URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
322 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-090530-
/O.CON.KTSA.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100110T1200Z/
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-
322 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010
…HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY…
A HARD FREEZE 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…
* AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES IS UNDERWAY
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. NEAR RECORD
COLD READINGS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
NIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO.
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY.
IMPACTS…
* THE LONG DURATION OF VERY COLD WEATHER MAY LEAD TO FROZEN AND
BROKEN WATER PIPES. ADDITIONALLY…FROST BITE AND POTENTIAL
HYPOTHERMIA MAY DEVELOP FOR ANY PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* PROTECT ANY EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND CONSIDER LEAVING A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER RUNNING ON INDOOR FAUCETS.
* WEAR MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CLOTHING IF GOING OUTDOORS.
* 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.