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3/20/10 Major Winter Storm for the Plains
Forecasters are predicting a possible winter storm for the southern plains on saturday. Perhaps even for oklahoma.
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A blizzard possible for the southern plains on saturday. Even though it is the first day of spring forecasters are expecting a major winter storm with near blizzard conditions liklely with north winds gusting to near 50 MPH and heavy wet snow and snow drifts as high as 4 feet possible. Winter storm watches are in effect for parts of Oklahoma,Kansas and Texas into New Mexico with winter storm warnings for parts of the Rocky Mountains. The expected storm track is forecasted from the southern rockies southeast into northwest Texas and east along and just south of the red river. This is a perfect track to give a large portion of Oklahoma heavy snow. This could be a record breaking snowfall for Oklahoma City. Some portions of Oklahoma could see over a foot of snow and it is expected to snow for at least 24 hours across parts of the state. Stay tuned for further updates...
Latest information would suggest that the upper level low will slow down and perhaps stall over Oklahoma.....Snowfall amounts may increase with a high impact on roads,bridges,and perhaps some power outages possible. Some church closings will be possible on Sunday as well as school closings monday. With the wind chill it will feel about 60 degrees colder on saturday. Stay tuned for updates on this developing winter weater situation.
Special Weather Statement
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
949 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-191000-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY ...
CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONG A...
KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...
ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...S EMINOLE...
HOLDENVILLE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...F REDERICK...
LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...COALGATE...
WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA.. .MARIETTA...
MADILL...DURANT...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL.. .VERNON...
WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...
HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA
949 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010
...ABRUPT ONSET OF WIND...RAIN...AND SNOW EXPECTED EARLY THIS WEEKEND...
ALTHOUGH MILD WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO THE FIRST HALF OF FRIDAY...
THERE ARE SEVERAL FEATURES APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THAT
WILL BRING RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY.
ON THURSDAY EVENING...SATELLITE LOOPS SHOWED ONE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH APPROACHING FROM NEVADA. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE WILL TAP INTO A MODIFIED RETURN OF GULF MOISTURE. MEANWHILE...
ANOTHER TROUGH PASSING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL PUSH A
STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTHWARD. A LATE SEASON ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL
CATCH UP TO THE LEADING EDGE OF COOLER AIR...RESULTING IN A
SINGLE...VERY STRONG...FRONT WHEN IT REACHES NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FINALLY...A THIRD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY.
THE RESULT OF ALL THIS WILL BE THE RAPID ONSET OF WIND...RAIN AND
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A CHANGE TO SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ON SATURDAY. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FIRST
BREAK OUT ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
AFFECTING SOUTHWEST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
STORMS WILL SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD AIR
PLUNGES DEEPER INTO THE REGION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND STRONG OR LOCALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. OF MUCH GREATER IMPACT...WILL BE THE
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...
COMBINED WITH A CHANGE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.
JUST AFTER THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL JUMP TO
NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. WINDS MAY ACTUALLY STRENGTHEN
FURTHER AS THE STORM MATURES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...AND AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS
FAR SOUTH AS VERNON TEXAS...DUNCAN...AND SEMINOLE IN OKLAHOMA.
GIVEN THE EXPECTED TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE STORM...MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER A FAIRLY BROAD AREA FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN SATURDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY MORNING.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS VERY LIKELY TO OCCUR WHEREVER SNOW
ACCUMULATES. THE GREATEST DRIFTING AND REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY
WILL TAKE PLACE IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...WHERE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE COLDEST... AND SNOW THE DRIEST. BUT
SUBSTANTIAL DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO AFFECT CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA. GENERALLY...AT LEAST 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST IN
NORTHERN...WESTERN...AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. EMBEDDED AREAS OF 6 TO
8 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY...AND GREATER THAN 8 INCHES MAY FALL IN
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
MAY EXTEND DOWN INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA BY
SATURDAY NIGHT.
MODERATE SNOW MAY THEN CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE STORM...
AFFECTING THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR AND EASTWARD DURING THE FIRST
PART OF SUNDAY. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR PLANS WILL BE BEST ACCOMPLISHED
PRIOR TO SATURDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ONLY SLOWLY ON
SUNDAY...WITH MILDER WEATHER ON MONDAY.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
415 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS LATE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...
.A STRONG AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA ON SATURDAY AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INGEST LARGE AMOUNTS OF
MOISTURE THAT WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION OVER THE OZARKS AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS IN THE MIXED FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS STORM
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE AREA LATE ON SUNDAY.
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>080-088>091-093>095-101>104-
191800-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WS.A.0003.100321T0000Z-100322T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON-
CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-
CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...HERMITAGE...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE.. .GREENFIELD...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...NEOSHO... AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...OZARK...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE...MON ETT...
CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...BRANSON...FORSYTH
415 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED... RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING
PRIMARILY AFFECTING AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 65.
PRECIPITATION WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY.
* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AREAS OF WESTERN MISSOURI AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS MAY SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AS
SLEET. THIS COULD WORK TO REDUCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
* IMPACTS... ROAD CONDITIONS MAY QUICKLY DETERIORATE AS SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATES THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
$$
KARDELL
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
413 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...
