URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
952 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-100000-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/
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-
952 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING…
…MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES…
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…
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…
* MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 40
CORRIDOR…INTO FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA…BEFORE SHIFTING
SOUTHEAST BY MID AFTERNOON.
* 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN
MOST AREAS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44. SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN ONE
TO TWO FEET WILL BE LIKELY IN AREAS FROM PAWHUSKA TO JAY TO
FAYETTEVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE.
* DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW WILL BE COMMON.
WEAR PROPER CLOTHING TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM FROSTBITE.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE HEAVIER
SNOW HAS FALLEN. IN ADDITION…STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OVER FOUR FEET HAVE
BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY…CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU…INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE
CHAINS…BOOSTER CABLES…FLASHLIGHT…SHOVEL…BLANKETS AND EXTRA
CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE WATER…A FIRST AID KIT…OR ANYTHING ELSE
THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
* FOR THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE…REMEMBER SEVERAL LAYERS OF
CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS
ALSO IMPORTANT AS HALF YOUR BODY HEAT LOSS CAN BE FROM THE HEAD.
* 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.