WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 854 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW AND LE FLORE.
* IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL CHANGE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL CHANGE OVER IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
THURSDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF SLEET MAY ALSO OCCUR DURING THE
TRANSITION TIME.
* UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 AM CST
THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...HIGHER AMOUNTS
MAY BE POSSIBLE IF THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS FURTHER SOUTH AND
EAST.
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.
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.
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 909 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
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.
* UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY
* RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR THIS EVENING BEEN LESS THAN ONE INCH
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ARE STILL
POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
AFFECTS THE REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT AND THESE STORMS WILL BE
EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS. INTENSE RAINFALL RATES...WHICH CAN
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* 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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