SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
346 PM CST SUN FEB 6 2011
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-070400-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROGERS…BENTONVILLE…BERRYVILLE…
EUREKA SPRINGS…FAYETTEVILLE…SPRINGDALE…HUNTSVILLE…
VAN BUREN…OZARK…CHARLESTON…FORT SMITH…ANTLERS…CLAYTON…
HUGO…PAWHUSKA…BARTLESVILLE…NOWATA…VINITA…MIAMI…
PAWNEE…TULSA…CLAREMORE…PRYOR…JAY…BRISTOW…OKEMAH…
OKMULGEE…WAGONER…TAHLEQUAH…STILWELL…MUSKOGEE…EUFAULA…
SALLISAW…MCALESTER…STIGLER…WILBURTON…POTEAU
346 PM CST SUN FEB 6 2011
…WINTER STORM POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…
YET ANOTHER BOUT OF SNOW AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WAS CURRENTLY MOVING ONTO THE WESTERN
CANADIAN COAST…AND WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
BY TUESDAY. SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AS EARLY AS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON…WITH SNOW EXPANDING ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND
BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. AT THIS TIME…A LARGE AREA OF 5 TO
9 INCHES OF SNOW APPEAR LIKELY…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING.
FORECASTERS WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS
DEVELOPING SYSTEM…AND A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE ISSUED OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY…WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO SINGLE DIGITS BY THURSDAY MORNING.
A FEW SPOTS MAY DROP BELOW ZERO…WITH WINDCHILL VALUES AS LOW AS
-10 TO -15 DEGREES.
RESIDENTS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ARE URGED
TO START PREPARING NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE
FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.