Alert archive / Oklahoma / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this winter storm warning at Feb 7, 2011, 3:21 PM CST for 22 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 8, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 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
- Feb 7, 2011, 3:21 PM CST (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2011, 1:39 PM CST
- In force
- 20 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 21:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 3:10 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Bella Vista, AR | SNOFALL MEASURED AT 245 AM. |
| Feb 9, 3:10 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Siloam Springs, AR | SNOWFALL MEASURED AT 3 AM. |
| Feb 9, 3:10 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Vinita, OK | 5 AM MEASUREMENT. |
| Feb 9, 3:10 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 5 S Broken Arrow, OK | |
| Feb 9, 3:10 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Siloam Springs, AR | MEASURED 5 AM. |
| Feb 9, 4:05 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Bartlesville, OK | WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS HEAVY SNOW...3 FOOT DRIFTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. MOST ROADS DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Pawnee, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:08 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Nowata, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:13 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Vinita, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:15 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Bella Vista, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:15 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Claremore, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:18 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Pryor, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:20 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Miami, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:22 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Jay, OK | DRIFTS OVER ONE FOOT |
| Feb 9, 5:25 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Fayetteville, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:35 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Gentry, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:35 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Langley, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:37 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Adair, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:40 AM CST | SNOW 14 | Ramona, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:42 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 W Elkins, AR | DRIFTS OVER 7 INCHES |
| Feb 9, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Bentonville, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Vinita, OK | |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 3.7 | Tulsa, OK | 11TH AND HIGHWAY 169 |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Bella Vista, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Hindsville, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Springdale, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Siloam Springs, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Highfill, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Lowell, AR | |
| Feb 9, 5:55 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Rogers, AR | |
| Feb 9, 6:15 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Bentonville, AR | |
| Feb 9, 6:24 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Okemah, OK | |
| Feb 9, 6:34 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Verdigris, OK | |
| Feb 9, 6:49 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Springdale, AR | |
| Feb 9, 6:50 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Elm Springs, AR | DRIFTS TO 20 INCHES |
| Feb 9, 6:52 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Catoosa, OK | |
| Feb 9, 6:52 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Welch, OK | |
| Feb 9, 6:59 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Miami, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:01 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Grove, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:03 AM CST | SNOW 14 | Lowell, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:06 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Eureka Springs, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:06 AM CST | SNOW 8.5 | Westville, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Winslow, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Claremore, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Ralston, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:17 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Bentonville, AR | DRIFTS TO 20 INCHES |
| Feb 9, 7:20 AM CST | SNOW 20 | Colcord, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:22 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Tulsa, OK | 55TH AND YALE |
| Feb 9, 7:25 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 W Alpena, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:26 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Stilwell, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:29 AM CST | SNOW 13 | Bella Vista, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 S Fayetteville, AR | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CAMPUS...UNION |
| Feb 9, 7:33 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 10 W Tontitown, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:44 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Tahlequah, OK | |
| Feb 9, 7:49 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Nw Eureka Springs, AR | REPORTED FROM HOLIDAY ISLAND |
| Feb 9, 7:49 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Bella Vista, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:55 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Green Forest, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:55 AM CST | SNOW 8 | N Bella Vista, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:55 AM CST | SNOW 11 | Marble, AR | |
| Feb 9, 7:55 AM CST | SNOW 12 | S Fayetteville, AR |
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, 9.4 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
- 562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
280 WWUS44 KTSA 072121 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 321 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-080600- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0004.110209T0000Z-110210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0005.110209T0000Z-110210T0300Z/ 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- 321 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... 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. * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A POWERFUL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEST OF TULSA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 25 MILES AN HOUR...WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY 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... * 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. && $$
11 follow-up statements
846 WWUS44 KTSA 080313 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 913 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-081200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.110209T0000Z-110210T0300Z/ 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- 913 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... 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 DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING EASTWARD OVERNIGHT TUESDAY AND THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL HAMPER ROAD CLEARING EFFORTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * PREPARATIONS FOR THIS WINTER STORM SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND 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. && $$
