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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 24, 2009, 9:37 AM CST for 8 counties in Texas; 30 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 14 hr. 23 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
- Dec 24, 2009, 9:37 AM CST (15:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2009, 11:48 PM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 38 counties
Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 12:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Altus, OK | PUBLIC REPORT VIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Dec 24, 12:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Seymour, TX | ESTIMATES OF 3 INCHES FROM POLICE AND PUBLIC. |
| Dec 24, 12:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Frederick, OK | REPORT OF 3 TO 5 INCHES RELAYED BY MEDIA. |
| Dec 24, 12:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Walters, OK | REPORT OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 12:55 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Wichita Falls, TX | |
| Dec 24, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Tinker Air Force Base, OK | |
| Dec 24, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Oklahoma City, OK | AT WILL ROGERS AIRPORT. |
| Dec 24, 1:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Quanah, TX | DRIFTS OF 2 FEET REPORTED IN RURAL AREAS OF HARDEMAN COUNTY. |
| Dec 24, 1:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Vernon, TX | 4 TO 5 INCHES REPORTED. |
| Dec 24, 1:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Chillicothe, TX | DRIFTS OF 14 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 1:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Blanchard, OK | |
| Dec 24, 1:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.3 | Wichita Falls, TX | 5.25 INCHES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WICHITA FALLS. |
| Dec 24, 1:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lawton, OK | |
| Dec 24, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 S Norman, OK | AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER CENTER. |
| Dec 24, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | Wichita Falls, TX | WEST PART OF WICHITA FALLS. DRIFTS OF TWO TO THREE FEET. |
| Dec 24, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Will Rogers Airport, OK | |
| Dec 24, 5:23 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Blanchard, OK | DRIFTS TO 18 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 5:24 PM CST | SNOW 10 | 2 Se Yukon, OK | NEAR I-40 AND MUSTANG ROAD. HIGHEST DRIFT IS 29 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Nw Ardmore, OK | DRIFTS TO A DEPTH OF ONE FOOT. |
| Dec 24, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Duncan, OK | TWO INCHES OF SLEET BEFORE SNOW BEGAN. DRIFTS TO A DEPTH OF THREE FEET. |
| Dec 24, 7:40 PM CST | SNOW 9 | 7 Wnw Tecumseh, OK | STORM TOTAL. DRIFTS TO THREE FEET. WIND GUST TO 53 MPH AT 450 PM. |
| Dec 24, 7:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Burkburnett, TX | DRIFTS TO 3 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 8:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Bethel Acres, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 412 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 631 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 KOUN 241537 WSWOUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 937 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OKZ018>020-024>031-039>042-045-046-050-242345- /O.CAN.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.091224T1537Z-091225T0400Z/ KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC- JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER... YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER... CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE... DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...WAURIKA...ARDMORE... MARIETTA 937 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA MAY RECEIVE 8 TO 11 INCHES...GENERALLY BETWEEN LAWTON AND PAULS VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM RAIN TO SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY STAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ016-017-021>023-033>038-044-TXZ083>090-242345- /O.CAN.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.091224T1537Z-091225T0000Z/ CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS...MANGUM... HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...WALTERS...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY... HENRIETTA 937 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA MAY RECEIVE 8 TO 11 INCHES...GENERALLY BETWEEN LAWTON AND PAULS VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ007-008-012-013-032-043-047-048-051-052-242345- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-HUGHES-COAL-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-MARSHALL- BRYAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY... HOLDENVILLE...COALGATE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MADILL...DURANT 937 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE AS PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM RAIN TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH CAN BE DISORIENTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014-015-242345- /O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA 937 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY * MAIN IMPACT: NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WHICH ALSO WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KOUN 241542 CCA WSWOUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 941 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OKZ018>020-024>031-039>042-045-046-050-250000- /O.CAN.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ /O.COR.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.091224T1541Z-091225T0400Z/ KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC- JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER... YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER... CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE... DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...WAURIKA...ARDMORE... MARIETTA 941 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA MAY RECEIVE 8 TO 11 INCHES...GENERALLY BETWEEN LAWTON AND PAULS VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM RAIN TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ016-017-021>023-033>038-044-TXZ083>090-250000- /O.CAN.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.091224T1541Z-091225T0000Z/ CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS...MANGUM... HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...WALTERS...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY... HENRIETTA 941 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA MAY RECEIVE 8 TO 11 INCHES...GENERALLY BETWEEN LAWTON AND PAULS VALLEY. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ007-008-012-013-032-043-047-048-051-052-250000- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-HUGHES-COAL-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-MARSHALL- BRYAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY... HOLDENVILLE...COALGATE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MADILL...DURANT 941 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. * OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE AS PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM RAIN TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH CAN BE DISORIENTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014-015-250000- /O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA 941 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY * MAIN IMPACT: NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 4 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WHICH ALSO WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$
