URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
317 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010
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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
317 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010
…HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…
PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER
AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON…
SEBASTIAN…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
TONIGHT…FRIDAY NIGHT…AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SINGLE DIGIT LOWS
WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS
AND LOW 20S ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…AS WELL.
IMPACTS…
* THE LONG DURATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO
POSSIBLE BREAKAGE OF UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES…AS WELL AS FROST
BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA…IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
DEFINITION…
* THIS HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS A LONG DURATION OF VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES IS IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES
AND LIMITING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
* TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT WATER PIPES…INCLUDING ALLOWING FAUCETS
TO LIGHTLY DRIP AND OPENING CABINET DOORS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.