Winter Storm Watch URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 332 AM CST SAT FEB 1 2014 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-070>076-012200- /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.A.0001.140202T1200Z-140203T0600Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 332 AM CST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...MCINTOSH...CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG... SEQUOYAH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY SUNDAY...AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EASTWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES LIKELY. ADDITIONALLY...ICE ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING ONE QUARTER INCH ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST BAND OF PRECIPITATION REMAINS UNCERTAIN...AND THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. THESE UNCERTAINTIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADJUSTED...AND LATER FORECASTS SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. 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. 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.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 09:54:58 +0000
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