000 WWUS44 KOUN 242136 WSWOUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OKZ020-026-030-031-250545- /O.EXT.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ PAYNE-LINCOLN-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...CHANDLER...SHAWNEE... SEMINOLE 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ008-013-032-250545- /O.EXT.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ KAY-NOBLE-HUGHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONCA CITY...PERRY...HOLDENVILLE 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH CAN BE DISORIENTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ018-019-024-025-027>029-039>042-045-046-050-250400- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ KINGFISHER-LOGAN-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...YUKON... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHICKASHA...PURCELL... NORMAN...MOORE...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA... WAURIKA...ARDMORE...MARIETTA 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 8 TO 11 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ016-017-021>023-033>038-044-TXZ083>090-250000- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS...MANGUM... HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...WALTERS...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY... HENRIETTA 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: REST OF THIS AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES...BUT A FEW LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 8 TO 11 INCHES. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ007-012-043-047-048-051-052-250400- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ GRANT-GARFIELD-COAL-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-MARSHALL-BRYAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ENID...COALGATE... TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MADILL...DURANT 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH CAN BE DISORIENTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014-015-250000- /O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA 336 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON * MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE PATCHES OF DRIFTING SNOW... AND MAY RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW AS ARCTIC AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WHICH ALSO WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CMS
000 WWUS44 KOUN 250017 WSWOUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 617 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OKZ016-017-021>023-033>038-044-TXZ083>090-250130- /O.EXP.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...HOLLIS...MANGUM... HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...WALTERS...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY... KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY... HENRIETTA 617 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING EXPIRED AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW HAS EITHER ENDED OVER MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS OR WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY EARLY THIS EVENING.... HOWEVER ROADWAYS IN MANY AREAS WILL REMAINS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 40 MPH THIS EVENING RESULTING IN SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED IN MOST AREAS... A FEW AREAS MAY STILL EXPERIENCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. $$ OKZ004>006-009>011-014-015-250130- /O.EXP.KOUN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT... WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA 617 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA... HOWEVER ROADWAYS IN MANY AREAS WILL REMAINS SLICK. AND HAZARDOUS. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 40 MPH THIS EVENING RESULTING IN SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS. $$ OKZ018-019-024-025-027>029-039>042-045-046-050-250400- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ KINGFISHER-LOGAN-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...YUKON... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHICKASHA...PURCELL... NORMAN...MOORE...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA... WAURIKA...ARDMORE...MARIETTA 617 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITIES. ROADS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH SOME ROADS CLOSED. TRAVEL ALONG THE INTERSTATES IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL BE AT A STAND STILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ020-026-030-031-250800- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ PAYNE-LINCOLN-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...CHANDLER...SHAWNEE... SEMINOLE 617 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITIES. ROADS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH SOME ROADS CLOSED. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ008-013-032-250800- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ KAY-NOBLE-HUGHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONCA CITY...PERRY...HOLDENVILLE 617 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: ALL OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH CAN BE DISORIENTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ OKZ007-012-043-047-048-051-052-250400- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ GRANT-GARFIELD-COAL-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-MARSHALL-BRYAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ENID...COALGATE... TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MADILL...DURANT 617 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH CAN BE DISORIENTING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM. && $$ CJS
000 WWUS44 KOUN 250350 WSWOUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 950 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OKZ018-019-024-025-027>029-039>042-045-046-050-250500- /O.EXP.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ KINGFISHER-LOGAN-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...YUKON... EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHICKASHA...PURCELL... NORMAN...MOORE...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA... WAURIKA...ARDMORE...MARIETTA 950 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW HAS GENERALLY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA ALTHOUGH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH SOME ROADWAYS CLOSED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES HAVE GENERALLY IMPROVED ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS... COULD EXPERIENCE LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. $$ OKZ007-012-043-047-048-051-052-250500- /O.EXP.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0400Z/ GRANT-GARFIELD-COAL-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-MARSHALL-BRYAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...ENID...COALGATE... TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MADILL...DURANT 950 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW HAS GENERALLY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA ALTHOUGH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN MANY AREAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES HAVE GENERALLY IMPROVED ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS... COULD EXPERIENCE LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. $$ OKZ020-026-030-031-250800- /O.CON.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ PAYNE-LINCOLN-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...CHANDLER...SHAWNEE... SEMINOLE 950 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITIES. ROADS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SNOW TAPERING OFF BY LATE EVENING BUT STRONG WINDS CONTINUING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ OKZ008-013-032-250800- /O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ KAY-NOBLE-HUGHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONCA CITY...PERRY...HOLDENVILLE 950 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING * MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN LOW VISIBILITIES. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CJS
000 WWUS44 KOUN 250548 WSWOUN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1148 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OKZ020-026-030-031-250700- /O.CAN.KOUN.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ PAYNE-LINCOLN-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...CHANDLER...SHAWNEE... SEMINOLE 1148 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY LOWER VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS WHILE ALSO RESULTING IN SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS. ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. $$ OKZ008-013-032-250700- /O.CAN.KOUN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-091225T0800Z/ KAY-NOBLE-HUGHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONCA CITY...PERRY...HOLDENVILLE 1148 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH MAY OCCASIONALLY LOWER VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS WHILE ALSO RESULTING IN SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS. ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. $$ CJS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 24, 6:11 AM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 6:11 AM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
611 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
.AVIATION...THE TAFS ARE NECESSARILY PESSIMISTIC ON CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITY...AS A MAJOR WINTER STORM TAKES SHAPE DURING THE DAY.
