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Ice Storm Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this ice storm warning at Dec 20, 2013, 9:44 AM CST for Benton County, Washington County, Arkansas; 18 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Dec 20, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 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
- Dec 20, 2013, 9:44 AM CST (15:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware 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, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 6:20 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Tahlequah, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 6:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Weleetka, OK | ICICLES ABOUT 1 INCH LONG ON STEEL HAND RAIL. ICE ABOUT 1/8 INCH THICK ON TOP. ROADS SLICK. |
| Dec 20, 6:32 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Stonebluff, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 6:36 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Broken Arrow, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 6:40 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Hulbert, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 6:40 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Peggs, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS JUST WET. |
| Dec 20, 6:51 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Tulsa, OK | LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN SOUTH TULSA. |
| Dec 20, 6:59 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Bella Vista, AR | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 7:15 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.01 | Tulsa, OK | LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON ELEVATED SURFACES NEAR 96TH STREET NORTH AND HIGHWAY 169. |
| Dec 20, 7:27 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Bixby, OK | |
| Dec 20, 7:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Tulsa, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. GROUND SURFACES ARE STILL LIQUID. SOUTH 41ST STREET AND BERRYHILL. |
| Dec 20, 7:34 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Okmulgee, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 7:40 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 7 W Siloam Springs, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES NEAR FLINT. |
| Dec 20, 7:57 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Grove, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 7:57 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Siloam Springs, AR | LIGHT GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 8:00 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Glenpool, OK | ICE ACCUMULATING ON TREES. |
| Dec 20, 8:22 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Cleveland, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 9:00 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Canadian, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 9:03 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Collinsville, OK | MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION ON CARS AND ELEVATED SURFACES. ROADS JUST WET. |
| Dec 20, 9:18 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | 4 Ene Tulsa, OK | ICY GLAZE...LESS THAN ONE-TENTH INCH...ON CAR TOPS AND TREES. SIDEWALK JUST STARTING TO GLAZE OVER. PARKING LOT NOT SLIPPERY...YET. MODERATE FREEZING RAIN AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT THIS TIME. |
| Dec 20, 9:33 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Bristow, OK | LIGHT GLAZING ON ELEVATED SURFACES. |
| Dec 20, 10:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Owasso, OK | .1 TO .15 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. |
| Dec 20, 10:47 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | 3 N Owasso, OK | FREEZING RAIN - ICE ACCUMULATION 0.10 - 0.15 ON TREES. |
| Dec 20, 11:33 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.13 | Tulsa, OK | 1/8 INCH GLAZE MEASURED ON RAILING VIA TWITTER |
| Dec 21, 12:01 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Glenpool, OK | 0.10 NEW ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE PAST HOUR. |
| Dec 21, 12:01 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Siloam Springs, AR | AROUND ONE TENTH INCH ICE ON TREES IN THE SILOAM SPRINGS AREA. |
| Dec 21, 1:05 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 4 Ene Tulsa, OK | 0.20 CAR TOP ICE ACCUMULATION. |
| Dec 21, 1:05 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 4 Ene Tulsa, OK | 0.20 CAR TOP ICE ACCUMULATION AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Dec 21, 1:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.12 | 5 W Tulsa, OK | ABOUT 1/8 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES WEST OF TULSA. TREES STARTING TO BOW DOWN. |
| Dec 21, 1:45 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 2 Se Collinsville, OK | 0.25 ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE LIMBS AT 116TH ST N AND GARNETT. |
| Dec 21, 3:42 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Tulsa, OK | MEASURED ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE LIMBS AT THE FOX23 STATION. |
| Dec 21, 4:05 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.33 | 4 Ene Tulsa, OK | 0.33 INCHES FREEZING RAIN MEASURED ON CAR TOP AS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA. SIMILAR AMOUNT ON TREES. |
| Dec 21, 7:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | 5 Se Tulsa, OK | 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM 61ST AND MEMORIAL TO 11TH AND 169. |
| Dec 21, 7:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 2 Sw Tiawah, OK | |
| Dec 21, 7:40 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Owasso, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:05 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.09 | Bella Vista, AR | LESS THAN ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE BRANCHES. |
| Dec 21, 8:13 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | White Oak, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:13 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Wyandotte, OK | HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES. |
| Dec 21, 8:16 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | 6 Ene Owasso, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Hectorville, OK | LESS THAN A QUATER-INCH ON TREE BRANCHES. |
| Dec 21, 8:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Bartlesville, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Hulbert, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | 5 Ese Owasso, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Schulter, OK | 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE BRANCHES. |
| Dec 21, 8:22 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.37 | 5 Ese Tulsa, OK | MEASURED 3/8 OF AN INCH OF ICE NEAR 61ST AND MINGO. |
| Dec 21, 8:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 2 S Sand Springs, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Checotah, OK | UP TO HALF INCH OF ICE ON TREES. TREE LIMBS BROKEN. |
| Dec 21, 8:36 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Tulsa, OK | MEASURE ON TREE BRANCHES. 81ST AND GARNETT AREA. |
