URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
513 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010
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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-
513 AM CST SAT JAN 9 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 WEATHER CONTINUES
ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AT DAWN THIS MORNING WILL BE IN THE
5 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO RANGE ACROSS THE AREA.
SIMILAR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT
15 DEGREES IN FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TO NEAR 30 ALONG
THE RED RIVER IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
IMPACTS…
* THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO FREEZE SOME WATER PIPES
AND WATER MAINS. FROST BITE AND POTENTIAL HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR IF PERSONS ARE NOT PROPERLY DRESSED FOR THE COLD
WEATHER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* PROTECT ANY EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND CONSIDER LEAVING A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER RUNNING ON INDOOR FAUCETS. ALSO CONSIDER PUTTING
A QUANTITY OF WATER ASIDE SHOULD YOUR WATER SUPPLY BE TURNED OFF
FOR A TIME TO FIX A WATER MAIN BREAK.
* WEAR APPROPRIATE WINTER 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.