811 WWUS44 KTSA 081026 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 426 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-082200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.110209T0000Z-110210T0300Z/ 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 CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... 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... * A STRONG UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO EASTERN OK AND NORTHWEST AR STARTING LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS FORECAST OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE WEDNESDAY COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK WILL BE DIFFICULT TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF THIS SYSTEM MAY IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. 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. && $$ LACY
710 WWUS44 KTSA 082144 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 344 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-090600- /O.EXT.KTSA.WS.W.0005.110209T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ 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- 344 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... 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... * A STRONG UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO EASTERN OK AND NORTHWEST AR STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE COMMON ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 12 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY... NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL HAMPER ROAD CLEARING EFFORTS. 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. && $$
818 WWUS44 KTSA 090348 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 948 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ 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- 948 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... 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... * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO AREAS ALONG THE OKLAHOMA KANSAS BORDER THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVY SNOW TOTALS ALREADY OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARD SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WIDESPREAD 5 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ROAD CLEARING EFFORTS WILL BE FURTHER HAMPERED BY THE GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 091038 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 438 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-092200- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ 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- 438 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST 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... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. A NEARLY STATIONARY BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DROPPED HEAVY SNOW OVER FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST WITH TIME. MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AS A STRONG UPPER STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS. THE WINDS ARE PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF RAPIDLY BY THIS AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. AREAS FROM PAWHUSKA TO BARTLESVILLE TO JAY TO SILOAM SPRINGS TO FAYETTEVILLE WILL PICK UP BETWEEN 12 AND 16 INCHES BENEATH A NEARLY STATIONARY HEAVY SNOW BAND. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW WILL BE COMMON. WEAR PROPER CLOTHING TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM FROSTBITE. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE SOME VERY HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN. IN ADDITION...STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE... ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL... LATIMER...LEFLORE...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN... COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...OSAGE... PAWNEE... 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. && $$
524 WWUS44 KTSA 091411 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 811 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-092215- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ 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- 811 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST 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... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY IN AREAS FROM PAWHUSKA TO JAY TO FAYETTEVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW WILL BE COMMON. WEAR PROPER CLOTHING TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM FROSTBITE. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS FALLEN. IN ADDITION...STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OVER FOUR FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$
899 WWUS44 KTSA 091446 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 846 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-092300- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ 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- 846 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST 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... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST. * 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN 12 TO 22 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY IN AREAS FROM PAWHUSKA TO JAY TO FAYETTEVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW WILL BE COMMON. WEAR PROPER CLOTHING TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM FROSTBITE. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS FALLEN. IN ADDITION...STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OVER FOUR FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. 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. && $$
670 WWUS44 KTSA 091552 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 952 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-100000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ 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- 952 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES... 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... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...INTO FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTHEAST BY MID AFTERNOON. * 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44. SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN ONE TO TWO FEET WILL BE LIKELY IN AREAS FROM PAWHUSKA TO JAY TO FAYETTEVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW WILL BE COMMON. WEAR PROPER CLOTHING TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM FROSTBITE. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS FALLEN. IN ADDITION...STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OVER FOUR FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. * FOR THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE...REMEMBER SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS HALF YOUR BODY HEAT LOSS CAN BE FROM THE HEAD. * 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. && $$
