URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
426 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-082200-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.110209T0000Z-110210T0300Z/
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-
426 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 PM 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…
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 LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA MAY
RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW…REDUCING
VISIBILITIES.
* FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS
FORECAST OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE WEDNESDAY COMMUTE TO
AND FROM WORK WILL BE DIFFICULT TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS. THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF THIS SYSTEM MAY IMPACT TRAVEL
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
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.