Alert archive / Oklahoma / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this winter storm warning at Mar 19, 2010, 2:42 PM CDT for 22 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 20, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 39 hr. 60 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 19, 2010, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2010, 10:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
All 26 counties
Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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 20, 8:47 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 5 E Owasso, OK | ALSO 0.25 INCH SLEET SINCE 6 AM. LIGHT SNOW BEGINNING. |
| Mar 20, 10:00 AM CDT | SNOW 0 | 1 S Sapulpa, AR | TRACE OF SNOW. SNOW SLEET MIX BECOMING MORE SNOW. |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 7 N Haskell, OK | ICING REPORTED OVER A 45 MINUTE TIMEFRAME. |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Broken Arrow, OK | SOME ICE ACCUMULATION ON ELEVATED SURFACES. SECONDARY ROADS BECOMING SLUSHY. |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | SNOW 0 | 4 E Bixby, OK | ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE INCH. LARGE FLAKES FALLING. |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | SNOW 0 | 4 S Tulsa, OK | TRACE ACCUMULATIONS. LARGE FLAKES. |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | SNOW 0 | Okfuskee, OK | TRACE SNOW AMOUNTS. HEAVY SLEET CHANGING TO SNOW. ROADS BECOMING SLICK. |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Bristow, OK | |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Tulsa, OK | MEASURED AT 55TH AND YALE WITHIN PAST 2 HOURS. TRACE ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES. |
| Mar 20, 10:06 AM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | Bartlesville, OK | |
| Mar 20, 11:12 AM CDT | SNOW 0 | 10 E Nowata, OK | ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW. RAIN/SLEET AHEAD OF THE SNOW. ROADS NOT PERFECT BUT OK IF SLOW AND CAUTIOUS |
| Mar 20, 11:18 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | 4 W Collinsville, OK | ABOUT AN INCH SINCE 7 AM. MAIN ROADS NOT BAD. SIDE ROADS NOT GOOD. |
| Mar 20, 11:27 AM CDT | SNOW 1 | Vinita, OK | LESS THAN AN INCH BUT GOOD DUSTING ON GROUND. HAD RAIN AND SLEET AHEAD OF SNOW. |
| Mar 20, 11:32 AM CDT | SLEET 0 | Miami, OK | HAS NOT COMPLETELY SWITCH OVER AND IS MAINLY SLEET. |
| Mar 20, 11:45 AM CDT | SNOW 1.2 | 5 Ese Owasso, OK | |
| Mar 20, 11:48 AM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Nw Inola, OK | ROADS BECOMING SLICK WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. |
| Mar 20, 11:48 AM CDT | SNOW 2 | 1 Se Broken Arrow, OK | ROADS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. |
| Mar 20, 12:05 PM CDT | SNOW 2.6 | 4 Ene Jenks, OK | 2.6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 0.2 INCHES OF SLEET |
| Mar 20, 12:10 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Tulsa, OK | STORM TOTAL AT 75TH AND MINGO |
| Mar 20, 12:14 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Tulsa, OK | 75TH AND MINGO |
| Mar 20, 12:25 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | Chelsea, OK | 2 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW CURRENTLY IS HEAVY WITH VISIBILITY ONLY 50 TO 100 FEET. |
| Mar 20, 12:30 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | 10 E Miami, OK | SNOW SLEET MIX. ONLY DUSTING ON GROUND BUT NOW MORE SNOW THAN SLEET. |
| Mar 20, 12:35 PM CDT | SLEET 0 | Wyandotte, OK | SLEETING. NO SNOW. CHANGE OVER FROM SLEET TO SNOW NEAR AFTON. |
| Mar 20, 12:47 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Tulsa, OK | STORM TOTAL MEASURED AT 64TH AND MEMORIAL |
| Mar 20, 12:50 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Okemah, OK | ABOUT AN INCH. ROADS SLUSHY AND SLICK. SNOW IS LIGHT AT THIS TIME |
| Mar 20, 12:56 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Broken Arrow, OK | STORM TOTAL. |
| Mar 20, 1:00 PM CDT | SLEET 0 | Eufaula, OK | JUST CHANGING FROM RAIN TO SLEET. NO ACCUMULATION YET. |
| Mar 20, 1:00 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | Claremore, OK | |
| Mar 20, 1:06 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | Muskogee, OK | HAS CHANGED TO SNOW AND SLEET IN MUSKOGEE. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION AT THIS POINT. |
| Mar 20, 1:08 PM CDT | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Miami, OK | LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREES ACROSS OTTAWA COUNTY. |
| Mar 20, 1:10 PM CDT | SLEET 0 | Tahlequah, OK | RAIN AND SLEET MIX AT THIS TIME. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION. |
| Mar 20, 1:10 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | 7 W Nowata, OK | 2 TO 3 INCHES ON GROUND |
| Mar 20, 1:10 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 7 W Nowata, OK | 2 TO 3 INCHES ON GROUND |
| Mar 20, 1:13 PM CDT | SLEET 0 | Wilburton, OK | TRANSITION TO SLEET HAS OCCURRED ACROSS LATIMER COUNTY. |
| Mar 20, 1:15 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | Nowata, OK | 1 TO 2 INCHES IN NOWATA |
| Mar 20, 1:15 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 1 Se Claremore, OK | |
| Mar 20, 1:15 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Claremore, OK | |
| Mar 20, 1:33 PM CDT | SNOW 2.3 | 7 Ese Broken Arrow, OK | STORM TOTAL |
| Mar 20, 1:35 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 2 E Owasso, OK | 4 INCHES MEASURED |
| Mar 20, 1:38 PM CDT | SNOW 0 | 4 W Collinsville, OK | 2.5 INCHES AT HIGHWAY 75 AND HIGHWAY 20 INTERSECTION |
| Mar 20, 1:38 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | 4 W Collinsville, OK | 2.5 INCHES AT HIGHWAY 75 AND HIGHWAY 20 INTERSECTION |
| Mar 20, 1:45 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 7 Se Broken Arrow, OK | 4 INCHES ON GRASS. 3 INCHES ON CAR. 2.75 INCHES ON PAVED DRIVEWAY. ROADS SLUSH COVERED. |
| Mar 20, 2:00 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Nw Bixby, OK | |
| Mar 20, 2:10 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Tulsa, OK | 75TH AND MINGO. 0.10 ICE SLEET BEFORE CHANGE TO SNOW. |
| Mar 20, 2:15 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Pryor, OK | |
| Mar 20, 2:30 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Ssw Disney, OK | |
| Mar 20, 2:40 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Big Cabin, OK | |
| Mar 20, 2:40 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Tulsa, OK | 75TH AND MINGO. AVERAGE IS 3.5 INCHES. |
| Mar 20, 2:42 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | 3 S Catoosa, OK | 37TH AND 193RD EAST AVENUE |
| Mar 20, 2:44 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Vinita, OK | |
| Mar 20, 2:45 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 6 Ene Owasso, OK | 1/4 MILES SOUTH OF 197TH E AVE AND 106TH ST N. |
| Mar 20, 2:48 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 1 W Peggs, OK | |
