WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 355 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...WAGONER...ROGERS...MAYES...
DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...CRAIG...NOWATA...OTTAWA...
MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL.
* IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL CHANGE SNOW ALONG THE HIGHWAY 75 CORRIDOR ABOUT
MIDDAY THURSDAY AND WILL CHANGE OVER IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THURSDAY EVENING.
* FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS APPROACHING 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
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.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 340 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF
3 TO 5 INCHES...REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE REGION. AN ABNORMALLY
MOIST ATMOSPHERE FOR THE END OF DECEMBER IS IN PLACE AS A COLD
FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUE TO 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 AFTER SUNSET. 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN
IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.
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