Alert archive / Oklahoma / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this winter storm warning at Mar 27, 2009, 4:07 AM CDT for 6 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 28, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 37 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 27, 2009, 4:07 AM CDT (09:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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 28, 9:18 AM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | Tulsa, OK | 81ST AND MINGO |
| Mar 28, 9:50 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Glenpool, OK | ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS |
| Mar 28, 9:57 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 8 Se Tulsa, OK | NEAR 81ST AND MINGO...MEASURED 1 INCH ON STREET AND NEAR 2 INCH ON GRASSY SURFACE. |
| Mar 28, 10:05 AM CDT | SNOW 0.8 | Bristow, OK | ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS |
| Mar 28, 10:10 AM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Tulsa, OK | 31ST AND MEMORIAL |
| Mar 28, 10:11 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | Tulsa, OK | 61ST AND SHERIDAN. CARS SLIDING OFF ROADWAY AND BECOMING STRANDED. |
| Mar 28, 10:17 AM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | Bartlesville, OK | |
| Mar 28, 10:21 AM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | Bixby, OK | |
| Mar 28, 10:24 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Cleveland, OK | |
| Mar 28, 10:24 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Pawnee, OK | |
| Mar 28, 10:33 AM CDT | SLEET 0.25 | Wann, OK | |
| Mar 28, 10:38 AM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | 6 E Delaware, OK | |
| Mar 28, 11:00 AM CDT | SNOW 2.6 | Tulsa, OK | NWS TULSA OFFICE 11TH AND HWY 169 |
| Mar 28, 11:19 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Collinsville, OK | STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Mar 28, 11:28 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Sapulpa, OK | STILL SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Mar 28, 11:47 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Tulsa, OK | NEAR 81ST AND MINGO...MEASURED 4 ON GRASSY SURFACES AND 3 INCHES ON PAVEMENT. |
| Mar 28, 11:59 AM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Bristow, OK | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 PM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Tulsa, OK | 65TH AND MINGO. TREE LIMBS ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK. |
| Mar 28, 12:53 PM CDT | SNOW 3.7 | Tulsa, OK | NWS FORECAST OFFICE 11TH AND HWY 169 |
| Mar 28, 1:04 PM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Tulsa, OK | NEAR 81ST AND MINGO...MEASURED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON GRASSY AREAS. |
| Mar 28, 1:13 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | Bristow, OK | MEASURED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON GRASSY AREAS. |
| Mar 28, 1:34 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | Broken Arrow, OK | NEAR 61ST AND ELM |
| Mar 28, 1:45 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Tulsa, OK | NEAR 91ST AND MINGO...MEASURED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. |
| Mar 28, 2:35 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Tulsa, OK | CENTRAL TULSA |
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Broken Arrow, OK | 1/2M SOUTH OF 71ST AND 145TH |
| Mar 28, 2:52 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Broken Arrow, OK | 61ST AND ELM. THUNDER AUDIBLE. |
| Mar 28, 2:53 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Tulsa, OK | TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Mar 28, 3:16 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Tulsa, OK | NWS OFFICE 11TH AND HWY 169 |
| Mar 28, 3:30 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Terlton, OK | |
| Mar 28, 3:35 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Vinita, OK | |
| Mar 28, 3:35 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Bartlesville, OK | |
| Mar 28, 3:38 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Pawnee, OK | |
| Mar 28, 3:47 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Kellyville, OK | |
| Mar 28, 3:48 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Mannford, OK | |
| Mar 28, 3:51 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Slick, OK | |
| Mar 28, 4:30 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Bristow, OK | |
| Mar 28, 4:45 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Tulsa, OK | 75TH AND MINGO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 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 270907 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 407 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 OKZ054-055-059-271715- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0003.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0002.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...PAWNEE 407 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON AND PAWNEE. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...AND INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ARZ001-OKZ056>058-060>064-067-271715- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0003.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW... WAGONER 407 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... CREEK AND WAGONER. A COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TARGET THE REGION. RAINFALL... HEAVY AT TIMES... IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATION OF 4 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE I-44 CORRIDOR... INCREASING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IN THE WATCH AREA. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. && $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KTSA 271648 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1148 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 OKZ054-055-059-272130- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...PAWNEE 1148 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON AND PAWNEE. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT ACROSS OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...AND INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE....PARTICULARLY THE FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ARZ001-OKZ056>058-060>064-067-272130- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0003.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW... WAGONER 1148 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... CREEK AND WAGONER. A COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TARGET THE REGION. RAINFALL...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION VERY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATION OF 4 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED ALONG THE I-44 CORRIDOR...INCREASING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AS THE EARLIER CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW BEFORE SUNRISE WILL RESULT IN HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IN THE WATCH AREA. ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA... MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. && $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 272050 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 350 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 OKZ054-055-059-280500- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...PAWNEE 350 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON AND PAWNEE. THE MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT ACROSS OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...AND INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE....PARTICULARLY THE FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ARZ001-OKZ056>058-060>064-067-280500- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0003.