URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
105 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ057-058-060>070-080315-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.100208T1200Z-100209T1200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-CRAIG-OTTAWA-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-
105 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…CRAIG…OTTAWA AND
MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…
BENTON…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AN NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW IN FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT. THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
FROM MID AFTERNOON MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW
WILL END MONDAY NIGHT.
* FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 7 INCHES POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY IN THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN. SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNING
AREA IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW DUE TO THE
STATE OF THE ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IN THE TERRAIN
OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COULD BE DIFFICULT FOR A TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED TONIGHT. ENSURE
AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS INCLUDING MEDICINES
AND INFANT SUPPLIES.
* FOLLOW CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO DELAY TRAVEL.
* 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.