URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
701 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010
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/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-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
701 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…PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…
MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN
ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON…
SEBASTIAN…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING MOVING INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS FAR
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING BEFORE
SHIFTING EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
* 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
44 WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
AREAS.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS…
CARROLL…MADISON…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.