HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 126 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING IN PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT FOR EXTREME EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OF A BARTLESVILLE TO TULSA TO FORT SMITH LINE.
ONSET...AFTER 3PM.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN TO TRANSITION TO SNOW IN AREAS WEST OF
HIGHWAY 75...WITH A BAND OF SLEET JUST EAST OF THAT. RAIN IN FAR
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL
GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SLEET THEN ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL
CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...
ESPECIALLY EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 69 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL SEE SNOWFALL
OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES
EXPECTED IN ONE OR MORE BANDS. A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE FURTHER THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND BECOME DANGEROUS BY
TONIGHT. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS
VALUES WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR EXPOSURE HAZARDOUS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ISSUED BY
WFO TULSA...OKCWSWTSA...FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED ONCE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO
SLEET OR SNOW...ALONG WITH FREQUENT SNOW ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS.
PLEASE RELAY THESE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY ALONG WITH A
FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE NEAR THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA BORDER. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW AND OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED
ON FRIDAY. COLD AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY...WITH THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW ARRIVING BY TUESDAY.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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