| Mar 20, 2:54 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Ochelata, OK | |
| Mar 20, 3:00 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Bristow, OK | |
| Mar 20, 3:30 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | 2 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | 71ST AND 193RD E AVE |
| Mar 20, 3:30 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | 3 Ne Broken Arrow, OK | |
| Mar 20, 3:38 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Pryor, OK | |
| Mar 20, 5:02 PM CDT | SNOW 0.5 | Watts, OK | |
| Mar 20, 6:20 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | Centralia, OK | 4-5 INCHES WITH 1 FOOT DRIFTS. TRAVEL ON RURAL ROADS IS DISCOURAGED. |
| Mar 20, 6:25 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | Lenapah, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
782 WWUS44 KTSA 191942 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 242 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 OKZ054>067-200500- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 242 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG... NOWATA...PAWNEE AND OTTAWA. * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EVENTUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. IMPACTS... * ROADS * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ068>071-073-200500- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 242 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL RAIN ON SATURDAY...WITH A TRANSITION TO RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO SUNDAY. * FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LATER FORECASTS MAY UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
12 follow-up statements
335 WWUS44 KTSA 200215 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 915 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 OKZ054>067-201000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 915 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...ROGERS... MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...WAGONER...WASHINGTON... OSAGE...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EVENTUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-053-072-074>076-201000- /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 915 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...SEQUOYAH...LE FLORE... LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL RAIN ON SATURDAY...WITH A TRANSITION TO RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO SUNDAY. * FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ068>071-073-201000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 915 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL RAIN ON SATURDAY...WITH A TRANSITION TO RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET MAY CONTINUE WELL INTO SUNDAY. * FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
694 WWUS44 KTSA 201000 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ049-053-068>076-202130- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE... EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS... WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-202130- /O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH 500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SLEET AND SNOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054>067-202130- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA... VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY... BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER 500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...ROGERS... MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...WAGONER...WASHINGTON... OSAGE...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
527 WWUS44 KTSA 201741 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1241 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-210145- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 1241 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIDESPREAD SLEET AND SNOW ARE ONGOING NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MIAMI TO MCALESTER...WITH REPORTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. THE SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH A DECREASE IN SNOW INTENSITY LIKELY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IMPACTING FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. AN AREA OF 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL SURROUND THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOW...AND INCLUDE BOTH THE TULSA AND FORT SMITH METROPOLITAN AREAS. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL HAS BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN WITH TIME FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINES WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO STRESS TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
012 WWUS44 KTSA 202046 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 346 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-210445- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 346 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD... BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 69. PRECIPITATION HAS REMAINED AS RAIN THUS FAR ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BUT WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF FOR THE MOMENT IN SOME AREAS...HOWEVER IT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION. THUS ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * A HEAVIER BAND WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES STILL APPEARS LIKELY OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARKANSAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL BE COMMON AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF TULSA. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL HAS ALREADY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE ELSEWHERE OVERNIGHT. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW ON POWER LINES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CRAIG...OTTAWA...WAGONER...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG... LATIMER...LEFLORE...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...MAYES...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...OSAGE...PAWNEE... TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
405 WWUS44 KTSA 210247 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 947 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-211100- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 947 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD... BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 412. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO MOSTLY SNOW FAR ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BUT AT TIMES HAS BEEN MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION HAS DIMINISHED SLIGHT DURING THE EVENING BUT IT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THUS ANOTHER PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 44 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. EVEN IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL HAS ALREADY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE ELSEWHERE OVERNIGHT. SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW ON POWER LINES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
