Alert archive / Oklahoma / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this winter storm warning at Mar 3, 2008, 4:05 AM CST for 4 counties in Arkansas; 13 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 3, 2008, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 23 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2008, 4:05 AM CST (10:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2008, 8:10 AM CST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:05 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Coweta, OK | |
| Mar 4, 4:55 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Bella Vista, AR | MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 71 |
| Mar 4, 6:51 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 7 E Broken Arrow, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Wagoner, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Boynton, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Broken Arrow, OK | 61ST AND ELM |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | 47TH AND 194TH EAST AVENUE |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Haskell, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Broken Arrow, OK | 101ST AND ASPEN |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Henryetta, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Coweta, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Okmulgee, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Morris, OK | |
| Mar 4, 7:51 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 Nw Berryville, AR | |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Decatur, AR | |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Bentonville, AR | |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Bella Vista, AR | 4 TO 6 INCHES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 183 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1331 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KTSA 031005 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 405 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-OKZ063-068>075-031815- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0004.080303T1400Z-080304T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0003.080303T1500Z-080304T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-DELAWARE-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...JAY...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON 405 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD. IN OKLAHOMA... DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. LOCALLY HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW MAY SET UP WITHIN THIS AREA AND PRODUCE EVEN HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXISTS ALONG AND NEAR A LINE FROM MCALESTER TO EUREKA SPRINGS. SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM ENOUGH TO LIMIT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION...EXCEPT IN ANY AREAS THAT RECEIVE PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOWFALL. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AS MUCH COLDER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THIS MORNING HAS BEGUN TO MOVE TOWARD THE EAST...AND WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND SNOWFALL FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$ OKZ057-058-060>062-064>067-031815- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0004.080303T1400Z-080304T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.080303T1500Z-080304T1200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE... PRYOR...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 405 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS....1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH THE I-44 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AS MUCH COLDER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OKZ049-053-031815- /O.EXB.KTSA.WS.A.0004.080303T1500Z-080304T1200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO 405 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THIS MORNING HAS BEGUN TO MOVE TOWARD THE EAST...AND WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND SNOWFALL FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. NEW FORECAST DATA SUGGESTS A POTENTIALLY MORE SOUTHERN TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...WHICH WOULD BRING HEAVY SNOW INTO FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IF THIS OCCURS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PUSHMATAHA AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES. 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. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$ ARZ020-029-OKZ076-031815- /O.EXT.KTSA.WS.A.0004.080303T1500Z-080304T1200Z/ FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH... POTEAU 405 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... LE FLORE. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THIS MORNING HAS BEGUN TO MOVE TOWARD THE EAST...AND WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND SNOWFALL FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. NEW FORECAST DATA SUGGESTS A POTENTIALLY MORE SOUTHERN TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...WHICH WOULD BRING HEAVY SNOW INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IF THIS OCCURS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KTSA 031700 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1100 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ARZ020-029-OKZ076-040100- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH... POTEAU 1100 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... LE FLORE. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. LOCALLY HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW MAY SET UP WITHIN THIS AREA AND PRODUCE EVEN HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXISTS ALONG AND NEAR A LINE FROM MCALESTER TO FORT SMITH TO BERRYVILLE. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AS THE COLDER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS CONTINUES TO WORK SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CURRENTLY DIGGING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING, THIS FEATURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TODAY AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND SNOWFALL FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-OKZ063-068>075-040100- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-DELAWARE-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...JAY...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON 1100 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD. IN OKLAHOMA... DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES LIKELY. LOCALLY HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW MAY SET UP WITHIN THIS AREA AND PRODUCE EVEN HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXISTS ALONG AND NEAR A LINE FROM MCALESTER TO FORT SMITH TO BERRYVILLE. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AS THE COLDER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS CONTINUES TO WORK SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CURRENTLY DIGGING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING, THIS FEATURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TODAY AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND SNOWFALL FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. $$ OKZ049-053-040100- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0004.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.080304T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO 1100 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WHEN TEMPERATURES TRANSITION TO BELOW FREEZING AS THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THE COLDER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OKZ057-058-060>062-064>067-040100- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE... PRYOR...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 1100 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. WHILE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS....1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF THE I-44 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS MUCH COLDER AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS CONTINUES TO OVERTAKE THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 032223 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 423 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 OKZ049-053-040630- /O.UPG.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.080304T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KTSA.WS.W.0003.080304T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO 423 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ063-068>076-040630- /O.EXT.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- DELAWARE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...JAY...TAHLEQUAH... STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 423 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA. $$ OKZ057-058-060>062-064>067-040630- /O.EXT.