NWS Issues a Winter Weather Advisory for the Tulsa area; effective until 10AM on Friday

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
559 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

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TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-
559 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
 * IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…TULSA AND ROGERS.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
 * RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL BECOME
   PREDOMINANTLY SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS COLDER AIR MOVES
   INTO THE REGION RAIN MAY TRANSITION TO SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS
   THE TULSA METROPOLITAN AREA.

 * UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 10 PM THIS
   EVENING TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY…PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44.

IMPACTS…
 * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS…
   ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.

DEFINITION…
 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY
   ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
 * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
   ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.

 * 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.

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