URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
122 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011
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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-
122 AM CST MON FEB 7 2011
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
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…
* A POWERFUL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO ALL OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEST OF TULSA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON…AND SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW…HEAVY
AT TIMES…WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20
MILES AN HOUR…OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 MILES AN HOUR…WILL
CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
* FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF TO OCCASIONAL FLURRIES WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS…MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE…ESPECIALLY NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS
WHERE SNOW FROM THE LAST STORM IS STILL CAUSING DIFFICULTIES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA.
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.