URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 PM CST THU JAN 28 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-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
432 PM CST THU JAN 28 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
FRIDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…
MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…
MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. A TRANSITION TO
SNOW IS EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON…WITH ACCUMULATING
SNOWS EXPECTED.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL OCCUR…WITH THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR
IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 TO 6 TO 7 INCHES NEAR
THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS.
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.
* 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.