NWS Tulsa: Wind Chill Advisory Extended until 6AM on Saturday

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
615 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010
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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-OSAGE-
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-
CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
SEQUOYAH-
615 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
 * IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
   WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…OTTAWA…
   WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PAWNEE…SEQUOYAH…
   MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…
   CRAWFORD…BENTON…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
 * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT
   HOURS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
   ARKANSAS…BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT BEFORE SUNRISE. THIS WILL
   PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ESPECIALLY NEARER THE OKLAHOMA
   KANSAS BORDER.

 * WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO TO MINUS 15 DEGREES WILL PERSIST
   THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS…WITH THE COLDEST VALUES IN FAR
   NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

IMPACTS…
 * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
   TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
 * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES
   AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

 * 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.

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