HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 105 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009
...SNOW POTENTIAL 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.
DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL KEEP THE
WEATHER MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD THROUGH TONIGHT.
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 LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
STATES TUESDAY...SPREADING MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS LATE TUESDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN
OCCASIONAL SNOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA DURING THE NIGHT. THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONLY AROUND 1 TO
2 INCHES...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44. TRACE TO AROUND 1
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. MAKE PLANS FOR POSSIBLE
SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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.
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