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March 26, 2009

<b>Winter Storm Watch</b>

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK

323 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA: OSAGE, WASHINGTON, NOWATA, CRAIG, OTTAWA, PAWNEE, TULSA, ROGERS, MAYES, DELAWARE, CREEK AND WAGONER.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA. HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IN THE WATCH AREA. ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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