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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK

February 24, 2013Pawnee County, Washington County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 24, 2013, 4:05 PM CST for Pawnee County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Feb 25, 2013, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr. 4 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 24, 2013, 4:05 PM CST (22:05 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2013, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 26, 2013, 4:53 AM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Pawnee County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 25, 7:57 PM CSTSNOW 0.5Hallett, OK
Feb 25, 8:27 PM CSTSNOW 1Pawnee, OKWHITEOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED
Feb 25, 10:18 PM CSTSNOW 0.5Bartlesville, OK
Feb 26, 2:47 AM CSTSNOW 4Bartlesville, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2013-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2013-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1730 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
405 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

187 
WWUS44 KTSA 242205
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
405 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

OKZ054-250615-
/O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-
405 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE. 

 * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS OSAGE
   COUNTY DURING THE DAY MONDAY....ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN
   HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
   MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW
   THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE
   MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTHWEST
   OSAGE COUNTY...THOUGH THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE
   SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON
   MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN OSAGE
   COUNTY...WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE
   KANSAS BORDER. SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING
   THOSE IN NEAR THE TULSA METRO AREA...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4
   INCHES. 

 * WIND WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE
   REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE
   COUNTY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT,

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED 
   SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED

DEFINITION...
 * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND 
   EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ055-056-059-250615-
/O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-
405 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON AND NOWATA. 

 * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AND MONDAY
   MORNING... AND WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
   EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH GUSTY NORTH
   WINDS UP TO 30 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
   SNOW.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM NOON
   MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...WITH TOTALS NEAR 6 INCHES ALONG
   THE KANSAS BORDER.

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...
 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ064-250615-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.A.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
CREEK-
405 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW LATE MONDAY
   AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY DURING THE EVENING WITH
   GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
   SNOW. SOME DRY AIR MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR A TIME MONDAY
   NIGHT AND LIMIT THE OVERALL SNOW TOTALS HOWEVER.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY
   AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS FAR
   NORTHWESTERN CREEK COUNTY.

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. 

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
910 
WWUS44 KTSA 250331
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
931 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

OKZ064-251145-
/O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
CREEK-
931 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 
AM CST TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK. 

 * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT INTO
   MONDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY
   MONDAY EVENING. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY NIGHT WITH 
   GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
   AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

 * 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE 
   MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT.

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. 

&&

$$

OKZ054-251145-
/O.CON.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-
931 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS OSAGE
   COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON....ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN
   HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
   MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW
   THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE
   MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTHWEST
   OSAGE COUNTY...THOUGH THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE
   SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM MONDAY
   AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN OSAGE
   COUNTY...WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE
   KANSAS BORDER. SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING
   THOSE IN NEAR THE TULSA METRO AREA...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4
   INCHES. 

 * WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE
   REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE
   COUNTY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT,

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED 
   SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ055-056-059-251145-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-
931 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON AND NOWATA. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
*  RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT INTO
   MONDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY EARLY
   MONDAY EVENING. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY NIGHT WITH 
   GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 35 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING 
   AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

 * 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE 
   MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. 

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 

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. 

&&

$$
723 
WWUS44 KTSA 251004
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

OKZ057-252230-
/O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
CRAIG-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM 
CST TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY...WITH A TRANSITION
   TO SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. SNOW COULD
   BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS RESULTING IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TODAY 
   TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR
   THE KANSAS BORDER. 

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT.

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. 

&&

$$

OKZ054-252230-
/O.CON.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL MOVE IN OSAGE COUNTY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND
   CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON....ESPECIALLY OVER THE
   WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
   TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW
   THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE
   MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTHWEST
   OSAGE COUNTY...THOUGH THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE
   SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS
   AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN OSAGE
   COUNTY...WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE
   KANSAS BORDER. SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING
   THOSE IN NEAR THE TULSA METRO AREA...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4
   INCHES. 

 * WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE
   REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE
   COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
 
IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED 
   SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ055-056-059-064-252230-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-CREEK-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...WASHINGTON...NOWATA AND PAWNEE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...WITH A 
   TRANSITION TO SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
   SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP
   TO 40 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE
   TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES
   WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY...AND NORTHERN
   WASHINGTON AND NOWATA COUNTIES.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT. 

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-OKZ058-060>063-065>071-252230-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER 
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING 
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... 
   WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH 
   AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND 
   CARROLL. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY
   INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
   TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
   AND AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. 

 * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS 
   EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE
   44 CORRIDOR...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE
   40. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
   TONIGHT. 

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 WINTERY 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. 

&&

$$
020 
WWUS44 KTSA 251322
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
722 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

OKZ054-252230-
/O.CON.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-
722 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL MOVE IN OSAGE COUNTY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND
   CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON....ESPECIALLY OVER THE
   WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
   TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW
   THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE
   MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTHWEST
   OSAGE COUNTY...THOUGH THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE
   SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS
   AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN OSAGE
   COUNTY...WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE
   KANSAS BORDER. SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING
   THOSE NEAR THE TULSA METRO AREA...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4
   INCHES. 

 * WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE
   REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE
   COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED 
   SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ055>057-059-064-252230-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE-CREEK-
722 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...WASHINGTON...CRAIG...NOWATA AND PAWNEE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...WITH A 
   TRANSITION TO SNOW EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
   SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP
   TO 40 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE
   TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES
   WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY...AND NORTHERN
   WASHINGTON AND NOWATA COUNTIES.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT.

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-OKZ058-060>063-065>071-252230-
/O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
722 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... 
   WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH 
   AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND 
   CARROLL. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY
   INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
   TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
   AND AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. 

 * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS 
   EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE
   44 CORRIDOR...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE
   40. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
   TONIGHT. 

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. 

&&

$$
074 
WWUS44 KTSA 251530
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
930 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

OKZ055-059-252330-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T1800Z-130226T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.130225T2100Z-130226T1200Z/
WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-
930 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD 
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST 
TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON AND PAWNEE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND CHANGE TO
   SNOW MAINLY DURING THE EVENING....ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN
   WASHINGTON AND WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY
   AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING
   BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE
   OR LESS.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
   AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND
   WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY. SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN PAWNEE
   COUNTIES...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

 * WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE
   REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHERN
   WASHINGTON AND EASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES TONIGHT.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED 
   SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

DEFINITION...
 * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND 
   EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES IS OCCURING OR IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ054-252330-
/O.EXT.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.130225T2100Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-
930 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF 
THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS 
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND
   CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON....ESPECIALLY OVER THE
   WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
   TONIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW
   THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE
   MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTHWEST
   OSAGE COUNTY...THOUGH THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE
   SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS
   AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN OSAGE
   COUNTY...WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE
   KANSAS BORDER. SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING
   THOSE NEAR THE TULSA METRO AREA...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4
   INCHES. 

 * WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE
   REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE
   COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED 
   SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ056-057-064-252330-
/O.EXT.KTSA.WS.W.0002.130225T2100Z-130226T1200Z/
NOWATA-CRAIG-CREEK-
930 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF 
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS 
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...CRAIG AND NOWATA. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS
   MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO SNOW EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE
   EVENING. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTH
   WINDS UP TO 40 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
   SNOW.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TODAY
   TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES WILL
   BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NOWATA COUNTY.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS.

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-OKZ058-060>063-065>071-252330-
/O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
930 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... 
   WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH 
   AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND 
   CARROLL. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND
   EVENTUALLY SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY THE AFTERNOON.
   RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF
   NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST
   ARKANSAS.

 * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS 
   EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE
   44 CORRIDOR...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE
   40. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
   TONIGHT. 

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. 

