HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1059 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1050 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF OKLAHOMA TODAY...BUT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
COLD AND STABLE LOW LEVEL AIR WILL DEEPEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GENERATE ENOUGH LIFTING TO GENERATE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION...RANGING FROM
RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN...SMALL HAIL...SLEET...AND EVEN SNOW. BURSTS
OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. BY EVENING...INTENSE LIFT WILL MOVE EAST WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW...ENDING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST FRIDAY DEC 25.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...90 PERCENT
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNFOLDING OVER ALL OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THE
WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SLIDE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY
NIGHT...AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH FRESH SNOW ON
THE GROUND...TEMPERATURES MAY FALL VERY LOW AT NIGHT...INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO...AND RISE ONLY TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE
DAY. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH SUB
FREEZING WEATHER. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH ZERO DEGREES
AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE
REGION NEXT WEEK...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 AM
FRIDAY.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 247 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
* MAIN IMPACT: NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
AND ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 4 INCHES IN NORTHWEST AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND 8 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: INCREASINGLY BLUSTERY WINDS ON THURSDAY...WITH
SOME BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. THERE
IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 421 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
* MAIN IMPACT: FREEZING DRIZZLE CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW...WITH
ACCUMULATION AROUND ONE INCH
* OTHER IMPACTS: INCREASINGLY BLUSTERY WINDS ON THURSDAY...WITH
SOME BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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