URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ054>072-074-076-081800-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100209T1200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-
MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LE FLORE-
400 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY…
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…
WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH…
MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…
MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON… SEBASTIAN…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SNOW IS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF A
MUSKOGEE TO JAY LINE AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. SNOW IS
ALSO OCCURRING NORTH AND WEST OF TULSA NEAR THE OKLAHOMA/KANSAS
BORDER. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT.
* 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH
THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
IN FRANKLIN AND MADISON COUNTIES.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS…
BENTON…WASHINGTON…CRAWFORD…FRANKLIN…SEBASTIAN…
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.