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE... PRYOR...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 423 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THERE WILL BE A TIGHT NORTHERN GRADIENT TO THE SNOW SO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE VERY LITTLE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES IN MOST AREAS WITH SOME AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 3 INCHES IN EASTERN WAGONER AND SOUTHEAST MAYES COUNTIES. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 040352 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 952 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-063-068>076-041200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-DELAWARE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...JAY...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 952 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING...SPREADING NORTHEAST INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ OKZ057-058-060>062-064>067-041200- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE... PRYOR...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 952 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THERE WILL BE A TIGHT NORTHERN GRADIENT TO THE SNOW SO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE VERY LITTLE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES IN MOST AREAS WITH SOME AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 3 INCHES. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 040626 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1226 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 OKZ060-066-067-041200- /O.UPG.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ TULSA-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULSA...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 1226 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...OKMULGEE...WAGONER. A PERSISTENT BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OKMULGEE...SOUTHERN TULSA AND WESTERN WAGONER COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH REPORTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT INTO ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT...WITH AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH NORTHERN PORTIONS OF TULSA COUNTY MAY ONLY SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...OKMULGEE...WAGONER. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-063-068>076-041200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-DELAWARE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...JAY...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 1226 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO LIFT FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS MORNING...SPREADING NORTHEAST INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ OKZ057-058-061-062-064-065-041200- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINITA...MIAMI...CLAREMORE...PRYOR... BRISTOW...OKEMAH 1226 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...OKFUSKEE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM NORTHERN TEXAS INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THERE WILL BE A TIGHT NORTHERN GRADIENT TO THE SNOW SO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE VERY LITTLE SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES IN MOST AREAS WITH SOME AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 3 INCHES. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 040936 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 336 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 OKZ049-053-060-063-066>071-073>075-041200- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-TULSA-DELAWARE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TULSA... JAY...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE... EUFAULA...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON 336 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...TULSA...DELAWARE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL... LATIMER. THE HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW THAT RESULT IN OVER 4 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF WAGONER...SOUTHERN TULSA AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO SHRINK IN COVERAGE THROUGH SUNRISE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WILL REMAIN LIGHT...WITH ABOUT ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OKZ064-065-041045- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ CREEK-OKFUSKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRISTOW...OKEMAH 336 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CREEK...OKFUSKEE. SNOW FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS CREEK AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES...BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-041600- /O.EXT.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH 336 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. SNOW HAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE WARNED AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A FORT SMITH TO BERRYVILLE LINE...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH OF THIS LINE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MID-MORNING. ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ OKZ072-076-041200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALLISAW...POTEAU 336 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... SEQUOYAH...LE FLORE. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND SUNRISE ACROSS LE FLORE AND SEQUOYAH COUNTIES. AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. $$ OKZ057-058-061-062-041200- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINITA...MIAMI...CLAREMORE...PRYOR 336 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE ACROSS PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 041157 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 557 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 OKZ072-076-041300- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALLISAW...POTEAU 557 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... SEQUOYAH...LE FLORE. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES...AND NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ROADS AND BRIDGES WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING...SO MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. $$ OKZ049-053-057-058-060>063-066>071-073>075-041300- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080304T1200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...VINITA... MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...OKMULGEE...WAGONER... TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON 557 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED OR TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES...WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ROADS AND BRIDGES MAY BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF WAGONER AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-041600- /O.EXT.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH 557 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME AREAS...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING. ROADS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 041410 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 810 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... .SNOW IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING. ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-041515- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080304T1600Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH 810 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. SNOW HAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHED OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SINCE SUNRISE. A FEW PATCHES OF VERY LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES REMAIN AND THESE WILL BE ENDING BEFORE MID DAY. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED SNOW BANDING OVERNIGHT REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN MANY AREAS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATER TODAY. COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS INCLUDE WAGONER AND HASKELL. COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS INCLUDE... CHOCTAW...PUSHMATAHA...TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...PITTSBURG...LATIMER. SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE REPORTED SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS. COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS INCLUDE...BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...CRAWFORD... MADISON...AND FRANKLIN. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 3, 3:45 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 3:45 AM CST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
345 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
.DISCUSSION...