963 WWUS44 KTSA 210926 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 426 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-212100- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 426 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD... BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN BEFORE IT ENDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR TODAY FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARKANSAS TO NEAR MUSKOGEE TO NORTH OF MCALESTER WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE THE SNOW BEGAN SATURDAY WILL EXCEED A FOOT IN PARTS OF FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND FAR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE HEAVY SNOW BANDS TODAY. SLICK SPOTS ON MAINLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DRAMTICALLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM WELL ABOVE FREEZING. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... PITTSBURG...LATIMER...LEFLORE...CARROLL...MADISON...BENTON... WASHINGTON...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WAGONER... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...HASKELL... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...OSAGE... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS... MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
275 WWUS44 KTSA 211406 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 906 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-212215- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 906 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST...AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. REPORTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND BENTON COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS...ALONG WITH ADAIR AND DELAWARE COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA. ALSO...5 TO 9 INCH SNOW REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS SEVERAL NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COUNTIES AND INTO CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE SNOW MAY BEGIN TO MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET DURING THE DAY...WITH THE PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY ENDING DURING SUNDAY EVENING. * NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE...JAY...WESTVILLE...MIAMI...TAHLEQUAH ....AND SALLISAW. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY FURTHER WEST AND SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS AS SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING HAS OCCURRED. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS AS THE WET SNOW WEIGHTS ON TREES AND POWER LINES. * COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA... CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR... MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER... AND LE FLORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
031 WWUS44 KTSA 211507 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1007 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-212315- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 1007 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST...AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. REPORTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND BENTON COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS...ALONG WITH ADAIR AND DELAWARE COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA. ALSO...5 TO 9 INCH SNOW REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS SEVERAL NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COUNTIES AND INTO CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...AND CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA RESULTING IN A GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. TOTAL ICE AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT DUE TO TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE FREEZING...HOWEVER GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS MAY STILL IMPACT ANY ICE GLAZED POWER LINES OR TREE LIMBS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY END DURING SUNDAY EVENING. * NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAYETTEVILLE...JAY...WESTVILLE...MIAMI...TAHLEQUAH ....AND SALLISAW. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY FURTHER WEST AND SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ADDITIONALLY...LIGHT ICE AMOUNTS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ARE ONGOING ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WITH THIS LIGHT ICING LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATER TODAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CARROLL...MADISON...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CRAWFORD...AND SEBASTIAN. COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
457
WWUS44 KTSA 211823
WSWTSA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
123 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
OKZ054>056-059-211930-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-
123 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND NOWATA.
* THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THESE
COUNTIES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WHILE
TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. THIS WILL END THE RISK OF
ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER.
&&
$$
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-057-058-060>076-220000-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-
OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-
PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
123 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...
PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CRAIG...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...
MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...
WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL
AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* PERIODS OF MODERATE SLEET AND SNOW CONTINUE SOUTH AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 44...WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION NOTED EAST OF A
LINE FROM JAY TO MCALESTER. THE SLEET AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
TRANSITION TO RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH
ALL PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY ENDING LATER TONIGHT.