| Dec 21, 8:40 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | Grove, OK | 1/4 TO 3/8 INCH ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. ROADS JUST WET. |
| Dec 21, 8:41 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 2 Nw Claremore, OK | |
| Dec 21, 8:48 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Decatur, AR | LESS THAN 1/4 INCH ON TREES AND LINES. A FEW BROKEN LIMBS REPORTED. |
| Dec 21, 8:50 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Tahlequah, OK | GLAZE ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES. ROADS JUST WET. |
| Dec 21, 9:05 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Bixby, OK | |
| Dec 21, 9:10 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Warner, OK | |
| Dec 21, 9:10 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | Muskogee, OK | ROADS MOSTLY WET. SOME SLICK BRIDGES. NUMEROUS SMALL LIMBS ARE BREAKING FROM WEIGHT OF THE ICE. |
| Dec 21, 9:14 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | 4 E Colcord, OK | GLAZE OF ICE ON TREES AND LINES. ROADS JUST WET. |
| Dec 21, 9:17 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 4 Se Eufaula, OK | ROADS JUST WET. ICE ON TREES AND LINES. A FEW BRANCHES BREAKING. |
| Dec 21, 9:25 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 4 E Arpelar, OK | ROADS JUST WET. SOME GLAZE ON THE TREES. |
| Dec 21, 9:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | 7 E Broken Arrow, OK | |
| Dec 21, 9:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.5 | Owasso, OK | 116TH ST N AND GARNETT |
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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KTSA 201544 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 944 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 OKZ054>067-202200- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0004.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 944 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG... NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE. * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS WARM AIR OVERSPREADS THE SHALLOW LAYER OF COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO THE FREEZING MARK SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44. THEREFORE...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-QUARTER TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY DEFINITION... * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KTSA 202141 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 341 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 OKZ054>067-210400- /O.CON.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 341 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE... DELAWARE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...TULSA... OKMULGEE...MAYES AND OSAGE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WARM AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS THE COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ001-OKZ068>071-210400- /O.NEW.KTSA.ZR.Y.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ BENTON-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 341 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WARM AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS THE COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE 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. && $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 202302 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 502 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ARZ001-OKZ068>071-210715- /O.UPG.KTSA.ZR.Y.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ BENTON-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 502 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON. * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY DEFINITION... * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ010-OKZ073-210715- /O.EXA.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ WASHINGTON AR-PITTSBURG- 502 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PITTSBURG. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY DEFINITION... * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054>067-210715- /O.CON.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 502 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...ROGERS... MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...WAGONER...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... CRAIG...NOWATA AND OTTAWA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-074-075-210715- /O.NEW.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA-HASKELL-LATIMER- 502 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE 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. && $$
000 WWUS44 KTSA 202311 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 510 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ARZ001-OKZ068>071-210730- /O.UPG.KTSA.ZR.Y.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ BENTON-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 510 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON. * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY DEFINITION... * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ010-OKZ073-210730- /O.EXA.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ WASHINGTON AR-PITTSBURG- 510 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PITTSBURG. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY DEFINITION... * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054>067-210730- /O.CON.KTSA.IS.W.0002.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 510 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...ROGERS... MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...WAGONER...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... CRAIG...NOWATA AND OTTAWA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-074-075-210730- /O.NEW.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.131221T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA-HASKELL-LATIMER- 510 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA THIS EVENING... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES. DEFINITION... * A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE 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. && $$
243 WWUS44 KTSA 210720 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 120 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ARZ001-010-OKZ054>071-073-211600- /O.CON.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 120 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...WAGONER... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON AND BENTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS A WIDE AREA OVERNIGHT... AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-074-075-211600- /O.CON.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA-HASKELL-LATIMER- 120 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS MOIST AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. * A QUARTER INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 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. && $$
