Alert archive / Oklahoma / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this winter storm warning at Mar 5, 2008, 8:42 PM CST for 9 counties in Oklahoma; Carroll County, Madison County, Washington County, Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2008, 4:11 AM CST. It was in force for 29 hr. 19 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 5, 2008, 8:42 PM CST (02:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2008, 4:11 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2008, 8:42 AM CST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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 6, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Finley, OK | |
| Mar 6, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Wilburton, OK | |
| Mar 6, 2:49 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 3 N Clayton, OK | |
| Mar 6, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Mcalester, OK | |
| Mar 6, 2:59 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 9 N Boswell, OK | |
| Mar 6, 3:25 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Antlers, OK | SLICK ROADS |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | St Paul, AR | |
| Mar 6, 4:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 9 N Boswell, OK | |
| Mar 6, 4:51 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Finley, OK | |
| Mar 6, 4:59 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 8 S Wilburton, OK | |
| Mar 6, 4:59 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Albion, OK | |
| Mar 6, 5:12 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 W Hugo, OK | |
| Mar 6, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Osage, AR | |
| Mar 6, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hartshorne, OK | |
| Mar 6, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 14 Wnw Clayton, OK | |
| Mar 6, 5:48 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Mc Curtain, OK | |
| Mar 6, 5:48 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Lequire, OK | |
| Mar 6, 6:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Tuskahoma, OK | |
| Mar 6, 6:15 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 8 W Eubanks, OK |
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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KTSA 060242 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 842 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008 OKZ070>076-061045- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0005.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0004.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 842 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER... AND LE FLORE. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY MORNING AND TRANSITION TO SNOW BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW ONE HALF MILE...AND DESPITE TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING...RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL RATES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...WHICH WILL FURTHER WORSEN DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL BE DISCOURAGED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-060>069-061045- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0005.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL 842 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...AND ADAIR. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY THURSDAY EVENING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM REMAIN THE LARGEST UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS WINTER EVENT...HOWEVER CURRENT FORECASTS INCLUDE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH 6 TO 8 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES IN THE TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF THE SNOW AMOUNTS...THEN PORTIONS OF THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE 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. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MAY LEAVE RESIDENTS HOME BOUND FOR SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OCCUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KTSA 061011 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-068-069-061800- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0005.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0004.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH... STILWELL 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CHEROKEE...ADAIR. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL RAIN IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUAL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE WARNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN LATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL RATES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...WHICH WILL FURTHER WORSEN DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL BY TONIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL BE DISCOURAGED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$ OKZ070>076-061800- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER... LE FLORE. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AS RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA LATER THIS MORNING...WITH A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL RATES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...WHICH WILL FURTHER WORSEN DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL BE DISCOURAGED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$ ARZ001-OKZ060>067-061800- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0005.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...TULSA... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER. LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ADVISORY RECEIVING AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 061024 CCA WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-068-069-061800- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0005.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0004.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH... STILWELL 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CHEROKEE...ADAIR. LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL RAIN IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUAL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN LATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL RATES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...WHICH WILL FURTHER WORSEN DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL BY TONIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL BE DISCOURAGED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$ OKZ070>076-061800- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW... MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER... LE FLORE. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AS RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA LATER THIS MORNING...WITH A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL RATES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...WHICH WILL FURTHER WORSEN DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL BE DISCOURAGED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$ ARZ001-OKZ060>067-061800- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0005.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...TULSA... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 411 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER. LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ADVISORY RECEIVING AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 061654 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1054 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-068>076-070100- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH... STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 1054 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH... SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS MORNING WAS SPREADING OVER MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION INDICATED BY RADAR WAS ALOFT WITH ONLY ISOLATED SURFACE REPORTS OF VERY LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND BENEATH CONVECTIVE BANDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATER TODAY ISOLATED THUNDER WITH SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUAL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN LATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE EXPECTED SNOWFALL RATES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...WHICH WILL FURTHER WORSEN DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL BY TONIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL BE DISCOURAGED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$ ARZ001-OKZ060>067-070100- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.080306T1800Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...TULSA... