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Monday, February 25, 2013
Blizzard Warning Expanded. Winter Storm and Blizzard Warnings Extended. Tulsa Not Affected by These Changes.Multiple Updates here: Blizzard Warning expanded to include Washington and
Pawnee Counties. Osage County is still included. Blizzard warning is from 3PM today through 6AM Tuesday.NWS Statement: * RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND CHANGE TO SNOW MAINLY DURING THE EVENING....ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN PAWNEE
COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING
BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND
WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY. SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE
OR LESS ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES TONIGHT. The
Winter Storm Warning for Creek, Craig, and Nowata Counties now in effect from 3PM this afternoon through 6AM Tuesday.
NWS Statement:
* RAIN
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO SNOW EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE EVENING.
SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW. * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
NEAR 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NOWATA COUNTY.
The Winter Weather Advisory
for Cherokee, Adair, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Delaware, Ottawa, McIntosh, and Muskogee Counties
remains in effect from 6PM this evening through noon on Tuesday.
NWS
Statement:
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND
EVENTUALLY SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW TONIGHT
ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS.
* UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST
TUESDAY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE
44 CORRIDOR...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE
40. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
TONIGHT.
NWS Warning Map:
Winter Weather Advisory added to NE OklahomaHere is the NWS snowfall forecast. These will probably be adjusted some throughout today.  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON
AND CARROLL.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY
INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE 40. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. WIND
ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...
TULSA AND ROGERS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Winter Storm Still Expected Monday Afternoon Through Early Tuesday Across NE OKA winter storm is poised to impact NE Oklahoma an especially areas NW of Tulsa. At this time is appears most of
the area will receive beneficial rains along with very strong and gusty winds on Monday before the rain transitions
to snow during the late afternoon. Current official projections are for 1-2 inches from I-40 north to I-44 then
2-5 north to a Bartlesville to Ponca City line. Stay tuned as this will likely change some. The snow gradient appears
as it if will be very dramatic NW of Tulsa with a difference of 5-10 inches being across just 75-100 miles. A Winter
Storm Warning has been issued just north and northwest of Tulsa with blizzard warnings further west. Here is the
NWS warning graphic. I would expect a Winter Weather Advisory to be issued for areas along and south of I-44
southward to I-40 if the NWS snowfall forecast continues to verify. 
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Winter Storm Watch Issued for Parts of NE OK for MondayThe exact track of this storm remains in question but areas NW of I44 appear to have a high probability for 3-6 inches of
snow on Monday. Rain should be begin Sunday afternoon and transition to snow across the area late Monday afternoon around
5:00-6:00PM before tapering off around 6:00AM Tuesday. Travel looks to be moderately impacted Tuesday morning but expected
sun and highs around 35 Tuesday afternoon should help clear the roads some. Here is the NWS Winter Storm Watch: WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON AND OSAGE.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONG
UPPER LOW. A TRANSITION TO SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY IN AREAS NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE
44...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH
AREA...MAKING 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.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Winter Storm Warning Expanded. Tulsa Not Included.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...MUSKOGEE, CHEROKEE...ADAIR
AND HASKELL.  * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS
WEATHER... * AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA LATE THIS EVENING...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN A FEW LOCATIONS. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PUT STRESS ON ANY ICE COATED POWER LINES
AND TREE LIMBS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS...
WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH... SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...MADISON...BENTON...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN... DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM
WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 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.
Winter Storm Warning Issued for Counties South of TulsaWINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON AND
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...MCINTOSH
AND MUSKOGEE.  * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL CAUSE RAPID ACCUMULATIONS...
EVEN ON ROADWAYS THAT REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING. AS SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TODAY... PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY CHANGE TO SLEET OR RAIN. IN ADDITION... ONCE SNOWFALL DECREASES OR
STOPS... QUICK MELTING ON ROADWAYS SHOULD OCCUR. * BETWEEN
4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * A QUARTER INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKMULGEE... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WARNING
MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. 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. * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT
TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.
Snowfall Rates of 1 Inch per Hour Possible Through Midday for Some Locations Including Tulsa Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour are expected across most of Tulsa, Rogers, Creek, Washington, and Osage counties in NE Oklahoma
through midday. Here is the area most likely to receive these heavy snowfall rates.
Winter Weather Advisory Expanded and Upgrade for Parts of NE OKA Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the northern tier of counties in NE OK while the Winter Weather Advisory has been
expanded one county to the south. It now appears that Tulsa could receive 2-4 inches of snow through this evening
with a transition to freezing rain overnight. It is possible the advisory will be upgraded to a winter storm warning at some
point this afternoon. Areas just north and northwest of Tulsa could receive 3-7 inches of snow today before
it transitions to freezing rain and sleet overnight tonight. There could be a break in the snow as a window of
above freezing temps could allow rain to take over for a period of time this afternoon. This seems to be accounted for in
the forecasts. Stayed tuned as just a degree or two change in temperatures at or above the surface could
drastically change winter precipitation types and amounts. Here are the official advisories and warnings. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG... NOWATA AND PAWNEE. * THIS WARNING
REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW AND SLEET WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING...BEFORE LESSENING DURING THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BE A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER
OFF LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. ALSO UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AND STRESS ANY ICE COVERED POWER LINES. DEFINITION... * A WINTER
STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...
TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST AND
OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO TOWARD A RAIN AND SNOW MIX DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING DURING THIS TIMEFRAME...WHICH MAY CONFINE THE SLEET
AND SNOW ACCUMULATION TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LESSEN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS LIKELY TO BE A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WITH
MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. AGAIN...TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN
NEAR FREEZING WHICH WILL IMPACT THE DEGREE OF ICING. SHOULD THE FORECAST TEMPERATURES TURN COLDER...THEN
THE AMOUNT OF ICING WILL INCREASE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN
AND END BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND LIKELY
CONFINED TO ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES. ADDITIONAL SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ALLOW FOR AROUND
ONE TENTH OF ICE ACCUMULATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Winter Weather Advisory Expanded to Included all of NE OklahomaWINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA
HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...TULSA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND PAWNEE. CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...ROGERS... MAYES...DELAWARE...SEQUOYAH...CRAIG...NOWATA...OTTAWA
AND MUSKOGEE.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS
NEAR INTERSTATE 40...WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM
6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY DEVELOP SLICK SPOTS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. 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.
Winter Weather Expected to Come in 2 RoundsThe first round will be Wednesday morning with snow and sleet likely from areas from Highway 75 and I44 to the north and west. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued to address the potential inch or so of accumulation. http://weathedemon.powweb.com/2013.02.01_arch.html#1361308252783This is expected to transition to rain by early Wednesday afternoon. Temp are expected to fall back
below freezing Wednesday evening with rain transitioning to freezing rain across most of NE Oklahoma. Further winter weather
advisories are expected. Updates to follow...
Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Tulsa and Points NWURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
306 PM CST TUE FEB 19 2013
...WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CREEK AND TULSA.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. AS THIS
DISTURBANCE DRAWS CLOSER...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BEGIN IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA IN
THE PRE DAWN HOURS. SLEET...AND LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
* UP TO 1 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6
AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
DEFINITION...
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION
MAY
ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.
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.
Winter Weather PotentialThere is the potential for winter weather on Wednesday possibly through very early Thursday for NE Oklahoma.
Current Risk Areas:
Low Risk:
Areas south of Tulsa are at the lowest risk of winter weather but
have the potential for some rain/snow mix very early Wednesday before transitioning to all rain by noon.
Tulsa has the potential for a rain/snow mix with accumulations
to two inches Wednesday before noon before it transitions to all rain.
Moderate Risk:
Areas
NW of Tulsa could experience snow Wednesday morning before transitioning to a rain/snow mix late Wednesday
morning then into a rain/snow/sleet mix Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. Snow accumulations to 4 inches appear possible
at this time.
Moderate to High Risk:
Areas NE of Tulsa have the potential for some snow
and sleet early Wednesday before it transitions to rain then back to freezing rain and sleet Wednesday evening and especially
overnight into early Thursday morning. There is a decent potential for a enough freezing rain to cause power outages
especially just east of these areas into NW Arkansas.
Kansas, Missouri, and
NW Arkansas counties along the Oklahoma border are all currently under a Winter Storm Watch.
There
is some concern that a moderate ice storm could impact NE Oklahoma and especially NW Arkansas will heavy freezing rain and
gusty winds causing significant power grid issues.
Obviously Tulsa is in the center of a very complex
weather set up with a lot of variables that could change things up significantly.
Updates to follow as needed.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Winter Weather Advisory Expanded but does not include TulsaCRAIG...NOWATA...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE COUNTIES ADD TO ADVISORY. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG...NOWATA...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES
AND DELAWARE.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AREAS OF RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...TRANSITIONING
TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. 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.
Winter Weather Advisory Issued N and NW of TulsaURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 943 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2013 OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE- 943 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2013  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND PAWNEE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY
ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. 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
Monday, February 11, 2013
Snow Accumulations Expected Tuesday Night Over Parts of NE OK352 PM CST MON FEB 11 2013
...ACCUMULATING SNOW STILL EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY WILL
MOVE EAST ACROSS
OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTH INTO THE SYSTEM DURING THE
DAY
TUESDAY...AND THE LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THAT SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AND SUPPORT A
COLD RAIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THE RAIN COULD MIX WEST OF THE
TULSA METRO ARE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES LATE IN THE DAY. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE CONFINED TO GRASSY
ELEVATED SURFACES.
COLDER AIR WILL GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY EAST BENEATH THE UPPER
SYSTEM AS IT MOVES OVERHEAD
TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
DURING THE EVENING TUESDAY. THIS WILL OFFER THE
BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE
IN AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF TULSA AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS. MUCH OF THIS ACCUMULATION MAY BE CONFINED TO GRASSY
AND
ELEVATED SURFACES DUE TO THE MARGINAL AIR TEMPERATURE AND WARM
GROUND. SOME SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA...AS THIS FORECAST WILL CONTINUE
TO BE REFINED AS NEW
DATA COMES IN.
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