HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 659 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION TONIGHT...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
ONGOING BLIZZARD AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEING REPORTED ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THIS WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS WHERE SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS
EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AT TIMES TO AROUND
40 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPPER OFF FROM THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH SOME OF THE
CONVECTIVE BANDS OF SNOW IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THE CONVECTIVE BANDS
HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING VERY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES...AT TIMES
AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN FAR EAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES. SOME LIMITED ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE TO AROUND A TENTH OF
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TURNS OVER TO SNOW.
WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTH AND WEST OF A MCALESTER OKLAHOMA TO
ROGERS ARKANSAS LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
LIKELY IN THIS AREA AND SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE EVEN MORE.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY ALONG WITH A
FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE NEAR THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA BORDER.  WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW AND OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED
ON FRIDAY.  COLD AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY...WITH THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW ARRIVING BY TUESDAY.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
$$

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 221 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...
TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...
CRAIG...NOWATA...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE.
* THE BLIZZARD WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WAS CHANGING TO SLEET AND SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA.  HEAVY SNOW WAS DEVELOPING
IN WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES AT EARLY AFTERNOON AND
THIS HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  SNOWFALL WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR ACCUMULATION RATES
THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS THAT
WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL WILL TOTAL 5 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS
MUCH OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA.  LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES AND IN A
ZONE FROM AROUND OKEMAH TO THE OKLAHOMA...ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI
BORDERS.
* WIND GUST VALUES OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR IN OSAGE AND PAWNEE
COUNTIES WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH LIKELY ACROSS THE REST OF
THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA.  THESE WINDS PRODUCE MINOR WIND
DAMAGE AND COULD RESULT IN A FEW DOWNED POWER LINES.
* VISIBILITY DURING THE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE
REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
IMPACTS...
* WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE TULSA METRO AREA WILL BEGIN TO
QUICKLY DETERIORATE WITH TRAVEL CONDITIONS BECOMING INCREASINGLY
HAZARDOUS DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOURS.
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
SURFACES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
STRONG WINDS.
* COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...OSAGE...
PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* PEOPLE IN THE TULSA METRO SHOULD PLAN FOR A HAZARDOUS EVENING
COMMUTE AND TRAVEL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CONDITIONS
WORSEN.
* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THIS EVENING IN THE
BLIZZARD WARNING AREA.  DO NOT TRAVEL AFTER THE SNOW INCREASES
IN YOUR AREA UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND SAFETY INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
DEFINITION...
* A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 355 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...WAGONER...ROGERS...MAYES...
DELAWARE...OTTAWA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CRAIG...NOWATA...
PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER
AND HASKELL.
* IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON...
SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.
* THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END
ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WIND WILL ALSO BE A MAJOR CONCERN
WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED
AREA. THERE WILL BE AN AREA OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* 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 WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 404 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 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.
$$