Hopefully the winds don't add to the 'fun'.
The moisture now out Southwest and that cold front and Lows will slide thru the next few days and make for a lot of excited air.
Good luck!
Posted on 01/26/2010 2:09:01 PM PST by Star Traveler
POSTED: 11:17 am CST January 26, 2010
UPDATED: 3:48 pm CST January 26, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A winter storm watch is in effect from late Wednesday night through Friday morning across most of Oklahoma.
Freezing rain, sleet and snow are all possible with significant accumulation. Travel problems and power outages are likely.
Tuesday night is expected to become partly cloudy and cold with lows falling into the upper 20s and the 30s.
Skies will become cloudy Wednesday with scattered showers developing during the evening following afternoon highs reaching the 50s statewide.
Freezing rain is to develop first in the northwest on Thursday, turning to sleet and later snow during the day. Afternoon highs will range from the mid-20s in the northwest to the lower 50s in the southeastern corner of the state, followed by overnight lows from the lower 20s in the northwest to the lower 40s in the southeast.
Between now and Thursday, Eyewitness News 5 will work to gather information to help keep you safe and to help you prepare for the impending storm. At 5 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, here are some winter-storm topics we will cover:
KTUL - Tulsa Channel 8
Posted 01/26/10 3:42 pm
Producer: Kevin King
Department of Transportation crews are gearing up for the second major winter storm of the year.
Storage sheds that were plucked of thousands of tons of salt and sand during the Christmas blizzard have been re-stocked to capacity -- 130-thousand tons of sand and salt and 121 tons of magnesium chloride, an additional ice fighter.
There are five hundred trucks statewide that will be made available during the upcoming storm, which is expected to dump as much as eight to ten inches of snow in eastern Oklahoma.
The storm is expected to begin with cold rain late Wednesday and gradually transition to freezing rain, sleet and snow during the day Thursday.
The heaviest of the rain and freezing rain -- as much as a half an inch of ice accumulation -- could occur, especially along a path from Shawnee to Tahlequah to Fayetteville, Arkansas.
South of a Eufaula to Fort Smith line, mainly rain and isolated thunderstorms will be expected while north of a Chandler to Bixby to Jay line will see more in the way of rain, freezing rain and snow.
Temperatures behind the cold front will dip into the single digits early Saturday morning. Another chance of rain and snow will enter the picture early next week.
Stay tuned to NewsChannel 8 for the latest weather information.
YIKES!!!!
Well you all take care down there and be safe!!
I can remember being in Texas in early March 1995. On Monday of that week it’s 80 degrees in Houston and everyone is out in shorts. 2 days later leaving San Antonio for Dallas, it was raining and in the 30’s. When we landed at DFW, an ice storm was well under way.
I’ m sure I had both hands on the armrests praying for that darn plane to stop.
Yep, it can get that way in DFW... I’ve seen it... :-)
Good luck out there... hunker down and stay warm... :-)
And I can vouch for how cold it is here. No more than low 20’s and snowing off and on all day.
Hopefully the winds don't add to the 'fun'.
The moisture now out Southwest and that cold front and Lows will slide thru the next few days and make for a lot of excited air.
Good luck!
Hi PKM,
Could you keep me up on the latest. We will be flying home to Edmond tomorrow night around 6pm (moved there from Denver in Nov. of 2007, just in time for the ice storm that shut us down for about 3 days). Bringing my 75 y.o. brother for the first time to OKC. Told him to dress warm, but I would love to be kept up on any new weather updates. Thanks!! TC
Posted: Jan 25, 2010 3:08 PM
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 9:35 PM
NewsOn6.com
TULSA, OK -- A major winter storm is heading to Oklahoma and will most likely hit the state Thursday and into Friday with significant amounts of ice, sleet and snow.
"Total accumulations are still subject to change, but could be on the order of 12+ inches wherever that heaviest snow band sets up," said Dick Faurot, News On 6 Meteorologist.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Thursday morning through Friday morning for almost the entire state.
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry, along with State Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood, spoke at a news conference at the state capitol Tuesday afternoon.