THE CHANGE TO SNOW HAD REACHED KCSM...AND A RAIN TO SNOW MIX WAS
REPORTED AROUND KHBR AND KLAW. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL PERSIST
LONGEST IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BEFORE CHANGING TO
SNOW. WITH INTENSE MID AND UPPER LEVEL LIFT ARRIVING TODAY...SNOW
SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT ARE THE
WINDS...WHICH WERE ALREADY GUSTING OVER 40 KNOTS. THIS WAS
INDICATIVE OF A DEEPENING...INTENSE CYCLONE...AND THE WINDS WILL
ONLY INCREASE FURTHER WITH THE ARRIVAL OF AN ARCTIC FRONT DURING
THE DAY. WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATE...BLOWING SNOW WILL FURTHER REDUCE
VISIBILITY. IMPROVEMENT WILL BE SLOW DURING THE EVENING...BUT BY
LATE IN THE PERIOD...THE STORM WILL EXIT TO THE EAST...AND WIND
SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 453 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
..MAJOR WINTER STORM TODAY AND THIS EVENING...
THE CHRISTMAS EVE STORM NOW UNFOLDING HAS BEHAVED LIKE A GIFT
WRAPPED IN MULTIPLE BOXES...IT IS FULL OF SURPRISES. ALL ALONG...THE
MODELS HAVE SHOWN AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SPREAD REGARDING THE TRACK
AND INTENSITY OF THE CYCLONE.
..TRENDS...
SOME IMPORTANT TRENDS THAT SHOWED UP OVERNIGHT INCLUDE...THE MID AND
UPPER CYCLONE SHOWING MORE CLOSED HEIGHT CONTOURS AND TRACKING A
LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH. THIS MEANS MORE INTENSE LIFTING FOR A LONGER
DURATION FOR A FAIRLY BROAD AREA ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TRACK. THE
NAM...ECMWF...AND NOW RUC GENERALLY AGREE ON THE TRACK AND INTENSITY
OF THE SURFACE LOW...MAINTAINING ABOUT 989 MB ALONG A PATH THROUGH
EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND CURVING TOWARD NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
SURFACE AND SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS SEEM TO BE BEARING THIS OUT AS A
GOOD LIKELIHOOD. WE WERE ABLE THEN...TO USE THE 00Z AND 06Z NAM
FIELDS WITH SOME CONFIDENCE. INCREDIBLY...THIS MEANS THAT THE
CYCLONE IS VERIFYING SOMEWHERE TOWARD THE EXTREME SIDE OF WHAT WAS
THOUGHT TO BE POSSIBLE JUST ONE TO TWO DAYS AGO. THE DEVELOPING
TRACK AND INTENSITY SUGGESTS A MAJOR WINTER STORM HAS JUST BEGUN IN
OUR TEXAS COUNTIES AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WILL HAVE SEVERE
IMPACTS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
..ICE POTENTIAL...
WHILE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE THE PRIMARY IMPACT...WE HAVE ALSO
INTRODUCED A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET...FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...MAINLY THROUGH
NOON TODAY. OUR SPECIAL 06 UTC SOUNDING SHOWED A SUBSTANTIAL WARM
NOSE AT 800-700 MB. WITH THE MID LEVEL LOW CLOSING OFF NEAR THE RED
RIVER...EASTERLY WINDS WILL HOLD THE WARM AIR IN PLACE FROM THE OKC
METRO AREA NORTHWARD. AS COLD AIR SURGES IN AT THE SURFACE...THIS
CREATES A SETUP FOR ICE FROM MID MORNING TO MIDDAY. THE EFFECT IS
MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE RUC...AND THE NCEP PRECIP TYPE ALGORITHM
AVAILABLE PER THE SPC WEB SITE PAINTS A STRIPE OF ICE FROM OKC NORTH
ALONG INTERSTATE 35.
