Updated January 30, 2011, 0332AM
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
332 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011
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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-
332 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING…
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…WASHINGTON…WAGONER…OTTAWA…PAWNEE…
DELAWARE…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CRAIG…NOWATA…CREEK…
OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…MUSKOGEE…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES AND
OSAGE. IN ARKANSAS…BENTON…WASHINGTON…CARROLL AND MADISON.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MONDAY NIGHT…AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED
WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS WILL CHANGE IN LATER FORECASTS…YET NOW
IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS POTENTIAL STORM.
* SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS…ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ADDITIONALLY…ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
HEAVIER ICING EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA…MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE
* EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THIS STORM SYSTEM. ANY
PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES WOULD QUICKLY ESCALATE INTO A SHELTERING
RESPONSE.
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.