Alert archive / Oklahoma / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this winter storm warning at Feb 12, 2012, 10:54 PM CST for 10 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 13 hr. 28 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 12, 2012, 10:54 PM CST (04:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2012, 12:08 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 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 13, 2:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Pea Ridge, AR | HALF INCH ACCUMULATED IN THE LAST HOUR ON GRASSY SURFACES. |
| Feb 13, 2:55 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Tulsa, OK | MEASURED AT NWS TULSA. |
| Feb 13, 3:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Bella Vista, AR | |
| Feb 13, 3:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Pawnee, OK | 1 TO 2 INCHES IN PAWNEE REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFS OFFICE. SOME WEATHER RELATED CAR ACCIDENTS AROUND THE COUNTY BUT NOTHING MAJOR. |
| Feb 13, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Broken Arrow, OK | |
| Feb 13, 5:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Rogers, AR | BETWEEN A HALF AN INCH AND AN INCH AT THE 40/29 STUDIOS. |
| Feb 13, 5:38 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Fayetteville, AR | OUTSIDE KNWA STUDIOS. |
| Feb 13, 5:38 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Tulsa, OK | AT THE KJRH STUDIOS IN THE BROOKSIDE AREA. |
| Feb 13, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Pea Ridge, AR | |
| Feb 13, 6:29 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Bentonville, AR | |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Berryville, AR | THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Saint Paul, AR | THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 Wsw Jay, OK | MEASURED AT EUCHA. |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Claremore, OK | |
| Feb 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 E Miami, OK | 2.5 TO 3 INCHES. RELAYED BY OFF DUTY METEOROLOGIST |
| Feb 13, 7:02 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 10 Nne Hindsville, AR | |
| Feb 13, 7:04 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Mannford, OK | |
| Feb 13, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Inola, OK | |
| Feb 13, 7:28 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Bartlesville, OK | RELAYED BY KOTV. |
| Feb 13, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 Ne Bixby, OK | |
| Feb 13, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Winslow, AR | |
| Feb 13, 7:33 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Farmington, AR | QUARTER OF AN INCH. |
| Feb 13, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Garfield, AR | AROUND 3 INCHES ACCUMULATED ON SURFACES. RELAYED BY BENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
| Feb 13, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Bella Vista, AR | |
| Feb 13, 9:32 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Bristow, OK | ONE AND A QUARTER INCHES. 0.15 WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 13, 9:33 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Se Rogers, AR | REPORTED IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF ROGERS. |
| Feb 13, 9:37 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Springdale, AR | |
| Feb 13, 10:33 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Grove, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 3189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 WWUS44 KTSA 130454 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1054 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>064-131300- /O.UPG.KTSA.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0001.120213T0454Z-120214T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK- 1054 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... PAWNEE...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG AND NOWATA. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT AND INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO A SLEET ...FREEZING RAIN MIX DURING THE DAY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. * WIDESPREAD 3 TO 4 INCH SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TENTHS OR LESS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-065>076-131300- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- 1054 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY SUNRISE. AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION TO A SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MIXTURE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 MONDAY MORNING. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY LINGER ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TENTHS OR LESS ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS LOCATED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
2 follow-up statements
833 WWUS44 KTSA 130907 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 307 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 OKZ054>064-131715- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK- 307 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE... PAWNEE...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...TRANSITIONING BRIEFLY TO SLEET BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. AREAS OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * 1 TO 3 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. * 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. && $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-131715- /O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON- 307 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS MORNING...TRANSITIONING BRIEFLY TO SLEET BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. AREAS OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * 2 TO 4 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. . PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-065>076-131715- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- 307 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS MORNING... TRANSITIONING BRIEFLY TO SLEET BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. AREAS OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * 1 TO 3 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. * 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. && $$
329 WWUS44 KTSA 131808 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1208 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-140000- /O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON- 1208 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. * ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED AND NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. BASED ON REPORTS FROM AUTOMATED STATION AND SPOTTERS...THE PRECIP HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN DEPENDING ON THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE. THE PRECIP IS MOVING QUICKLY...AND WITH TEMPERATURES JUST HOVERING AROUND FREEZING...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED. * LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CARROLL...MADISON...WASHINGTON...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED...PUSHMATAHA... CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA... PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...LATIMER...LEFLORE...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...BENTON...CRAWFORD... DEFINITION... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ OKZ054>056-059>061-064>066-131915- /O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE- 1208 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...ROGERS... PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND NOWATA. * THE WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...A FEW SLICK SPOTS CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS A RESULT OF WHAT FELL EARLIER. DRIVE CAREFULLY. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-057-058-062-063-067>076-140000- /O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES- DELAWARE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 1208 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...WAGONER...MAYES...DELAWARE... SEQUOYAH...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...CRAIG...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. BASED ON REPORTS FROM AUTOMATED STATION AND SPOTTERS...THE PRECIP HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN DEPENDING ON THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE. THE PRECIP IS MOVING QUICKLY...AND WITH TEMPERATURES JUST HOVERING AROUND FREEZING...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED. * LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... CARROLL...MADISON...WASHINGTON...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED...PUSHMATAHA... CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA... PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...LATIMER...LEFLORE...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...BENTON...CRAWFORD... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Arkansas, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.