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW... WAGONER 350 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... CREEK AND WAGONER. A COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TARGET THE REGION. RAINFALL...WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION VERY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE I-44 CORRIDOR...INCREASING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WHERE THE EARLIER CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW BEFORE SUNRISE WILL RESULT IN HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 280416 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1116 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 OKZ054-055-059-281300- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...PAWNEE 1116 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON AND PAWNEE. A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS FAR WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...AND ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ALONG WITH REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES IN PONCA CITY. TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING...WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO TRACK ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES. ONCE THE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW OCCURS...IT WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.... PARTICULARLY THE FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. 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. && ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS IN PAWNEE COUNTY...WITH SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES REPORTED IN OSAGE COUNTY. $$ ARZ001-OKZ056>058-060>064-067-281300- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.090328T0600Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...MIAMI...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW... WAGONER 1116 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... CREEK AND WAGONER. THE STRONG UPPER STORM SYSTEM REMAINS ON TRACK TO PRODUCE A PERIOD OF WINTERY WEATHER ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS STARTING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE ENDING BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. ONGOING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY AND PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE I-44 CORRIDOR...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 280918 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 418 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 OKZ056-057-281730- /O.UPG.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOWATA...VINITA 418 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA AND CRAIG. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS NOWATA AND CRAIG COUNTIES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS CLOSE TO THE KANSAS BORDER. A BAND OF ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS AREA BEFORE SNOW ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO 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. && $$ OKZ054-055-059-281730- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...PAWNEE 418 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON AND PAWNEE. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS MORNING OVER THE AREA AND HAS TRANSITIONED TO RAIN IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER...AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND DRAWS COLDER AIR BACK INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.... PARTICULARLY THE FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS... BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. && ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS IN PAWNEE COUNTY...WITH SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES REPORTED IN OSAGE COUNTY. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE...PAWNEE... $$ OKZ065-066-281730- /O.EXA.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE 418 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ARZ001-OKZ058-060>064-067-281730- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...MIAMI...TULSA... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...WAGONER 418 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK AND WAGONER. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ONGOING EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE COUNTIES...WHILE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE MOMENT ELSEWHERE. ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. AS THIS SYSTEM DRAWS COLDER AIR INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND BY AFTERNOON OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE I-44 CORRIDOR...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 281456 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 956 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 OKZ054>057-059-282300- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...PAWNEE 956 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG AND PAWNEE. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS MORNING OVER THE AREA AND HAS TRANSITIONED TO RAIN IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER...AS THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND DRAWS COLDER AIR BACK INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.... PARTICULARLY THE FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. 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. && ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS IN PAWNEE COUNTY...WITH SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES REPORTED IN OSAGE COUNTY. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE... PAWNEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE...PAWNEE... $$ ARZ001-OKZ058-060>067-282300- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...MIAMI...TULSA... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 956 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE AND WAGONER. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREAS THIS MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS AND CREEK COUNTIES THIS MORNING. AS THE POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST...THIS BAND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH SOUTHEAST. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEAST...ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SNOW WILL AFFECT THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS OF THE ADVISORY AREA THAT HAVE SEEN THE HEAVIER SNOW BAND THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 281648 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1148 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 OKZ060-064-290000- /O.UPG.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ TULSA-CREEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULSA...BRISTOW 1148 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... TULSA AND CREEK. A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...PARTICULARLY TULSA COUNTY. 3 TO 4 INCH TOTALS HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS TULSA COUNTY THIS MORNING. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS TULSA AND CREEK COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW BAND SHIFTS EAST FROM THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE...BENTON...WASHINGTON... CRAWFORD... $$ OKZ054>057-059-290000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...PAWNEE 1148 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG AND PAWNEE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND DRAWS COLDER AIR BACK INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS OF 6TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE....PARTICULARLY THE FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 35 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS... BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. && ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS IN PAWNEE COUNTY...WITH SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES REPORTED IN OSAGE COUNTY. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE... PAWNEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE... PAWNEE... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE...BENTON...WASHINGTON... CRAWFORD... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED... OSAGE... $$ ARZ001-OKZ058-061>063-065>067-290000- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...MIAMI... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 1148 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE AND WAGONER. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. A AS THE POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST...ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SNOW WILL AFFECT THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE...BENTON...WASHINGTON... CRAWFORD... $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 282011 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 311 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 OKZ054>057-059-060-064-290000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...PAWNEE...TULSA...BRISTOW 311 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...PAWNEE...TULSA AND CREEK. SNOW IS DECREASING IN BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE WARNING AREA AS THE UPPER LOW SYSTEM IS NOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI. SNOW IN THE TULSA METRO AREA HAS BEEN VARIED BUT MOST AREAS HAVE REPORTED FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. ROADS... BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. && ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS IN PAWNEE COUNTY...WITH SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES REPORTED IN OSAGE COUNTY. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE... PAWNEE... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE...BENTON...WASHINGTON... CRAWFORD... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED... OSAGE...PITTSBURG... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE... $$ ARZ001-OKZ058-061>063-065>067-290000- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...MIAMI... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 311 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE AND WAGONER. MOSTLY SNOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON BUT DECREASING TRENDS HAVE BEEN SEEN ON RADAR AND OBSERVATIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND THEN END DURING THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED BUT MANY AREAS HAVE REPORTED AN INCH TO AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE ADVISORY AREA. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT BUT WILL IMPROVE WITH WARMING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE... $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 282119 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 419 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 OKZ054>057-059-060-064-290000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...PAWNEE...TULSA...BRISTOW 419 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...PAWNEE...TULSA AND CREEK. SNOW IS DECREASING IN BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE WARNING AREA AS THE UPPER LOW SYSTEM IS NOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI. SNOW IN THE TULSA METRO AREA HAS BEEN VARIED BUT MOST AREAS HAVE REPORTED FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. 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. && ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS IN PAWNEE COUNTY...WITH SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES REPORTED IN OSAGE COUNTY. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... OSAGE... PAWNEE... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE...BENTON...WASHINGTON... CRAWFORD... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED... OSAGE...PITTSBURG... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED... OSAGE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE... PITTSBURG... $$ ARZ001-OKZ058-061>063-065>067-290000- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...MIAMI... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 419 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE AND WAGONER. MAINLY LIGHT SNOW HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND DECREASING TRENDS HAVE BEEN SEEN ON RADAR AND OBSERVATIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND THEN END DURING THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED BUT MANY AREAS HAVE REPORTED AN INCH TO AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE ADVISORY AREA. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT BUT WILL IMPROVE WITH WARMING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE... COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE... PITTSBURG... $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 290029 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 729 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 OKZ054>057-059-060-064-290130- /O.EXP.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...PAWNEE...TULSA...BRISTOW 729 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...PAWNEE...TULSA AND CREEK. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. PATCHES OF DRIZZLE OR SNOW FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE SKIES CLEAR OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S LATER TONIGHT SO ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY REFREEZE CREATING SLICK SPOTS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... ROGERS...OKFUSKEE...PITTSBURG...BENTON...WASHINGTON... $$ ARZ001-OKZ058-061>063-065>067-290130- /O.EXP.KTSA.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ BENTON-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...MIAMI... CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 729 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON. IN OKLAHOMA... OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE AND WAGONER. SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED. PATCHES OF LIGHT SNOW...FLURRIES OR DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING BEFORE SKIES CLEAR OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S LATER TONIGHT SO ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY REFREEZE CREATING SLICK SPOTS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKMULGEE... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... ROGERS...OKFUSKEE...PITTSBURG...BENTON...WASHINGTON... $$
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 27, 3:55 AM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 3:55 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
355 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009
.DISCUSSION...
POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA BEGINNING
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IN AND NEAR THE WARM SECTOR ACROSS FAR SE SECTIONS
THIS AFTERNOON. VERY BUSY 36-48 HOURS SHAPING UP.
MORE ON THE WINTER WEATHER IN A BIT...BUT IN THE SHORTER TERM LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE SURGING BACK NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL
TEXAS PER 3.9U IN WAKE OF GULF COAST MCS. SFC LOW ANALYZED NEAR
KABI CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH WHILE
INVERTED TROUGH REGIME SETS UP OVER EASTERN OK THIS AFTERNOON.
WARM FRONT MAY HAVE TROUBLE GOING TOO FAR NORTH AS STRONG NE SFC
WINDS PREVAIL...HOWEVER A GOOD CHANCE THAT STRONG TO SEVERE
ELEVATED CELLS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF I-40 THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF
THE WARM FRONT. HAIL AND WIND THREAT WITH THIS ACTIVITY...SOME
TORNADO THREAT COULD DEVELOP OVER SE OKLAHOMA SHOULD THE WARM
FRONT SURGE FARTHER NORTH THAN ANTICIPATED.
AS FOR WINTER STORM POTENTIAL...THIS SYSTEM HAS ALL THE MAKINGS OF
A MAJOR SPRING BLIZZARD OVER THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXTENDING THROUGH PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN OK BY EARLY SATURDAY AS VERY COLD TEMPS ALOFT SPREAD OVER
THE AREA. NEAR TEXTBOOK WARM ADVECTION WRAPPING BACK INTO COLD
CORE INDICATES GOOD POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVE HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW
IN NW SECTOR OF UPPER LOW. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS OCCURRING IN
FIRST TWO PERIODS REMAINS TO THE NW OF TULSA AREA...AND THEREFORE
WILL UPGRADE TO WINTER STORM WARNING FOR OSAGE...PAWNEE...
WASHINGTON TONIGHT/SAT. EXPECT AMOUNTS MAINLY IN 4-6 INCH RANGE...
BUT LOCAL DOUBLE-DIGIT SNOW TOTALS VERY POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY
SUSTAINED CONVECTIVE BANDS. WESTERN PORTIONS OF OSAGE/PAWNEE MAY
ALSO EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT LEAST SOME OF THE TIME
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.
WILL LEAVE THE PRESENT WATCH IN PLACE OTHERWISE AS UNCERTAINTY
BECOMES HIGHER THE FARTHER EAST AND SOUTH YOU GO. 00Z GFS REMAINS
AN OUTLIER WITH EVENTUAL TRACK OF LOW KEEPING IT FARTHER SOUTH AND
BRINGING WINTER POTENTIAL TO MUCH OF NW ARKANSAS BY LATE SAT.
REMAINING MODELS LIFT LOW MUCH MORE TO THE NE DURING THAT TIME AND
THIS SOLUTION REMAINS PREFERRED. ALSO...MUCH OF THE SNOW FARTHER
EAST WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS SAT...AND THIS BEING THE
END OF MARCH WITH IT WILL BE TOUGH TO ACCUMULATE IN THE DAYTIME
WITH SFC TEMPS AT OR A LITTLE ABOVE FREEZING MUCH OF THE EVENT.