THIS MORNING...FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA WITH
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO CAUSE
FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL AREA OF PRECIP EXPANDING ACROSS NE TEXAS WILL
MOVE INTO SE OKLAHOMA SHORTLY AND BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN.
AT LEAST PART OF FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED...HAVE
DROPPED AREAS NORTH OF I-44 AS HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT AND
ADDITIONAL HEAVY PRECIP REMAINS SOUTH.
TEMPS DROPPING SUBSTANTIALLY BEHIND FRONT WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 40-
MPH WEST OF TULSA. WIND ADVISORY WILL BE KEPT IN PLACE TIL 12Z BUT
SHOULD SEE A DECREASE IN SPEEDS AFTER THAT. CHANGE TO A MIX OF
PRECIP BY THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN AREAS...FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SUPPORT MORE OF A SLEET SNOW MIX WITH SOME POSSIBILITY OF FZRA
ACROSS NW ARKANSAS. THIS NEEDS TO BE WATCHED THROUGH THE DAY BUT
AT THIS TIME...THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER STILL FIGURES TO BE
WITH THE MAIN UPPER LOW.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS POWERFUL UPPER LOW EAST OF THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA THIS MORNING. THE LOW ACTUALLY MADE A BRIEF
RETROGRESSION TO THE SOUTHWEST....BUT PROFILERS NOW SHOW STRONGER
WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW AND RECENT SAT TRENDS SHOW IT
HAS FINALLY BEGUN TO TURN TO THE EAST. THE TRACK OF THIS LOW
REMAINS THE BIG PROBLEM FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY AS THERE
REMAINS A STRONG SIGNAL OF A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL JUST LEFT OF
THE TRACK OF MID LEVEL SYSTEM. RELATIVELY WARM GROUND TEMPS WILL
KEEP ACCUM DOWN SOMEWHAT EXPECT FOR THE ZONE OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES...AND THIS REMAINS TOUGH TO PIN DOWN AT THIS TIME. IN ANY
CASE...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SE
OKLAHOMA SHORTLY AFTER 00Z AND INTO NW ARKANSAS BEFORE 06Z.
