NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
846 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA:
CHEROKEE
ADAIR
CREEK
OKFUSKEE
OKMULGEE
WAGONER
TULSA
ROGERS
MAYES
DELAWARE
PAWNEE
OTTAWA
PUSHMATAHA
CHOCTAW
WASHINGTON
OSAGE
CRAIG
NOWATA
PITTSBURG
SEQUOYAH
MCINTOSH
MUSKOGEE
LE FLORE
LATIMER
HASKELL.
LIGHT RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACROSS OSAGE, PAWNEE AND FAR NORTHWESTERN CREEK COUNTY BETWEEN 9 AND 11 AM AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING IN MUCH OF THIS AREA.
ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN MAY DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
RAIN WILL TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WIND WILL ALSO BE A MAJOR CONCERN WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. THIS WILL CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WEST OF A BARTLESVILLE TO OIL TON LINE. OTHER LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING TO THE NORTH OF A TULSA TO FORT SMITH LINE.
AROUND 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. WITHIN THIS AREA A SWATH OF 6 TO 10 INCH TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MOST LIKELY IMPACTING PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS - DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
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