599 WWUS44 KTSA 210914 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 314 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ARZ010-220000- /O.CAN.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ WASHINGTON AR- 314 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON. * TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED JUST ABOVE FREEZING FROM THE SPRINGDALE AND FAYETTEVILLE AREAS AND POINTS SOUTH. THIS WILL PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT ICING FROM OCCURRING. THUS...THE WARNING WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN ADVISORY FOR MAINLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE NEAR FREEZING. * A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME SLICK IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... DEFINITION... * A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-211015- /O.CAN.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA- 314 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA. * SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP ANY BEFORE SLOWLY RISING LATER TODAY. THUS...THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WAS DROPPED. && $$ ARZ001-OKZ054>071-073-220000- /O.CON.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ BENTON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS- MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR- MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 314 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY AROUND MIDDAY. * BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. IMPACTS... * TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE COATED WITH ICE AND THIS WILL CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE SLICK...AND SOME ROADS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 WILL BE SLICK IN SPOTS AS WELL. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ072-220000- /O.EXA.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ SEQUOYAH- 314 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...SEQUOYAH. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. WHILE AREAS NEAR THE ARKANSAS RIVER REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY ARE NEAR FREEZING...AND SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. * UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. IMPACTS... * BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS. DEFINITION... * A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE 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. && $$ OKZ074-075-220000- /O.CON.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ HASKELL-LATIMER- 314 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING IN SOME SPOTS...AND NEAR FREEZING IN OTHERS. THIS WILL LIMIT ICE ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL. * UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF LATIMER AND HASKELL COUNTIES. IMPACTS... * BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ LACY
386 WWUS44 KTSA 211551 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 951 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ARZ001-OKZ069-211700- /O.CAN.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ BENTON-ADAIR- 951 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON. * TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED. && $$ ARZ010-OKZ072-074-075-211700- /O.CAN.KTSA.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ WASHINGTON AR-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LATIMER- 951 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...SEQUOYAH...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS... WASHINGTON. * TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED. && $$ OKZ054>068-070-071-073-220000- /O.CON.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG- 951 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG... OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. * ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 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. && $$
912 WWUS44 KTSA 211823 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1223 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 OKZ068-073-211930- /O.CAN.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-PITTSBURG- 1223 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PITTSBURG AND CHEROKEE. * TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING...AND THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED. && $$ OKZ054>067-070-071-220000- /O.CON.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 1223 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON... OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND DELAWARE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. * ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES 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. && $$
821 WWUS44 KTSA 212151 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 351 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 OKZ054>067-070-071-220300- /O.EXT.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 351 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE ICE STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON... OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND DELAWARE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN WILL BE DIMINISHING AND ENDING AS THE EVENING GOES ON. A BRIEF CHANGEOVER TO LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS. * ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
394 WWUS44 KTSA 220247 WSWTSA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 847 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 OKZ054>067-070-071-220400- /O.EXP.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 847 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE ICE STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON... OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND DELAWARE. * THE ICE STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT WILL EXPIRE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO DIMINISH ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WITH ONLY PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE BEING REPORTED AT MID EVENING. NO ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER LIGHT SNOW MAY TRACK NEAR THE OKLAHOMA KANSAS BORDER WITH ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION REMAINING VERY LIGHT. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this ice 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 ice storm warning went out at Dec 20, 5:54 AM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 5:54 AM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
554 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION WITH MVFR
CEILINGS COMMON BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ALSO BEHIND THE
FRONT...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS SHOULD REMAIN COMMON THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...HIGHER END MVFR CEILINGS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
BEFORE FALLING INTO THE LOWER HALF OF MVFR. PRECIP WILL BECOME
POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECIP
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SHOULD REMAIN AS
RAIN...WHILE FREEZING RAIN BECOMES POSSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
INCREASING PRECIP CHANCES OVERNIGHT LOOKS TO DROP CONDITIONS
INTO/NEAR THE IFR RANGE WITH SOME PERIODS OF LIFR POSSIBLE.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 506 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013/
DISCUSSION...
