SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 512 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009
...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT WAS ORGANIZING OFF THE BAJA COAST EARLY
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO TEXAS ON TUESDAY AND EVENTUALLY INTO OKLAHOMA
TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION ACROSS TEXAS WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCES
SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT. 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...WITH AROUND AN INCH EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. GIVEN THE PREVIOUS SNOWFALL FROM CHRISTMAS
EVE...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.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 503 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS 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...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE FOR MORE SNOWFALL TO THE REGION.
CURRENTLY IT APPEARS THAT 1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS
OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION.
A SECOND UPPER SYSTEM COULD BRING MORE LIGHT SNOW... WITH MINOR ACCUMULATION TO
THE REGION THURSDAY.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WITH MANY AREA ROADS STILL HAVING RESIDUAL SNOW AND ICE FROM
THE LAST STORM... ROAD CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE RAPIDLY.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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