HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 516 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261100-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
               FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING...ENDING THIS MORNING
WIND CHILL.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
THE CENTER OF THE POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS OVER MISSOURI AND
LIFTING NORTH AWAY FROM THE AREA.  THE LAST BAND OF LIGHT
SNOW WITH THIS STORM WILL CROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS MORNING.  ACCUMULATIONS OF
AN INCH OR LESS WILL OCCUR WITH SNOW BAND.
WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM ARE COMBINING WITH THE
COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM AROUND ZERO TO
15 DEGREES.  THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AND RESULT IN A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW.  AT THIS
TIME THE SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL BECOME A MAJOR
STORM...BUT LATER OUTLOOKS SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR CHANGES
IN THE STORM POTENTIAL.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 332 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR.
* IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF FAR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF BY MID-TO-LATE MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...
AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS.
* GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
* COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...
PUSHMATAHA...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...
PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...
OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...
SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LEFLORE...BENTON...
WASHINGTON...SEBASTIAN...
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.
DEFINITION...
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY
ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.
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