592 WWUS44 KTSA 091812 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1212 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-100000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ 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- 1212 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST 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. * AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LINGERING FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. * AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. A LARGE SWATH OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW WILL BE COMMON. WEAR PROPER CLOTHING TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM FROSTBITE. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS FALLEN. IN ADDITION...STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OVER FOUR FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. * FOR THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE...REMEMBER SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS HALF YOUR BODY HEAT LOSS CAN BE FROM THE HEAD. * 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. && $$
511 WWUS44 KTSA 091844 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1244 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 OKZ049-053>068-070-071-073>075-091945- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- 1244 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PAWNEE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. * THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT PRODUCED ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS SOME AREAS HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT EAST OF THE REGION. A FEW LINGERING FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * ROADS REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. * FOR THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE...REMEMBER SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS HALF YOUR BODY HEAT LOSS CAN BE FROM THE HEAD. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ069-072-076-100000- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- 1244 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. IN ARKANSAS... WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...BENTON... SEBASTIAN...CARROLL AND FRANKLIN. * AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LINGERING FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. * AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. A LARGE SWATH OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW WILL BE COMMON. WEAR PROPER CLOTHING TO PROTECT THE SKIN FROM FROSTBITE. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS FALLEN. IN ADDITION...STIFF NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS OVER FOUR FEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING. ALSO TAKE WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. * FOR THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE...REMEMBER SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS HALF YOUR BODY HEAT LOSS CAN BE FROM THE HEAD. * 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. && $$
001 WWUS44 KTSA 091939 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 139 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ069-100600- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WC.Y.0004.110209T1939Z-110210T1700Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-ADAIR- 139 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. * THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. DEFINITION... * A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. * 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ072-076-092045- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-SEQUOYAH-LE FLORE- 139 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...SEQUOYAH AND LE FLORE. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD... SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. * THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. && $$ OKZ054>068-070-071-073-100600- /O.NEW.KTSA.WC.Y.0004.110209T1939Z-110210T1700Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG- 139 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THURSDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. DEFINITION... * A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * PREPARE FOR THE COLD BY WEARING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES AND LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. * 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. && $$
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 Feb 7, 3:12 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 3:12 PM CST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
312 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011
.DISCUSSION...
WILL UPGRADE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM
WARNING WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. STILL LOOKING
AT A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE THAT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
THE SNOW TO THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
UNITED STATES AND WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND
ACROSS THE PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST
ACROSS TEXAS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED
OVER SOUTHEAST TEAS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO FALL
MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AS A COLD HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM BUILDS INTO THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE EXPECTED
STORM SYSTEM. THERE MAY BE SOME RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE A TRANSITION
TO SNOW TAKES PLACE. OTHERWISE...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL
COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE
RESPONSIBLE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH
THE HEAVIEST BAND OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OCCURRING BETWEEN
INTERSTATE 44 AND INTERSTATE 40. COULD ALSO SEE SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING AS SKIES CLEAR AND THE WINDS
WEAKEN. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE AS THE SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA NEXT MONDAY. HOWEVER...WILL
KEEP FORECAST DRY AT THIS TIME.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 17 32 14 16 / 0 40 80 80
FSM 19 36 24 27 / 0 10 60 90
MLC 20 41 21 23 / 0 20 80 100
BVO 13 26 10 14 / 10 60 80 80
FYV 12 33 16 21 / 0 20 60 80
BYV 13 28 14 19 / 0 20 60 80
MKO 18 34 18 21 / 0 30 80 80
MIO 11 25 10 14 / 0 50 80 80
F10 20 36 17 20 / 0 30 80 100
HHW 22 45 28 30 / 0 20 60 100
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-
OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-
OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-
OKZ076.
AR...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....10Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 12:54 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1254 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-081100- 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- 1254 PM CST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL. THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM REMAINS POISED TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY TUESDAY EVENING. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS APPEARS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO RECEIVE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL MOSTLY BE SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 412 WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH MOST AREAS TO THE NORTH SEEING LESS THAN 4 INCHES. THE LOCATION OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...SO ALL AREAS SHOULD REMAIN PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. MUCH COLDER ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND CAUSE GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH WILL LINGER AFTER THE SNOW ENDS. ACTUAL TEMPERATURES NEAR OR A FEW DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS THURSDAY MORNING. A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP IS LIKELY BY THE WEEKEND. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BE FINALIZED AND COMPLETED BY EARLY TUESDAY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 1:22 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Arkansas, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.