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 1054 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER. LIGHT SNOW WAS DEVELOPING AND MOVING INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL SPREAD INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ADVISORY RECEIVING AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 062125 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 325 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-068>076-070400- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH... STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 325 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH... SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO ALL SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... HEAVY AT TIMES... OVERNIGHT. THE CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BE 7 TO 9 INCHES GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM HUGO TO SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS. FOUR TO SIX INCHES IS EXPECTED GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM MCALESTER TO FORT SMITH. POOR AND DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS... AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ISOLATED LIGHTNING AND THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN CONVECTIVE SNOW BANDS. 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. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... CHOCTAW...PUSHMATAHA...MARSHALL...BRYAN... $$ ARZ001-OKZ060>067-070400- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...TULSA... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 325 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA... WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS DECREASING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE NORTH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE... ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... PARTICULARLY ON BRIDGES AN OVERPASSES. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 062354 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 554 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 OKZ060>067-070100- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 554 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER. ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...A MORE SOUTHERLY STORM TRACK WILL KEEP THE MAIN AREA OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. ANY SNOWFALL MAY CREATE SLICK ROADS...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH SNOW. $$ ARZ002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-068>076-070800- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...VAN BUREN...OZARK... CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH... STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 554 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH... SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS...ARE ANTICIPATED. RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS MAY BECOME STRANDED ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PITTSBURG...LATIMER...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... CHOCTAW...PUSHMATAHA...AND LE FLORE. $$ ARZ001-070745- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE 554 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS BENTON COUNTY THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTY AND IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN. THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A TRACE TO NEAR 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 070230 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 830 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ARZ002-010-011-071030- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE 830 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...AND MADISON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT BEING LESS THAN ONE INCH. THE SNOWFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...ALONG WITH ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHT AMOUNTS...WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HILLY TERRAIN. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OKZ068>071-073-070330- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE... EUFAULA...MCALESTER 830 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...AND PITTSBURG. THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT BEING ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA REMAIN DANGEROUS WITH ROADWAYS BECOMING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FURTHER INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-074>076-071030- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...SALLISAW...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 830 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE CURRENTLY SHIFTED FURTHER EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOW DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN PROBLEMATIC ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WHERE REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS SOUTHERN LE FLORE COUNTY. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL ONLY MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS WORSE...AND TRAVEL WILL BE DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PITTSBURG...LATIMER...JOHNSTON...CARTER...LOVE...MADISON... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...AND SEBASTIAN. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... CHOCTAW...PUSHMATAHA...AND LE FLORE. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU. $$ ARZ001-071030- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE 830 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT BEING LESS THAN ONE INCH. THE SNOWFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...ALONG WITH ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHT AMOUNTS...WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HILLY TERRAIN. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 070640 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1240 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-074>076-071445- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...SALLISAW...STIGLER... WILBURTON...POTEAU 1240 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. AT 1240 AM...AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH AN HOUR WILL BE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIER BANDS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS LE FLORE...SOUTHEAST SEQUAYAH...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF LE FLORE...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PITTSBURG...LATIMER...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... CHOCTAW...PUSHMATAHA AND LE FLORE. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-071445- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE 1240 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. AT 1240 AM...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... CARROLL AND MADISON COUNTIES. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... MADISON COUNTY. ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 071020 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 420 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 OKZ074-071130- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ HASKELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STIGLER 420 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA...HASKELL COUNTY. LIGHT SNOW HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING. $$ ARZ001-071130- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE 420 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS...BENTON COUNTY. LIGHT SNOW HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING. $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-075-076-071800- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-LATIMER- LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...SALLISAW...WILBURTON... POTEAU 420 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...SEQUOYAH...LATIMER...LE FLORE. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS LE FLORE...SOUTHEAST CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF LE FLORE...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... CHOCTAW...PUSHMATAHA AND LE FLORE. $$ ARZ002-010-011-071800- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE 420 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...CARROLL AND MADISON COUNTIES. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... MADISON COUNTY. ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 071442 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 842 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072-075-076-071545- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-LATIMER- LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...SALLISAW...WILBURTON... POTEAU 842 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...SEQUOYAH...LATIMER...LE FLORE. THE SNOW HAS ENDED. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ARZ002-010-011-071545- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080307T1800Z/ CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS... FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE 842 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. THE SNOW HAS ENDED. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 5, 3:24 PM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 3:24 PM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
324 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008
.DISCUSSION...