ALSO...NORTHERN TRACK PUTS THIS AREA MORE PRONE TO DRY SLOT
INTRUSION.
ONE FINAL THOUGHT...THE COLD WRAP AROUND COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE
SOME NOISE FARTHER SOUTH THAN WATCH AREA INTO PARTS OF SE
OKLAHOMA. AT THIS POINT DO NOT SEE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST
WARNING CRITERIA TO BE MET...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF AN
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED EARLY SAT.
PRECIP WILL END LATE SATURDAY WITH CHILLY NIGHT IN STORE. TEMPS
HELD DOWN SUNDAY IN SNOW COVERED AREAS...BUT DO THINK A
SIGNIFICANT DENT WILL BE MADE IN THE SNOWPACK REGARDLESS AND
MOST IF NOT ALL WILL BE GONE BY THE END OF THE DAY.
WENT WITH A BLEND OF GFS/ECMWF IN EXTENDED PERIODS. PATTERN
REMAINS RATHER UNSETTLED WITH UPPER TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL U.S. AND
SEVERAL SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH. IT DOES APPEAR THAT MOISTURE WILL
BE LIMITED IN THIS PATTERN...WITH TEMPS NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW
NORMAL. LOTS OF DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS THROUGH THIS PERIOD.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 47 33 37 29 / 90 100 100 0
FSM 61 38 42 30 / 90 100 90 20
MLC 58 36 38 31 / 90 90 70 10
BVO 43 30 36 23 / 90 100 100 0
FYV 55 37 38 29 / 90 100 100 20
BYV 53 38 38 29 / 70 100 100 20
MKO 52 36 37 29 / 90 100 100 10
MIO 46 34 36 26 / 90 100 100 30
F10 52 35 38 29 / 90 100 90 0
HHW 66 38 43 33 / 90 60 50 10
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SATURDAY FOR
OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ059.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SATURDAY FOR
OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-
OKZ067.
AR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SATURDAY FOR
ARZ001.
&&
SHORT TERM...12
LONG TERM....14Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 1:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
145 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-271000-
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-
145 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...HOWEVER PRECIPITATION COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LIMITED.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM...WINTER WEATHER...HIGH WIND AND
HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A POTENT UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY WILL BRING A
THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A PORTION OF THE REGION FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS A LARGE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA...
WHERE ACCUMULATION OF 4 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED...WITH 8 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 10:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1018 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
OKZ070-071-073>075-270400-
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
1018 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN MCINTOSH...WESTERN HASKELL...NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG AND
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER
AT 1018 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES SOUTHEAST OF FEATHERSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LEWISVILLE...
ENTERPRISE...WHITEFIELD...BLOCKER...FEATHERSTON...QUINTON...
BRIARTOWN...PORUM AND WARNER.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.
LAT...LON 3555 9542 3543 9498 3500 9534 3504 9568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 207DEG 21KT 3506 9540Special weather statement, Mar 26, 11:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1129 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
OKZ072-074-270515-
HASKELL OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
1129 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN HASKELL
AT 1129 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES EAST OF TAMAHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TAMAHA...SALLISAW...
GANS...MULDROW...MC KEY AND BRUSHY.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL.
LAT...LON 3541 9452 3535 9473 3536 9478 3534 9481
3531 9493 3541 9501 3565 9472 3564 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 239DEG 22KT 3537 9490The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 48 min |
| Mar 26, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 62 min |
| Mar 26, 10:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Haskell | 42 min |
| Mar 26, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Sequoyah | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 8:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 8:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 8:24 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Pawnee, Washington | 11 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Pittsburg | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 9:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okmulgee, Tulsa | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 9:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 10:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah | 67 min |
| Mar 27, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Tulsa | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 12:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Okfuskee | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Osage, Tulsa | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage, Pawnee | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 3:50 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TSA | Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okfuskee and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pushmataha | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer, LeFlore, Pushmataha | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | LeFlore, Pushmataha | 66 min |
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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.