GEE...WHERE SHOULD I START? OBVIOUSLY A LOT TO TALK ABOUT AND WILL
TRY TO BREAK IT DOWN PIECE BY PIECE BELOW.
THE STAGE IS BEING SET TODAY AS THE SHALLOW ARCTIC FRONT IS NOW
MAKING ITS WAY INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS I TYPE. THERE COULD BE
SOME PATCHY FZDZ OR LIGHT FZRA ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT THIS
MORNING...HOWEVER MODEL SOUNDINGS DO NOT SHOW THE CLASSIC VEERING
WIND PROFILE IN THE LOW LEVELS AT THE TOP OF THE SHALLOW FRONT AND
THUS I DO NOT THINK THE POTENTIAL IS GREAT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A
HEADLINE FOR THIS MORNING.
A POTENT MID/UPPER PV MAX OVER THE BAJA WILL ROUND THE BASE OF
THE PARENT UPPER TROUGH AND LIFT RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS OUR AREA
IN ABOUT 48 HOURS. INCREASING LOW/MID LVL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING
AND ISENTROPIC LIFT WITHIN AN IMPRESSIVE WARM CONVEYOR WITH ROOTS
IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A WELL
DEFINED WARM NOSE AT ABOUT 850MB WILL ASSURE ALL PRECIP MAKES IT
TO THE GROUND AS LIQUID. NOW IT IS JUST A QUESTION OF WHERE THE
SURFACE FREEZING LINE SETS UP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RECENT
TRENDS IN THE DATA HAVE SHIFTED THE IMPORTANT FEATURES...SUCH AS
THE SURFACE LOW TRACK...FARTHER SOUTHEAST COMPARED TO A COUPLE
DAYS AGO. AS A RESULT...THE 00Z NAM/GFS HAD SHIFTED THE SURFACE
FREEZING LINE FARTHER SOUTH DURING THIS TIME AND INCLUDE THE
I-44 CORRIDOR AND THE TULSA METRO AS FAR AS ICING POTENTIAL IS
CONCERNED. WHAT IS CONCERNING IS THE FACT THAT THE LATEST NAM
HOLDS ON TO NORTH WINDS AT TULSA THRU THE EVENT...A BIG CHANGE
FROM A COUPLE DAYS AGO. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF PRECIP EXPTD...A
SOUTHWARD SHIFT IN THE FREEZING LINE CHANGES THE AMOUNT OF ICING
POTENTIAL TO A GREATER DEGREE. THE ICE GRIDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO
SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICING. THERE ARE
SO MANY FACTORS TO CONSIDER HERE...THE DRY ARCTIC AIR WILL ARGUE
THAT WET BULB COOLING WILL HELP TO REINFORCE THE COLD AIR...WHILE
ITS SHALLOW NATURE SUGGESTS THAT THE PRECIP COULD BRING DOWN SOME
OF THAT WARMER AIR UP AT 850MB. SINCE A DEGREE OR TWO HERE OR
THERE MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE FORECAST...AND CONFIDENCE IS
STILL NOT VERY HIGH EVEN AT THIS JUNCTURE...I HAVE ELECTED TO HOLD
ON TO THE WATCH AND EXPAND IT SOUTH. HOPEFULLY THE 12Z RUNS CAN
SHED SOME LIGHT.
