URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
343 AM CST SUN JAN 3 2010
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OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-WAGONER-
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343 AM CST SUN JAN 3 2010
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PAWNEE…WASHINGTON…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES AND OSAGE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS…AS A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF BY SUNRISE ACROSS OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES…AND
ENDING BY NOON ACROSS AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM VINITA TO
TAHLEQUAH.
* 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY LATE
MORNING…WITH ISOLATED LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE KANSAS
BORDER.
IMPACTS…
* SOME ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS…ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS AND ON BRIDGES
…OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED
ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.
* 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.