&&

$$
808 
WWUS44 KTSA 252206
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
406 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

OKZ054-055-059-261200-
/O.CON.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-
406 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND PAWNEE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING WITH THE SNOW BECOMING
   HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG AND
   GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE
   VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

 * WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED 
   SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ056-057-064-261200-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
NOWATA-CRAIG-CREEK-
406 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...CRAIG AND NOWATA. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVRNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
   GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
   OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY IN NOWATA
   COUNTY. 

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES 
   ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS

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-OKZ058-060>063-065>071-261200-
/O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
406 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... 
   WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH 
   AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND 
   CARROLL. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
   AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

 * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY
   MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF
   INTERSTATE 44 AND LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR INTERSTATE 40.

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. 

&&

$$
478 
WWUS44 KTSA 260321
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

OKZ054-055-059-261130-
/O.CON.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND PAWNEE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
*  AREAS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
   OVERNIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING
   SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
   TIMES.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
   HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING OVER FAR NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY.

 * WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
   SURFACES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

 * COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...OSAGE
   AND PAWNEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY 
   NECESSARY.

 * 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. 

&&

$$

OKZ056-057-064-261130-
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
NOWATA-CRAIG-CREEK-
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...CRAIG AND NOWATA. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
   GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

 * UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...
   WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN NOWATA COUNTY.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SPORADIC POWER
   OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS

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-OKZ058-060>063-065>071-261130-
/O.CON.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
921 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... 
   WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...MCINTOSH 
   AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND 
   CARROLL. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT ACROSS
   NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

 * UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY
   MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG INTERSTATE 44. LESSER
   AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER SOUTH TOWARDS INTERSTATE 40.

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. 

&&

$$
674 
WWUS44 KTSA 261053
WSWTSA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
453 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

OKZ054-055-059-261200-
/O.CAN.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-
453 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD 
WARNING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE AND PAWNEE. 

 * SNOWFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED...THEREFORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
   HAVE ENDED. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...HOWEVER IT WILL TAPER OFF TOWARDS NOON.

&&

$$

OKZ056-057-261900-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0007.130226T1100Z-130226T1900Z/
NOWATA-CRAIG-
453 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER 
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS 
AFTERNOON...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG AND NOWATA. 


 HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...HOWEVER
   AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOW EXPECTED.
   THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND AN
   ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1PM CST.

IMPACTS...
 * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...
   ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.

 * COUNTIES WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...OSAGE...
   WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...

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. 

&&

$$

OKZ064-261200-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/
CREEK-
453 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER 
STORM WARNING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK. 

 * LIGHT SNOW WILL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...HOWEVER AMOUNTS
   WILL TAPER OFF AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.

&&

$$

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ058-061>063-068-069-261900-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0007.130226T1100Z-130226T1900Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-
453 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER 
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE AND 
   OTTAWA. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ON THE BACKSIDE
   OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM.

 * UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 1 PM CST 
   THIS AFTERNOON. 

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...
   DELAWARE...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE 
   REPORTED...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...CREEK...OKMULGEE...COUNTIES 
   WHERE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS WERE REPORTED...OSAGE...
   WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...

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. 

&&

$$

OKZ060-065>067-070-071-261200-
/O.CAN.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
TULSA-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
453 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER 
WEATHER ADVISORY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...MCINTOSH 
   AND MUSKOGEE. 

 * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL
   ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF INCH POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL TAPER
   OFF AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.
 