SO...HAVE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM PITTSBURG AND
LATIMER NORTHEAST THROUGH CARROLL AND MADISON...WITH A WINTER WX
ADVISORY TO THE NORTH. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT
IN SNOWFALL ACCUM ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE AS STRONG DEFORMATION
ZONE BECOMES ESTABLISHED. HAVE ALSO INCLUDED PUSH/CHOCTAW COUNTIES
IN A WATCH AS RECENT MODEL TRENDS INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE
SOUTHERLY TRACK. STILL VERY TOUGH TO SAY EXACTLY WHERE THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL...BUT WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES WITHIN THE
COLD AIR LOCAL RATES OF 2-3 INCHES AN HOUR ARE NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
ONCE THE SYSTEM DEPARTS TUESDAY SKIES SHOULD CLEAR FAIRLY QUICKLY
BUT TEMPS WILL NOT WARM MUCH...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH SIG SNOW
COVER. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH TROUGH WED AND KEEP COOL TEMPS
AROUND INTO LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH A GOOD WARM UP BY NEXT
WEEKEND. STAYED CLOSE TO GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 36 23 44 30 / 100 70 0 0
FSM 43 25 41 26 / 100 90 30 0
MLC 40 26 42 33 / 100 90 0 0
BVO 34 22 45 25 / 90 50 0 0
FYV 39 21 35 20 / 100 90 40 0
BYV 39 21 33 24 / 100 90 40 0
MKO 39 25 41 27 / 100 90 10 0
MIO 35 22 39 25 / 100 70 10 0
F10 38 25 42 29 / 100 90 0 0
HHW 44 28 46 36 / 100 90 10 0
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ062-OKZ063-
OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-
OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-
OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-
OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ070-OKZ071.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ063-
OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR
OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-
OKZ067.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ049-
OKZ053-OKZ076.
AR...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-
ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR ARZ020-
ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...18
LONG TERM....14Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 9:11 PM CST, 6 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
911 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-031515-
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-
911 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008
...A MAJOR STORM WITH SEVERE WEATHER...FLOODING AND WINTER WEATHER
TO AFFECT THE AREA...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA....EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
ONSET....NOW...ENDING BY 6AM.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...NOW...ENDING BY 6AM
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...NOW.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...SOUTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
ALONG WITH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
WINTER WEATHER.
ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...AFTER 5AM.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...NOW.
DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.
AHEAD OF IT THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WITH THE
THREAT FOR WIND AND HAIL. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL
FOR A BRIEF TORNADO WITH ANY STORM IN THE AREA GIVEN
THE VERY STRONG AND TURNING LOW-LEVEL WINDS. THIS
LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BE MAXIMIZED IN THE ARKANSAS
RIVER VALLEY IN EXTREME EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS. PERSONS IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO PLACE OF SAFETY AS TORNADOES
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY.
WITH THE EXPANDING STORM ACTIVITY...HEAVY RAIN WILL BECOME
WIDESPREAD TONIGHT WITH THE MOST PROLONGED RAINS
EXPECTED FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO BE COMMON IN THE
AREA WITH AMOUNTS TO AROUND 4 INCHES POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH GUSTS
NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL
...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING
STORM TOTALS IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS
TO AROUND 5 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS
AND FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE AREAS RECEIVING THE HEAVIEST
RAIN.
AS COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND THE MAIN UPPER-LEVEL
SYSTEM APPROACHES...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP IN
PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. BURSTS
OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE...CAUSING
ACCUMULATIONS DESPITE THE WARM GROUND CONDITIONS.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
ALL EMERGENCY AGENCIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
SHOULD CLOSE FOLLOW THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THIS MAJOR STORM AND
PREPARE FOR THE IMPACTS RELATED TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...FLOODING
AND HEAVY SNOW. SEE THE LATEST ADVICES FROM THIS OFFICE FOR
THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 12:51 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1251 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
OKZ068>076-030745-
ADAIR OK-CHEROKEE OK-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-MCINTOSH
OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
1251 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SEQUOYAH
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN ADAIR
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN MCINTOSH...HASKELL...NORTHERN LE FLORE...EASTERN
PITTSBURG AND LATIMER
AT 1251 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF GORE TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PITTSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE...SOUTHERN ADAIR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...SEQUOYAH...EASTERN MCINTOSH...HASKELL...
NORTHERN LE FLORE...EASTERN PITTSBURG AND LATIMER COUNTIES WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 145 AM CST.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH...AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT CROSS
WATER COVERED ROADWAYS WHERE THE WATER DEPTH IS UNKNOWN.
