HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 500 AM CST SUN JAN 03 2010
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...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AROUND MIDNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY.
WIND CHILL.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
A FAST MOVING UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT
WITH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW SPREADING INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY REMAIN
ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ON SUNDAY
BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO
THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE
ISSUED LATER TODAY AS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BECOME MORE CERTAIN.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
SHIFTING EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES REMAINING.
SNOW CHANCES WILL BE BACK IN THE FORECAST BY MID WEEK AS ANOTHER
SURGE OF VERY COLD AIR SWEEPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...WITH
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES. BITTERLY
COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
WIND CHILL VALUES AT OR BELOW ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
PERSONS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. OUTDOOR FAUCETS AND OTHER WATER PIPES
SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. ALSO MAKE
SURE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY WINTERIZED AND ARE IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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