HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
451 PM CST FRI FEB 4 2011
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ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
451 PM CST FRI FEB 4 2011
…SNOW ENDING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT…
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…REST OF TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.
DISCUSSION…
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE UPPER LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CURRENT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION
OVERNIGHT… WITH SNOW ENDING GENERALLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. A WINTER
STORM WARNING AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH
THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS
ANOTHER SYSTEM SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. ONE TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
AND SLEET ACCUMULATION… AS WELL AS VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE.
WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA SATURDAY MORNING. THEN… A COLD FRONT WILL ACCOMPANY THE
AFOREMENTIONED LATE WEEKEND SYSTEM… WITH WIND CHILLS FORECAST
TO DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RANGE BY MONDAY MORNING.
A POTENTIALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER PARTS OF THE AREA… ALONG WITH COLD
WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO AS AN ARCTIC FRONT
SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. THE AMOUNTS AND LOCATION OF GREATEST
IMPACT REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME AND FORECASTS SHOULD BE
MONITORED CLOSELY IN THE COMING DAYS.