* 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN
OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...ALONG WITH LIGHT ICING
AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED...AND
ADDITIONAL OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
&&
$$228 WWUS44 KTSA 212042 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 342 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 OKZ060-061-064>066-212145- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0000Z/ TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 342 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA AND ROGERS. * THE PRECIPITATION HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THESE COUNTIES...AND TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING. THIS WILL END THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-057-058-062-063-067>076- 220445- /O.EXT.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0500Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-DELAWARE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 342 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...WAGONER...MAYES...DELAWARE... SEQUOYAH...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CRAIG...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET CONTINUE ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION BAND EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL LE FLORE COUNTY NORTHEAST INTO EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO RAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. ALL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END LATER TONIGHT. * LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED...AND ADDITIONAL OUTAGES REMAIN POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
305 WWUS44 KTSA 220239 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 939 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ARZ001-010-OKZ049-053-057-058-062-063-067>076-220345- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0500Z/ BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-DELAWARE- WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- 939 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...PUSHMATAHA...MAYES... DELAWARE...SEQUOYAH...WAGONER...CHOCTAW...CRAIG...PITTSBURG... OTTAWA...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON AND BENTON. * THE WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED. && $$ ARZ002-011-019-020-029-220500- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0500Z/ CARROLL-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- 939 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN ARKANSAS...MADISON...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET SOMETIMES MIXED WITH LIGHT RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. NEARLY ALL OF THE REMAINING PRECIPITATION IS LIGHT ALTHOUGH SOME SMALL HEAVIER SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. ALL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED UNTIL THIS WARNING EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED...AND ADDITIONAL OUTAGES REMAIN POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
253 WWUS44 KTSA 220319 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1019 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ARZ002-011-019-020-029-220430- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100322T0500Z/ CARROLL-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- 1019 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN ARKANSAS...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN AND MADISON. * THE WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED. && $$
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 19, 10:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 10:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1035 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...UPDATE...
.DISCUSSION...
MIXING DEPTHS HAVE RECENTLY TAPPED THE WARMER TEMPS ALOFT WITH A
SHARP RISE IN TEMPS NOTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS
STARTING TO BE REPORTED. THIS IS TRACKING WELL WILL CURRENT
FORECAST AND THE FORTHCOMING UPDATE WILL MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
FOR OBSERVED TRENDS...THOUGH LITTLE IMPACT EXPECTED REGARDING
FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND LATEST NAM DATA
IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FRONTAL TIMING INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
LIMITED INSTABILITY STILL LOOKS TO PRECLUDE A SEVERE WEATHER RISK
WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER
IMPACTS ARE ALSO CONSISTENT WITH GROWING CONCERN ON AN ELEVATED
WARM NOSE AND RESULTANT PRECIP TYPES FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THESE DETAILS ARE
BEING ANALYZED AS NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE THOUGH A SHIFT IN THE
PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE FORECAST
IS REFINED.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 72 32 33 31 / 10 90 90 70
FSM 71 46 54 34 / 10 60 90 90
MLC 71 39 40 31 / 10 70 90 70
BVO 71 30 33 31 / 20 90 90 70
FYV 67 44 48 32 / 10 60 90 90
BYV 67 42 43 31 / 10 50 90 90
MKO 71 39 40 31 / 10 80 90 80
MIO 69 33 34 31 / 10 80 90 80
F10 71 36 36 31 / 10 80 90 70
HHW 71 48 50 32 / 10 60 90 70
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SUNDAY FOR OKZ054-
OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-
OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-
OKZ071-OKZ073.
AR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM SUNDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011.
&&
SHORT TERM...07Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 1:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 103 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201000- 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- 100 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...WEST OF A LINE FROM MIAMI TO MCALESTER. ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...CRITICAL. AREA...PRIMARILY EAST OF A MIAMI TO HUGO LINE. ONSET...AFTER 6 PM. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. WINTER WEATHER. SNOW ACCUMULATION. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AND WESTERN ARKANSAS AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL FUEL AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A LIMITED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST GIVEN THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT ACROSS OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES...WITH THIS TRANSITION SPREADING EASTWARD DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HOWEVER REPORTS OF PRECIPITATION CHANGING FROM RAIN TO SNOW...ALONG WITH ANY SNOW AMOUNTS...ARE ENCOURAGED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BE ONGOING SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...BEFORE PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY SHIFTS EASTWARD. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH TRAVEL IMPACTS LIKELY ALONG WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL INCREASE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BY MID NEXT WEEK. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... RESPONSES DUE TO WINTER WEATHER SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PLEASE RELAY SNOW TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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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.