URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
359 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010
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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
359 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN
ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…BENTON AND CARROLL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON…AND
INCREASING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS…WHICH COULD
LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
OF EITHER SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. A TRANSITION FROM SLEET TO
SNOW IS EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING…WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWS LIKELY DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THIS WARNING MAY BE
EXTENDED IN TIME SHOULD THE HEAVIER SNOWS PERSIST LATER INTO
FRIDAY.
* AN AREA OF DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATION FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH
IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA…LIKELY OCCURRING
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. SLEET AND SNOW
WILL BECOME MORE COMMON NORTHWARD…WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE
NEARER THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA BORDER WHERE 3 TO 6 INCH SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO UTILITY LINES ARE LIKELY…AND POWER OUTAGES SHOULD
BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE ZONE OF HEAVIER ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. POWER OUTAGES FROM ONE TO FIVE DAYS WILL BE
POSSIBLE…AND RURAL AREAS MAY LOSE POWER FOR OVER A WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND
REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR ELECTRIC COMPANY.
* THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT WILL HAVE WIDELY VARYING
PRECIPITATION TYPES. PLEASE RELAY THE PRECIPITATION TYPE YOU
EXPERIENCE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA BY VISITING
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. YOUR REPORTS WILL HELP US
IMPROVE THE INFORMATION WITHIN UPDATED FORECASTS AND WARNINGS.
* 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.