URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
344 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
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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-
344 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY…
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…
* A STRONG UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO EASTERN OK AND
NORTHWEST AR STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA…NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 12 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY…
NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL HAMPER ROAD CLEARING EFFORTS.
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.