NOW TO THE HEAVY RAIN/SEVERE POTENTIAL. AS STATED EARLIER...THE
LATEST TREND IN THE DATA HAS SHIFTED THE SURFACE LOW TRACK
SOUTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THUS THE WARM SECTOR NEVER
PENETRATES OUR AREA AND THE LATEST GFS/ECMWF KEEP THE AXIS OF
HEAVIEST RAINFALL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF OUR AREA AS WELL. THATS NOT
TO SAY WE WONT GET SOME DECENT RAINFALL...AS THERE IS STILL 1 TO
3 INCHES IN THE GRIDS. THE BEST SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL HAS ALSO
SHIFTED SOUTHEAST DOWN INTO THE ARKLATEX CLOSER TO THE SURFACE LOW
TRACK. BASED ON THIS TREND...I HAVE TRIMMED SOME COUNTIES OUT OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA FROM THE FLOOD WATCH...AND ALSO PULLED BACK THE
EXPIRATION TIME TO 00Z SUNDAY DUE TO THE FASTER TIMING.
THE WARM CONVEYOR SHIFTS EAST BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...AND THE
SYNOPTIC SCALE DRY INTRUSION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE EJECTING PV
MAX WILL QUICKLY PENETRATE MY SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS. PRECIP
CHANCES IN THESE AREAS WILL RAMP DOWN QUICKLY. THERE MAY BE A
BRIEF BREAK IN MOST AREAS IN FACT DURING THE DAY SATURDAY BETWEEN
THE WARM CONVEYOR PRECIP AND THE PRECIP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
MAIN UPPER LOW.
PRECIP WILL EXPAND BACK INTO MAINLY NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATER
SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG POSITIVE PV
ADVECTION ALONG THE TRACK OF THE PV MAX. THE SYSTEM WILL BE
WEAKENING SOME AS IT EJECTS NORTHEAST...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A
DECENT BAND OF PRECIP SET UP IN THE DEFORMATION ZONE ON ITS NORTH
SIDE. THE COLUMN COOLS RATHER QUICKLY...THUS A QUICK TRANSITION
FROM FZRA TO SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET
POSSIBLE IN BETWEEN. THE SNOW WILL COME TO A QUICK END BY AROUND
MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW LIFTS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.
AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST
NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS UP IN OSAGE AND
MAYBE PAWNEE COUNTIES. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IF ANY SNOW HERE IN
TULSA OR OTHER AREAS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THERE.
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET WITH NW
FLOW PREVAILING ALOFT. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE
DETAILS...SUCH AS THE GFS SHOWING SOME MOISTURE RETURN AND PRECIP
POTENTIAL AROUND CHRISTMAS...WHILE THE ECMWF REMAINS DRY. SHOULD
NOT BE A BIG DEAL EITHER WAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR SEASONAL
AVERAGES.
LACY
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 38 31 36 27 / 30 90 100 70
FSM 61 41 47 38 / 60 100 100 30
MLC 53 35 42 32 / 60 100 100 30
BVO 35 29 33 24 / 10 80 100 100
FYV 57 36 43 33 / 50 100 100 50
BYV 56 35 39 33 / 30 100 100 50
MKO 48 33 41 31 / 40 90 80 40
MIO 39 29 35 27 / 20 80 100 100
F10 45 33 38 30 / 30 90 80 40
HHW 65 40 51 37 / 60 100 100 20
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR OKZ054-
OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-
OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR
OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ069-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR
ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
AVIATION...20Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 5:14 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 514 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-202315- 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- 514 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY INTO TONIGHT... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...EARLY AFTERNOON. WINTER WEATHER. ICE ACCUMULATION. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...AFTER 6 PM. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH COLDER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...COLDER AIR WILL ALLOW FOR RAIN TO BECOME FREEZING RAIN OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA COULD RANGE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH UP TOWARDS A QUARTER OF AN INCH. ALSO BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD CREATE FLOODING CONDITIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND THE REST OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE ONGOING SATURDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...MOST LOCATIONS LOOK TO WARM ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO BECOME A COLD RAIN. LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 COULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING WHICH WOULD CONTINUE CHANCES OF FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY COULD RANGE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH UP NEAR 15 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. DEEPER COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR FREEZING RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH RAIN CHANCES ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. QUIET CONDITIONS SET UP FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK...THOUGH PRECIPITATION CHANCES BECOME POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. SOME LIGHT WINTRY WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN OVER PARTS OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:41 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | TSA | Benton | 89 min |
| Dec 20, 5:02 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | TSA | Washington | 17 hr |
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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.