DESPITE MILD CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS TODAY... MAJOR WEATHER
CHANGES WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO SATURDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
INVADE NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA LATER THIS MORNING... AND WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT. AFTER THE COLD AIR ARRIVES... A POWERFUL LATE-WINTER
STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MOST OF
NORTHERN... CENTRAL... AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA... BEGINNING IN
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AND THEN SPREADING EAST SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW... STRONG WINDS... AND SEVERE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS BY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL
WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS THIS
WEEKEND. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM SITUATION
WHICH NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. PREPARATIONS FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER SHOULD BE PERFORMED TODAY... AND COMPLETED BY TONIGHT.
OKZ007-008-012-013-017>020-022>031-191715-
/O.CON.KOUN.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100321T1200Z/
GRANT-KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-WASHITA-
CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY...
WATONGA...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...CORD ELL...
ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...S EMINOLE
413 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
* TIMING: EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY AND ACCUMULATING.
SNOWFALL OVER 4 INCHES IS LIKELY IN MANY AREAS. LOCAL AMOUNTS
OVER 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST IN NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. IT IS
ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL EXPAND
TOWARD CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY EXIST AT TIMES...
ESPECIALLY IN NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO
THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL
AND STRESS LIVESTOCK. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
Winter Weather Advisory
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
350 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
.A WINTER STORM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND
MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY IN WESTERN KANSAS AND
SPREAD EASTWARD THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-084>086-191700-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WW.Y.0008.100319T1200Z-100320T1800Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-
STEVENS-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...
CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...
ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL.. .KISMET
350 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 /250 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN FAR WESTERN KANSAS THIS MORNING AND SPREAD
INTO DODGE CITY...GARDEN CITY AND HAYS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AT 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
500 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
TXZ011>013-016>018-191800-
/O.UPG.KAMA.WS.A.0003.100319T1800Z-100321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.WW.Y.0008.100320T0000Z-100320T2100Z/
OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
500 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM CDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLES. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET. AS
THE COLD CANADIAN AIR SWEEPS SOUTH ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA...THE PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD CHANGE OVER ENTIRELY TO SNOW
DURING THE EVENING. SNOW INTENSITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE
OVERNIGHT THEN SHOULD START TAPERING OFF BY LATE SATURDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GENERATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO
ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
500 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-191800-
/O.UPG.KAMA.WS.A.0003.100319T1800Z-100321T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.WW.Y.0008.100320T0000Z-100321T0000Z/
BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY-
COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER...
HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHA MROCK...
WHEELER...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
500 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET. AS
THE COLD CANADIAN AIR SWEEPS SOUTH ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA...THE PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD CHANGE OVER ENTIRELY TO SNOW
DURING THE EVENING. SNOW INTENSITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE
OVERNIGHT THEN SHOULD START TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GENERATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 5 TO 15 DEGREES ARE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
High impact winter storm expected...............
Winter storm watches will likely be upgraded to winter storm warnings sometime today.
Blizzard or near blizzard conditions expected with the heaviest snowfall late saturday into sunday morning with blowing and drifting snow wind chill temps in the teens and snowfall amounts in excess of a foot in some areas.This storm is slowing down and is expected to stall and raising snowfall amounts. Power outages are still possible and traveling could become impossible. A large part of Oklahoma along and east of I-35 and along and north of I-40 extending northeast into parts of northwest Ark,southeast Ks,and southwest Mo could see 6 to 14 inches of heavy wet snow. Some sleet will be possible in some areas however ice is not expected at this time. Cannot rule out a chance of thunder with the snow. Before the winter weather arrives there will be a chance of thunderstorms some of which could be strong. However severe storms are not likely but cannot be ruled out completely...Please stay tuned for further updates.
BTW..........This could be worse than the christmas eve blizzard.........For some areas.
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THE WINTER WEATHER IS CONSISTENT WITH GROWING CONCERN ON AN ELEVATED WARM NOSE AND RESULTANT PRECIP TYPES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THESE DETAILS ARE BEING ANALYZED AS NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE THOUGH A SHIFT IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE FORECAST IS REFINED.
THE NEWEST NAM FORECAST IS FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE TRACK OF A
DEVELOPING WINTER STORM THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY...TAKING THE MID-LEVEL
CENTER NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER. THIS BRINGS THE NAM IN
STEP WITH OTHER NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE AND BRINGS FURTHER
CONFIDENCE IN HEAVY SNOW. PORTIONS OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL
BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING SOON.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT OKLAHOMA
BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AS EARLY AS TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER
AIR IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA... AND WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS LATER TODAY AND
OVERNIGHT. A POWERFUL LATE-WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW TO MOST OF NORTHERN... CENTRAL... AND EASTERN
OKLAHOMA... BEGINNING IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT AND THEN
SPREADING SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW... STRONG
WINDS... AND SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO
BLIZZARD OR NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE INTO SUNDAY.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS THIS
WEEKEND. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM SITUATION
WHICH NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. PREPARATIONS FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER SHOULD BE PERFORMED TODAY... AND COMPLETED BY TONIGHT.