LAT...LON 3565 9447 3471 9519 3470 9596 3567 9517
3568 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0651Z 269DEG 33KT 3565 9506 3466 9583Special weather statement, Mar 3, 1:01 AM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
101 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-OKZ069-072-030800-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON
AR-SEQUOYAH OK-WASHINGTON AR-
101 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON...CARROLL...NORTHERN CRAWFORD...EASTERN BENTON AND
MADISON
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHERN FRANKLIN
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN ADAIR
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN SEQUOYAH
AT 101 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF PEA RIDGE TO 4 MILES EAST OF
CANEHILL TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUNCH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. MUCH
OF THE ALERT AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE OF STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3648 9328 3613 9328 3611 9330 3611 9345
3597 9342 3594 9347 3575 9360 3575 9367
3560 9371 3562 9484 3594 9449 3650 9430
3652 9379
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 270DEG 26KT 3650 9409 3590 9432
3562 9470Special weather statement, Mar 3, 1:48 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
148 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-072>076-030845-
CRAWFORD AR-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-LE FLORE OK-PITTSBURG
OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-
148 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CRAWFORD
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
EASTERN SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN HASKELL...LE FLORE...SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...NORTHERN
PUSHMATAHA AND LATIMER
AT 148 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM CASS TO MOFFETT TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUNBAR...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. A LARGE PORTION OF THE ALERT AREA WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE OF STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3445 9578 3454 9568 3500 9541 3565 9449
3570 9368 3539 9369 3538 9378 3530 9381
3530 9389 3521 9392 3523 9400 3514 9403
3507 9423 3496 9423 3491 9443 3453 9449
3449 9502 3445 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0748Z 240DEG 29KT 3571 9382 3540 9445
3454 9562Special weather statement, Mar 3, 1:53 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
153 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
ARZ002-011-020-030845-
CARROLL AR-FRANKLIN AR-MADISON AR-
153 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 AM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
CARROLL AND MADISON
IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN
AT 153 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM GRANDVIEW TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF TURNERS BEND...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. MUCH OF THE ALERT AREA WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THIS LINE OF STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3618 9327 3611 9330 3611 9345 3597 9342
3588 9350 3577 9350 3576 9366 3566 9369
3565 9399 3571 9398 3575 9389 3578 9396
3651 9380 3650 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0753Z 271DEG 37KT 3642 9360 3569 9383Local storm report, Mar 3, 2:53 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
253 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 AM FLASH FLOOD FORT SMITH 35.39N 94.40W
03/03/2008 SEBASTIAN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER IN SEVERAL BUILDINGS. TWO FEET OF WATER OVER THE
ROAD ALONG ZERO AVENUE. WATER RESCUES UNDERWAY IN PARTS
OF THE CITY.
&&
MATLocal storm report, Mar 3, 3:35 AM CST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
335 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 AM FLASH FLOOD VAN BUREN 35.44N 94.35W
03/03/2008 CRAWFORD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER.
0330 AM FLASH FLOOD OZARK 35.49N 93.83W
03/03/2008 FRANKLIN AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
STREETS IN OZARK AND NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER.
&&
MATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 11:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 47 min |
| Mar 3, 12:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton | 62 min |
| Mar 3, 12:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Franklin | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 1:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 59 min |
| Mar 3, 1:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 57 min |
| Mar 3, 1:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll, Madison | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 2:56 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:41 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:43 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Franklin, Sebastian | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford, Sebastian | 26 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:54 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | Crawford | 7 hr |
| Mar 2, 6:48 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, McIntosh, Mayes and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 7:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 54 min |
| Mar 2, 7:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 8:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 56 min |
| Mar 2, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 57 min |
| Mar 2, 9:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Wagoner | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 9:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 9:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 9:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 9:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Delaware | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 9:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa | 67 min |
| Mar 2, 10:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 55 min |
| Mar 2, 10:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 53 min |
| Mar 2, 11:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware | 52 min |
| Mar 2, 11:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes | 62 min |
| Mar 2, 11:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 12:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell, Latimer, Pittsburg, Sequoyah | 54 min |
| Mar 3, 2:58 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 13 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:32 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 days |
| Mar 3, 8:18 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 31 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.