red Cross:
Norman, May 24, 2012 – Tornadoes, wildfires, earthquakes and floods. Oklahoma is no stranger to disasters, but when it happens, there are no strangers among us. Oklahomans have a solid tradition of stepping up and helping out our neighbors in need, but having the right training is essential to an effective response.
Ready When the Time Comes, an employee volunteer program from the American Red Cross and facilities maintenance supplier Grainger ensures that volunteers are trained and ready to assist before a disaster strikes in the our area. (more…)
