URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
906 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
906 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…
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…
PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…
PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER
AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON…
SEBASTIAN…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS FAR
NORTHEAST…AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS MUCH OF
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. REPORTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND BENTON COUNTIES IN
ARKANSAS…ALONG WITH ADAIR AND DELAWARE COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA.
ALSO…5 TO 9 INCH SNOW REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS
SEVERAL NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COUNTIES AND INTO
CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE
BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS…AND CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE SNOW MAY
BEGIN TO MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET DURING THE DAY…WITH THE
PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY ENDING DURING SUNDAY EVENING.
* NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS FAR
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE…JAY…WESTVILLE…MIAMI…TAHLEQUAH
….AND SALLISAW. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY
FURTHER WEST AND SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA…AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY ON
EAST WEST ROADWAYS AS SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING HAS OCCURRED. POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS AS THE WET SNOW WEIGHTS ON
TREES AND POWER LINES.
* COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE
REPORTED…PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…OSAGE…WASHINGTON…NOWATA…
CRAIG…OTTAWA…PAWNEE…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…
CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…WAGONER…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…
MUSKOGEE…MCINTOSH…SEQUOYAH…PITTSBURG…HASKELL…LATIMER…
AND LE FLORE.
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.