SIGNIFICANT SNOW A GOOD BET THROUGH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PORTION OF TULSA FORECAST AREA. WINTER
STORM WATCH POSTED FOR NOON THURSDAY UNTIL NOON
FRIDAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE POTENT
SOUTHWEST FOUR CORNERS UPPER LOW ROTATING SOUTH
AND EAST. RESULTANT TIGHT BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL
INDUCE PLENTIFUL PRECIPITATION OVER OUR REGION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MUCH OF
PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PORTION OF TULSA FORECAST
AREA. PRECIP WILL START AS RAIN SOUTHEAST AND
TRANSITION TO SNOW AROUND DARK THURSDAY EVENING
OVER CHOCTAW AND SOUTHEAST LE FLORE COUNTIES.
THE SNOW GRADIENT MAY BE TIGHT WITH LITTLE SNOW
NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY. TULSA COUNTY MAY AGAIN
BE ON THAT TIGHT SNOW/LITTLE SNOW LINE. LOCAL
AWIPS HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL PROCEDURE INDICATES
THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCH
PER HOUR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AROUND 00Z..FROM
MCINTOSH TO SEQUOYAH COUNTIES. NAM/WRF OBVIOUS
OUTLIER OF THE MODELS..WITH FEET OF SNOW RATHER
THAN INCHES. MODEL AND LOCAL CONSENSUS ALIGNS
WELL WITH NATIONAL HPC HEAVY SNOW AXIS. MAXIMUM
SNOWFALL IN A FEW ELEVATED AREAS COULD APPROACH
TWELVE INCHES. STAY TUNED...ADJUSTMENTS CERTAIN
TO FOLLOW.
IN THE EXTENDED..LEANED ON DRIER ECMWF SOLUTION.
GW
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 29 38 27 41 / 0 60 50 30
FSM 32 41 31 39 / 0 70 100 60
MLC 33 37 28 39 / 10 90 100 50
BVO 25 40 26 39 / 0 40 40 20
FYV 25 38 26 36 / 0 60 80 50
BYV 25 39 26 35 / 0 60 70 50
MKO 28 37 28 36 / 0 70 70 40
MIO 24 41 25 36 / 0 30 40 30
F10 28 36 27 38 / 0 70 60 40
HHW 38 40 32 39 / 0 90 100 70
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON FRIDAY FOR OKZ049-
OKZ053-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-
OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-
OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON FRIDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....21Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 5:09 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 509 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061100- 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- 508 PM CST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HEAVY SNOWS LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A WINTER STORM BEGINNING TO IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AFTER SUNRISE ON THURSDAY. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY... AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO NEAR FREEZING WITH THIS PRECIPITATION...AND SUPPORT A TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED 10 INCHES IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ON THURSDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST ON FRIDAY. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS UPCOMING WINTER STORM...AND WARNING AND ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE CONFIDENCE INCREASES FOR HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. TRANQUIL AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... ANTICIPATE WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...ALONG WITH IMPACTS RANGING FROM TRAVEL PROBLEMS...TO POTENTIAL ROOF FAILURE FOR WEAKER STRUCTURES WITHIN AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWS. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 4:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Rogers and 2 more | 29 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.