HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 922 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009
...ONE TO THREE INCH SNOW EVENT TUESDAY NIGHT...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST FROM WEST TEXAS WILL BRING FROM
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT
WESTERN ARKANSAS. THE SNOW WILL REACH ABOUT TO THE INDIAN
NATION TURNPIKE AROUND DARK TUESDAY AND SPREAD QUICKLY NORTHEAST.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE OVER AROUND DAWN WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 AND BY MID MORNING ELSEWHERE.
ENTRENCHED COOL AIR WILL MEAN LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL
BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT
WINTER WEATHER EVENTS ARE FORESEEN FOR THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 235 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 245 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING OFF THE BAJA COAST THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE INTO TEXAS ON TUESDAY AND EVENTUALLY INTO
OKLAHOMA BY TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION ACROSS TEXAS WILL SPREAD
INTO PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AS EARLY AS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCES SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL
TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN AND
SNOW MIX TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MOSTLY ALL SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY
NIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY TOTAL UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44
CORRIDOR...WITH UP TO AN INCH EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. GIVEN THE REMAINING IMPACTS FROM THE CHRISTMAS
EVE WINTER STORM...ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
TRAVEL ISSUES.
ANY LINGERING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY.
RESIDENTS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT...AND STAY
TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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