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 24, 3:41 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:41 PM CST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
341 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...
MUCH ANTICIPATED STORM ORGANIZING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND WHILE THE TRACK OF THE UPPER SYSTEM WILL BE VERY
FAVORABLE FOR WINTER WEATHER ACROSS OK AND NORTHWEST AR...THE LACK
OF COLD AIR AT THE ONSET WILL BE A MAJOR LIMITING FACTOR IN WINTER
POTENTIAL OVER MUCH OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THUS MOST OF THE AREA
WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL COLDER AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM
MOVES IN MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE CHANGE TO SNOW. THE EXCEPTION WILL
BE OVER FAR NORTHWEST AREAS...ESPECIALLY OSAGE CO...WHERE
TRANSITION SHOULD TAKE PLACE BY MON AFTERNOON. DEEP SFC LOW
DEVELOPING NEAR THE RED RIVER WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...LIKELY GUSTING WELL OVER 35 MPH IN OPEN
HIGHER TERRAIN OF OSAGE. THIS AREA WILL BE INCLUDED IN A BLIZZARD
WARNING FROM 18Z MON-12Z TUE...THOUGH MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE TOWARD
00Z AND LATER. A LIMITING FACTOR FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD BE
THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW WHICH WOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF
DRIFTING AND REDUCED VIS. ELSEWHERE....CONFIDENCE HIGH ENOUGH AT
THIS POINT TO UPGRADE EXISTING WINTER STORM WATCH TO WARNING ALONG
KS BORDER.

REST OF THE AREA...IF NOTHING ELSE...WILL SEE A GOOD RAIN OUT OF
THIS SYSTEM AND AT LEAST THIS TIME THERE LOOKS TO BE NO ICING
POTENTIAL. A SIGNIFICANT COMPLICATION IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW
FARTHER SOUTH REMAINS AS THE WRAPPED UP SYSTEM DRAWS CONSIDERABLE
WARM AIR NORTH MONDAY AND ALSO A LARGE DRY SLOT WILL BE PRESENT
ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS AND POSSIBLY INTO NE OK AND NW AR. THIS
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT MOISTURE IN DENDRITE GROWTH ZONE AS
COLDER AIR ARRIVES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
FORECAST CONTINUES TO PAINT 1-2 INCH ACCUMULATION GENERALLY FROM
I-40 NORTH AS THERE WILL AT LEAST BE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

BEYOND TUESDAY A PERSISTENT UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN TO THE EAST
WITH SFC HIGH EXTENDING FROM CANADA INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS
SHOULD LEAD TO A STRETCH OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPS FOR SEVERAL DAYS...
PERHAPS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW NORMAL IN AREAS MOST IMPACTED BY SNOW
COVER. PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT AND FAVOR RETURN TO WARMER
WEATHER BY SUNDAY. KEPT FORECAST DRY HOWEVER SOME WEAK IMPULSES
ROTATING AROUND LONGWAVE TROUGH COULD BRING SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW MID WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   41  42  32  40 /  20 100 100  20
FSM   39  47  34  44 /  20 100  80  30
MLC   45  51  33  44 /  30 100  60  10
BVO   36  38  30  39 /  30 100 100  30
FYV   34  44  31  40 /  10 100 100  50
BYV   34  44  33  39 /  10 100 100  60
MKO   41  48  32  41 /  20 100  90  20
MIO   36  42  30  38 /  10 100 100  60
F10   42  47  32  41 /  30 100  90  10
HHW   46  54  35  49 /  30  80  40  10

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ054.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ055-
     OKZ056-OKZ059.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR OKZ064.

AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...12
LONG TERM....14
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 1:03 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
103 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251100-
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-
103 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...LATE TONIGHT.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A LIMITED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE NORMAL AND SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS GUST OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES. RAIN AND
PERHAPS A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE
AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL BE MOST LIKELY
TO SEE AN ISOLATED STORM LATE TONIGHT.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL PUSH EAST INTO ARKANSAS MONDAY MORNING AS
THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST ALONG THE RED RIVER. MOST
PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN LIQUID INTO THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER
COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO
SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS
NORTHEAST FROM THE ARKLATEX REGION...AND INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
TUESDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE FORECAST TRACK REMAINS
FAVORABLE FOR THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS
PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...MAINLY AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF
TULSA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. A WINTER STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS...SEE /OKCWSWTSA/ FOR THE
LATEST DETAILS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY...WITH
COOLER BUT DRY WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

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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.