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: 1050 AM 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...CREEK...PAWNEE AND OSAGE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE
MORNING...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED
TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL END DURING THE EVENING...STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GUSTY
WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER SNOWFALL
ENDS THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED
* COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS...PAWNEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
* 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 BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 355 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6
AM CST FRIDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...
WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND PAWNEE.
* THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS OSAGE
AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. THE CHANGE OVER WILL TAKE PLACE BY MIDDAY
AS FAR EAST AS THE HIGHWAY 75 CORRIDOR. HEAVY SNOW IS THEN
LIKELY INTO THE EVENING.
* FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 AM
THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.
* VERY STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES TO
PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LIKELY
FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY NIGHT.
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.
$$