WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 404 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...
CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...
MAYES AND OSAGE.
* IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CARROLL AND MADISON.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEGINNING THURSDAY
MORNING AS COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE
ENDING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
IMPACTS...
* WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE IN THE WATCH AREA.
ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.
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.
DEFINITION...
* A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW OR A SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF ICE OR SLEET IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 356 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...
MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...
CHOCTAW...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...PUSHMATAHA AND
SEQUOYAH.
* FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION. AN ABNORMALLY MOIST
ATMOSPHERE FOR THE END OF DECEMBER WILL BE IN PLACE AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN
PRODUCERS AND INTENSE RAINFALL RATES...WHICH CAN LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING...WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING THE NIGHT. IT
IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON THE
ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...
KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING
IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
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