OKZ008-012-013-018>020-024>032-042-200045-
/O.UPG.KOUN.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100321T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KOUN.WS.W.0004.100320T0900Z-100322T0000Z/
KAY-GARFIELD-NOBLE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-
LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-
PONTOTOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONCA CITY...ENID...PERRY...
KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...M OORE...
SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...HOLDENVILLE...ADA
1145 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
CREATING NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS
LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA WITH. LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS CREATING NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
This will be a rather large storm system stretching from Illinois through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, northwest Arkansas and perhaps north Texas. I expect some changes in the snowfall amounts as new data will be analyzed this afternoon. A winter storm warning has also been issued for the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. More warnings are expected.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1235 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>008-011-016-200200-
/O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0005.100319T2100Z-100321T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-
MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER.. .PERRYTON...
HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...VEGA...HEREF ORD
1235 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOULD SPREAD OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING AND WILL END
ON THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...WIND...RESULTING IN
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT: WHILE SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... THE
MAIN CONCERN WILL BE NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH RESULTING IN
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
157 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...STRONG LATE WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY...
.A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST KANSAS
THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN THEN CHANGE OVER TO
ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 35 A RAIN
AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO
ALL SNOW. HEAVY SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM TO
DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
KSZ056-058-059-200300-
/O.UPG.KTOP.WS.A.0003.100320T0000Z-100321T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.WS.W.0004.100320T0600Z-100321T1800Z/
FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OTTAWA
157 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM
CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A RAIN AND
SNOW MIX LATER TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BEFORE
SUNRISE SATURDAY. SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES
OR GREATER IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED
AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
242 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
OKZ054>067-200500-
/O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
242 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER.. .TULSA...
ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...C RAIG...
NOWATA...PAWNEE AND OTTAWA.
* THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH
OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND EVENTUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW
SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WARNING AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 10 INCHES
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.
DEFINITION...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
* 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.
This appears to be a major winter storm for oklahoma with 8-16 inches of snow possible for central and eastern parts of the state along and east of I-35 and along and north of I-40 northeast towards Joplin,Mo and Ft. Smith,Ar. An area west of Tulsa could see 12-22 inches of snow. Stay tuned I'll have more updates on this developing winter storm that will have an high impact on Oklahoma and the southern plains.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
425 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
.A STRONG AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN
OKLAHOMA ON SATURDAY AND MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INGEST LARGE AMOUNTS OF
MOISTURE THAT WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION OVER THE OZARKS AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS IN THE MIXED FORM OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS STORM SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE AREA LATE ON SUNDAY.
WHILE THE POTENTIAL OF A WINTER STORM HAS INCREASED NEAR THE
KANSAS MISSOURI BORDER...CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST INTO SOUTHERN
MISSOURI.
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066-067-077-078-088-093-101-201100-
/O.CON.KSGF.WS.W.0002.100320T0900Z-100322T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-
JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...NEVADA...
APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...NEOSHO...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
425 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO
7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND POSSIBLY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF
RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI.
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE
DAY SATURDAY. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY.
* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BY THE TIME
THE STORM ENDS LATE SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SLEET ALONG WITH MINOR ICE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD REDUCE SNOWFALL
TOTALS.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30
MPH WHICH COULD RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE SATURDAY PARTICULARLY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BUT MORE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS
WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE HIGHWAY 71 AND 69 CORRIDORS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU. THIS KIT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS
TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...BLANKETS...EXTRA
CLOTHING AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU
BECOME STRANDED.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
606 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY OVER MUCH OF OKLAHOMA...
A LATE SEASON ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL
ABRUPTLY TONIGHT...WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS TO INTENSIFY
TO OUR WEST. THE TROUGH WILL FORM A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW ON
SATURDAY...AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD ALONG THE RED RIVER.
THE RESULT WILL BE A SUDDEN...AND STRONG...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT
MUCH OF OKLAHOMA...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE UPPER LOW. THE MAIN
IMPACTS WILL BE HEAVY FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER A
LARGE PART OF OKLAHOMA...WHILE LOCAL AMOUNTS CLOSE TO 12 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS NORTH OF OKLAHOMA CITY...TOWARD WATONGA...
ENID...PONCA CITY...AND STILLWATER. MEANWHILE...NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH
SPEEDS AVERAGING NEAR 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THE SNOW
WILL BE SOMEWHAT WET...WITH TEMPERATURES JUST A FEW DEGREES BELOW
FREEZING AT THE GROUND...BUT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
IN THE AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE MOST SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY FROM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
EASTWARD. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY
AREAS THIS WEEKEND. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING WINTER
STORM. PREPARATIONS FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER SHOULD BE COMPLETED
TONIGHT.
OKZ022-033>036-201000-
/O.UPG.KOUN.WS.A.0003.100320T0900Z-100322T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KOUN.WS.W.0004.100320T0900Z-100321T1200Z/
WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORDELL...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...
ALTUS
606 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES AND BLUSTERY
WINDS OF NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR...RESULTING IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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