Winter storm warnings remain in effect
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1045 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>023-033>036-TXZ083-250045- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0001.130225T0000Z-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 1045 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY AND PROGRESS EAST LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT TRAVEL! STAY INSIDE! STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ007-008-012-013-018>020-024>031-038-250045- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0003.130225T0600Z-130226T1200Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA- LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY... KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG... OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE... SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...LAWTON 1045 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING THE OKLAHOMA CITY AND LAWTON METRO AREAS AFTER NOON MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 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.
Preparing for a winter storm
The Red Cross Central and Western Oklahoma region is ready to respond with any relief efforts if needed.
Here is a helpful link to share regarding preparedness and what to do during a winter storm.
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/winter-storm
Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1052 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013
.UPDATE...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO GOING FORECAST THIS MORNING. 12Z MODEL
SUITE INDICATING WINTER STORM ON TRACK WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. VERY
HIGH MODEL DERIVED SNOW TOTALS OVER NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...STILL
APPEAR TO BE OVERDONE...AS WELL AS SOME OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
FRINGE AMOUNTS WHERE SIGNIFICANT MELTING ISSUES WILL TAKE AWAY
FROM ACCUM POTENTIAL. WILL LIKELY TWEAK SNOW AMOUNT FORECAST FOR
AFTERNOON PACKAGE BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH CHANGE /IF ANY/ TO
HEADLINES. IN ADDITION TO WARNINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING... THERE
WILL LIKELY BE WIND ADVISORY AND/OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 56 36 36 30 / 10 80 90 60
HOBART OK 56 33 36 25 / 10 70 80 30
WICHITA FALLS TX 67 38 39 31 / 10 60 60 30
GAGE OK 47 26 32 23 / 30 100 90 20
PONCA CITY OK 48 34 35 29 / 10 90 90 70
DURANT OK 65 41 48 32 / 10 50 70 40
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR OKZ007-008-012-013-018>020-024>031-038.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021>023-033>036.
TX...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
TXZ083.
Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1157 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2013
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-241300-
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-
1157 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL NOT OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
A COMPACT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL DO LITTLE MORE THAN GENERATE
WIDESPREAD CLOUDS THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. DESPITE STRONG UPPER
LEVEL FORCING...LACKING MOISTURE WILL PREVENT ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS
FROM DEVELOPING.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SUNDAY FEB 24.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...ZERO PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
SNOW PACK REMAINS OVER NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF
SNOW HAS LEAD TO IMPROVING ROAD CONDITIONS...THOUGH SOME SLICK SPOTS
WILL REMAIN LIKELY ON SECONDARY ROADWAYS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE
CASE OVERNIGHT WHEN ANY LIQUID ON AREA ROADS REFREEZES. CONTINUE TO
EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING IN THIS AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL EMERGE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE
SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL LEAD TO MODEST MOISTURE RETURN OVER
SOUTHERN PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. AS A POTENT COLD FRONT SURGES
SOUTHEASTWARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. WHILE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN MODEST...WIND PROFILES
WILL BE HIGHLY SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE STORMS...AND A SEVERE STORM OR TWO
WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING. THREATS FROM ANY STORMS THAT BECOME
SEVERE WILL INCLUDE LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER OKLAHOMA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...INTENSE UPPER FORCING ON THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SIDES
OF THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE CENTER MAY BE SUPPORTIVE OF THUNDERSNOW. ANY
AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING WITHIN HEAVIER SNOWBANDS WILL
SEE SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...VISIBILITIES
LESS THAN A HALF MILE...AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
A PERIOD OF QUIETER WEATHER WILL RESUME TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT OKLAHOMA FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM DEEPENS ACROSS OKLAHOMA...VERY
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE...LEADING TO WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE AREA. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6
INCHES OVER CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OVER MUCH OF
NORTHERN... WESTERN...AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT...BUT AS
CONFIDENCE INCREASES IN THE EXACT STORM TRACK AND EXPECTED SNOW
AMOUNTS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS... BLIZZARD WATCHES...AND OR
BLIZZARD WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
5 AM SUNDAY WITH UPDATES AS NEEDED.
Winter storm update
From Mike Honigsberg:
Severe winter weather will occur late Sunday through Monday. The NWS has placed us in a Winter Storm Watch starting Sunday evening through Tuesday morning. This will most likely change into a Winter Storm Warning as new data comes in. It may be updated to a Blizzard watch or warning as the data is updated. The storm track is still not exactly determined but based on the data from this morning, the Low pressure system will track through the central part of Oklahoma and then lift Northeastward. This means that anyone or area “NORTH” of the low will experience heavy snow and possibly blizzard conditions due to the 25-45 mph winds that will accompany this system. Snow totals and lines on any forecast maps right now are relative because we still lack exact data on the storm track. ANYONE living north of I-40 and West of I-35 should prepare for this storm system today and tomorrow. Highs today will be in the mid to upper 40’s and Sunday’s high will be in the 50’s. Things will go downhill rapidly starting late tomorrow.
