URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
419 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
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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-
419 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…
A WINTER STORM WATCH 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…
* RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND EVENTUALLY
SNOW BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.
* 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED TO
THE NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44 WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 12
INCHES POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF
ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
THE HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW AREA…WITH THE HEAVIEST ICE
ACCUMULATIONS NEAR A LINE FROM OKEMAH TO FAYETTEVILLE.
IMPACTS…
* SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES IS
LIKELY…WHICH WOULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES THAT MAY LAST FOR
SEVERAL DAYS.
* ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA…MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.
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.