URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
404 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>064-067>069-231800-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WS.A.0004.091224T1200Z-091225T1200Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-
404 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…OTTAWA…PAWNEE…DELAWARE…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…
CRAIG…NOWATA…CREEK…WASHINGTON…WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…
MAYES AND OSAGE.
* IN ARKANSAS…BENTON…WASHINGTON…CARROLL AND MADISON.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEGINNING THURSDAY
MORNING AS COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE
ENDING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
IMPACTS…
* WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE IN THE WATCH AREA.
ROADS…BRIDGES…AND OVERPASSES WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.
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.
DEFINITION…
* A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.