..HEAVY SNOW...
BY MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON...STRONG DYNAMIC LIFTING AND SOME COLD
ADVECTION SHOULD CHANGE ALL OF OUR FORECAST AREA OVER TO SNOW.
DESPITE THE LOSS OF A FEW SNOW HOURS DUE TO THE MORNING ICING...WE
STILL FEEL THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM
OKLAHOMA CITY NORTH. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE GREATEST FARTHER
SOUTH...WHERE STRONG LIFTING WILL BEGIN MUCH EARLIER IN THE MORNING.
IN THE 06Z NAM...WE SEE STRONG VERTICAL MOTION THROUGH THE DENDRITIC
CRYSTAL GROWTH ZONE OVER NEARLY THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST HOW MUCH SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE ON A GIVEN SURFACE...SINCE GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE
MILD SIDE...AND THE EVENT IS OCCURRING AT DAYTIME. IT IS
LIKELY...HOWEVER...THAT THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...WITH
ACCUMULATION OR 1 TO EVEN 2 INCHES PER HOUR...SOMEWHERE FROM CENTRAL
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE 06Z NAM SNOW ACCUMULATION ALGORITHM
IS NOT TOO FAR OFF FROM OUR THINKING...AND WE RAISED SNOW TOTALS IN
THOSE AREAS.
..NEAR BLIZZARD...
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WESTERN KANSAS THIS MORNING TO THE
INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR AT EARLY AFTERNOON. COLDER...DRIER AIR IN A
SHALLOW LAYER NEAR THE GROUND...ALONG WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS...WILL
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOWER WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE
THAT A BLIZZARD WARNING WOULD BE JUSTIFIED FOR A FEW HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON...SHOULD THE SNOW ACCUMULATION AND BLOWING SNOW OCCUR AS
FORECAST. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING STORM.
..AFTER THE STORM...
WE USED THE COLDER NAM AND ECMWF TEMPERATURES IN THE DAYS TO
COME...GIVEN WIDESPREAD SNOW COVER. THE GFS DID NOT SEEM TO ACCOUNT
FOR THIS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE RATHER QUICKLY IN THE
SECOND HALF OF THURSDAY NIGHT...SO THIS KEEPS WIND CHILLS JUST ABOVE
THE ADVISORY CRITERIA...AT LEAST IN THE CURRENT FORECAST. THIS
SHOULD BE REEVALUATED THIS EVENING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF
COLD...THERE IS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM SET TO BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN
OR SNOW BY NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
..THANKS...
TO SURROUNDING NWS FORECAST OFFICES AND THE HPC AND SPC FOR THEIR
COLLABORATION THIS MORNING.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 31 14 29 14 / 100 40 0 0
HOBART OK 30 11 31 12 / 100 20 10 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 34 12 34 14 / 100 20 0 0
GAGE OK 25 14 28 16 / 70 10 0 0
PONCA CITY OK 31 17 24 16 / 100 60 10 10
DURANT OK 45 20 33 19 / 100 50 0 10
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR OKZ007-008-
012-013-018>020-024>032-039>043-045>048-050>052.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
OKZ004>006-009>011-014-015.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR OKZ016-017-
021>023-033>038-044.
TX...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ083>090.
&&
02/22/22Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 7:55 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
755 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-241800-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
755 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF OKLAHOMA TODAY...BUT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
COLD AND STABLE LOW LEVEL AIR WILL DEEPEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GENERATE ENOUGH LIFTING TO GENERATE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION...RANGING FROM
RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN...SMALL HAIL...SLEET...AND EVEN SNOW. BURSTS
OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. BY EVENING...INTENSE LIFT WILL MOVE EAST WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW...ENDING THE CHANCE OF THUNDER.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST FRIDAY DEC 25.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IS UNFOLDING OVER ALL OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS
PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SLIDE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY
NIGHT...AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH FRESH SNOW ON
THE GROUND...TEMPERATURES MAY FALL VERY LOW AT NIGHT...INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO...AND RISE ONLY TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE
DAY. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH SUB
FREEZING WEATHER. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH ZERO DEGREES
AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE
REGION NEXT WEEK...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON
TODAY.
BURKEIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 24, 6:17 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
617 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SE HOBART 34.99N 99.04W
12/24/2009 M59 MPH KIOWA OK ASOS
&&
BURKELocal storm report, Dec 24, 9:37 AM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
937 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM NON-TSTM WND GST CHICKASHA 35.04N 97.95W
12/24/2009 M61 MPH GRADY OK ASOS
&&
TYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 10:52 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Roger Mills and 2 more | 19 hr |
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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.