WWUS44 KTSA 190921
WSWTSA
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
421 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-
MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-
421 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PITTSBURG…
CRAIG…OTTAWA…MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS…
WASHINGTON…MADISON…BENTON AND CARROLL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA SATURDAY…AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF
THE WATCH AREA…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES LIKELY.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
IN THE WATCH AREA…MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE.
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF FOOD…WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST
THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM.
* 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.