A few things to keep in mind before going into the panic mode:
First: make sure you have the necessary food, water, and other necessary item’s in your house in the event you can’t get out for a few days. This is something you should already have accomplished in a normal day to day routine. Stocking up a little won’t hurt. Make sure you have a snow shovel around the house so you can clear a path for yourself and your family. Fill up your vehicles so you have plenty of fuel if you absolutely have to get out. Another advantage to this is if you have a standard 18 gallon tank, this will give you approximately an additional 150 pounds or so of weight to your vehicle.
Second: if you have made plans to travel-DON’T. Many people seem to think that they can drive through anything. Especially with a 4 wheel drive vehicle. The thing about 4-wheel drive is that it can get you into trouble twice as quickly if you don’t know what you are doing. Also, people don’t leave prepared in the event they get stranded out there somewhere. If you have that dire need to leave, at least put an emergency kit together and have it inside the vehicle in the event you need it. Make sure your cell phone is fully charged and take a car charger with you. Here is a direct link to the NWS WINTER WEATHER PAGE for you to reference from. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=safety-winter
The reason I state “don’t leave” is this, we in emergency services are human too. If you decide to leave and then get into a bind, you may not know where you are. Even though you call 911,DEPENDING where you are, the system may not be able to pinpoint your exact location. This is a nightmare for us because we are out there too trying to find you and this puts us at risk. If you don’t have to be out, stay in. That solves that issue.
Third: after getting totally prepared, watch the weather and stay up with the latest either on the internet or on television. Remember, listen to our local FM radio stations here in Garfield County for local information. Keep an eye on the newspaper’s website and of course ours. On our website, http://gcem.org you can go to “links” and get just about whatever you would need to keep up with everything. Hopefully we don’t lose power.
Finally, please heed our advice and don’t be complacent. Make every effort to prepare for this event so you and your family will stay safe and warm. Remember, Spring is around the corner too!!
We will send out Nixle, Viaradio, Facebook, twitter and email alerts as this system gets itself together. Stay up with what the NWS is thinking at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/
Remember the warnings that are sent out by the above mentioned systems come from your office of Emergency Management for Enid and Garfield County. We’ll do our best to keep you advised.
1-Sign up for Text Alerts from Emergency Management at www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 for SMS notifications. Follow the instructions.
2-If you want our email updates and forecast information email the director at mike.honigsberg@onenet.net
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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.
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.
Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 407 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012 .DISCUSSION... MUCH QUIETER DAY WEATHERWISE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AFTER OUR BOUT OF WINTER WEATHER YESTERDAY. AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE HAS ROOTED ITSELF ACROSS THE NATIONS MID-SECTION...A BROAD DECK OF SCT TO BKN STRATUS HAS CONTINUED TO STREAM ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS. EVEN WITH A FEW BREAKS OF SUNSHINE ACROSS OK AND WESTERN NORTH TX...TEMPS HAVE STRUGGLED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL...THE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT US WINTRY PRECIP YESTERDAY CONTINUES TO SPIN EAST ALONG THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...WITH WV IMAGERY PLACING THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE KY/WV BORDER...WHILE SNOW AND FZRA CONTINUES TO FALL FROM IN TO WV AND AS FAR NORTH AS MI. FOR TONIGHT...THE SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE EAST...WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS SLOWLY SHIFTING OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNRISE TOMORROW. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. FOR TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXITS TO OUR EAST...OUR NEXT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A BROAD SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS OK AND WESTERN NORTH TX...ALLOWING TEMPS TO FINALLY CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING...FROM THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. OVERNIGHT...INCREASING DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY COMBINED WITH ANY REMAINING SNOW COVER AND LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN POSSIBLE FOG...DENSE AT TIMES ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL OK...AS WELL AS SOME FREEZING FOG WHERE OVERNIGHT TEMPS REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. AS FOR PRECIP...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN FRIDAY ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL OK WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. FOR THE WEEKEND...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL RETURN...WITH DRY WEATHER AND A BRIEF WARM UP...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S TO NEAR 50 ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TX. BEYOND SUNDAY...LONG RANGE SOLUTIONS FROM THE GFS AND ECMWF DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY. BOTH THE 00Z AND 12Z ECMWF CONTINUE CUTOFF AND DIG A PAC NW TROUGH SOUTH ALONG THE PAC COAST MONDAY...WHILE THE 12Z GFS INTRODUCES THE PAC NW TROUGH EASTWARD ACROSS THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST AS AN OPEN WAVE. THROUGH NEW YEARS...BOTH OFFER VERY DIFFERENT PRECIP SOLUTIONS AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES THE CENTRAL U.S...WITH THE ECMWF BEING THE WETTER OF THE TWO. UNTIL ANY CONFIDENCE CAN BE HAD BETWEEN THE GFS...ECMWF...AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...WILL CONTINUE TO RUN WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE REGION FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. JTK && .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.
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.
