URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
345 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-311800-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0003.110201T0000Z-110202T1300Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
345 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY…
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…
WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN
ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…BENTON AND CARROLL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* MODERATE TO HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO
EASTERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT…AND CONTINUE EASTWARD INTO
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY…BEFORE
ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15
INCHES…ARE LIKELY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44.
ADDITIONALLY…1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET ARE ALSO LIKELY FOR A
BROAD REGION OF EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND
ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS…PRIMARILY FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
* NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES…WITH VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE. THESE
WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS
* THE EXTREME COLD FOLLOWING THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A
CRITICAL SHELTERING EVENT FOR THOSE WITH ANY PROLONGED POWER
OUTAGES.
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING.
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.