Governor Henry says residents need to be prepared if forecasters are right about this winter storm.
Albert Ashwood says the state is getting prepared if the storm hits. He says they are pre-positioning resources across the state so they will be able to address emergencies when they happen.
ODOT crews are prepping salt and sand trucks and making any necessary tune-ups to vehicles, which they report will be loaded by Wednesday. There are 500 trucks available statewide during weather event operations.
Following the Christmas blizzard in 2009, ODOT restocked storage sheds statewide, which are at capacity with 130,000 tons of sand and salt and 121 tons of magnesium chloride, an additional ice fighter.
The News On 6 WARN team is keeping an eye on the latest data as the storm moves off the Pacific into southern California.
As the storm moves east and cold air from Canada moves south, there is a strong likelihood of freezing rain and ice that may lead to some power issues across portions of the state on Thursday morning.
At this time, the exact track of the freezing rain and accumulating ice forecast is still not certain, but the potential for accumulation from a quarter to possibly a half an inch is moderate.
Freezing rain will eventually transition into sleet Thursday afternoon and then to snow Thursday afternoon and evening before ending Friday morning.
"The best piece of advice I can give right now is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. This promises to be a very wet system with total precipitation amounts on the order of 2-4 inches by the time it is all said and done, the only question is how much is liquid, ice and snow," Dick Faurot said.
Early indications are areas of northern Oklahoma could see 12+ inches of snow. Snowfall near Tulsa could be from 8 inches to more than a foot.
Areas south and east of Tulsa will have lesser amounts of snow.
The watch applies to the following counties:
In Oklahoma:
CHEROKEE, ADAIR, CREEK, OKFUSKEE, OKMULGEE, WAGONER, TULSA, ROGERS, MAYES, DELAWARE, SEQUOYAH, WASHINGTON, OSAGE, CRAIG, NOWATA, PAWNEE, OTTAWA, MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE
In Arkansas:
WASHINGTON, MADISON, BENTON AND CARROLL
I really don’t care about the snow, but the ice sucks. Hard to do a marathon of The Wire with no power.
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34-degrees this morning.
It's supposed to be quite a warm day, today... around 60 degrees... :-)
But, tomorrow....
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 337 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-272100- /O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0001.100128T1200Z-100129T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0001.100128T1200Z-100129T1800Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 337 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND CARROLL. * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44 WITH SLEET MORE COMMON FURTHER NORTH TOWARD THE KANSAS BORDER. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THE SLEET TURNING TO HEAVY SNOW ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44. ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY WITH THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ENDING BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * DANGEROUS ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE LIKELY ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM OKEMAH TO FAYETTEVILLE...WITH ICE AMOUNTS TAPERING OFF FURTHER NORTH. NORTH OF THE FREEZING RAIN CORRIDOR...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD IMPACT MUCH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL BE FURTHER NORTH TOWARD THE KANSAS BORDER...WHERE 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE ALL PRECIPITATION TYPES GIVEN THE GREATER TERRAIN INFLUENCES. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CORRIDOR OF HEAVIEST ICING. FURTHER NORTH...POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS IMPACT ICE COVERED POWER LINES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR POWER OUTAGES OF ONE TO FIVE DAYS...WITH MORE RURAL AREAS POSSIBLY WITHOUT POWER FOR OVER A WEEK. DEFINITION... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES WHICH MAY LAST SEVERAL DAYS. DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR ELECTRIC COMPANY. * 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. && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 350 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 OKZ004>031-033>038-TXZ083>085-272200- /O.UPG.KOUN.WS.A.0001.100128T1200Z-100129T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.WS.W.0001.100128T1200Z-100129T1200Z/ 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-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD... PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY... CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA... KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL... ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER... CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE... HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...QUANAH... CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON 350 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE... SLEET... AND SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING: THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER WILL BE FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND ELEVATED SURFACES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS SOUTH OF STILLWATER... EL RENO...HOBART...ALTUS...AND QUANAH WHERE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY. SLEET AND SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. FARTHER NORTH... GREATER SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY FROM WEST CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL ADD ADDITIONAL STRESS TO POWER LINES THAT MAY HAVE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
for several areas listed below...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
516 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281100-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
516 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT POISED TO IMPACT EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.
ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED...SPREADINDEX=30.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...LATE MORNING.
DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARDS THE BAJA OF
CALIFORNIA WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS THE SURFACE FEATURES SHARPEN IN
RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING UPPER SYSTEM. FINE DRY FUELS WILL
EASILY COMBUST...AND ANY FIRES THAT DO IGNITE WILL HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SPREAD QUICKLY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE THIS
MORNING.
LATER TONIGHT... THE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT. MOST OF
THE PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE
THURSDAY...THEREFORE ONLY LIMITED ICE AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE BRUNT OF THIS WINTER STORMS IMPACTS WILL BE FELT THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY. SHALLOW COLD AIR WILL MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THE COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN OVER NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND AFTER INTIALLY STARTING AS FREEZING RAIN BEHIND THE
FRONT...A CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW WILL OCCUR. FURTHER
SOUTH...MAINLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION
TYPE THURSDAY. THERE IS A STRONG POTENTIAL FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF FREEZING RAIN IN THOSE AREAS...AND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AT THAT TIME...SNOW AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED AS THE FREEZING RAIN BAND SHIFTS FURTHER SOUTH
OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW FALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 12 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. HIGHEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL RANGE FROM ONE HALF
TO ONE INCH. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING //OKCWSWTSA//
FOR DETAILS. SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ON FRIDAY AS
THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. LEFT IN ITS WAKE WILL BE BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH WILL AFFECT THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
ANTICIPATE RESPONSES RELATED TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. FURTHERMORE...UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS MAY EXTEND WELL
INTO THE WEEKEND IF POWER GRIDS ARE HEAVILY DAMAGED.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 545 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-281145- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION AR-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP- MORRIS-CASS- 545 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR STATE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY INTO THURSDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. AS A RESULT...LOCATIONS NORTH OF A PITTSBURG TEXAS TO ATLANTA TEXAS TO EL DORADO ARKANSAS LINE COULD SEE A WINTRY MIX LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE EXISTS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH HOW QUICKLY THE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR STATE REGION. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 500 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-281100- ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND- CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING- INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE- MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE- PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE- WOODRUFF-YELL- 500 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OF ARKANSAS TODAY. A NORTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A COLD FRONT INTO ARKANSAS FROM THE PLAINS TONIGHT. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. MEANWHILE...A STORM SYSTEM TO THE SOUTHWEST WILL APPROACH...AND WILL BE SURROUNDED BY ABUNDANT MOISTURE. AS THIS MOISTURE ENCOUNTERS COLDER AIR IN ARKANSAS...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT. RAIN WILL BEGIN IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH. LITTLE ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE NOTED TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED CENTRAL AND SOUTH OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL BECOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS TEMPERATURES DROP. EVENTUALLY...THERE WILL BE A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE OZARK AND OUACHITA MOUNTAINS...AND PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST. THROUGH DAWN FRIDAY...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS NORTH OF LITTLE ROCK...AND A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. ON FRIDAY...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS AND THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY MORNING WILL ONLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS IN MOST AREAS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEPART ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AND A SLOW WARMUP OCCURRING. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN...WITH SMALL CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. $$ 51
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
500 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-271800-
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-
500 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE
TONIGHT. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN NORTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING LOW
PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY
DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
HOWEVER...INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED AND NO SEVERE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY JAN 27.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...20 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THE THURSDAY STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER.
UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA BETWEEN SUNRISE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATING TO 6 INCHES WITH 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED
FROM SOUTHWEST TO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. LESS SNOW BUT MORE ICE IS LIKELY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. IN SHORT...ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AND MUCH OF OKLAHOMA SOUTH OF I-44 IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT GLAZING ON EXPOSED SURFACES. GUSTY NORTH WIND WILL CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW IN WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON
TODAY.
$$
I'm always in awe of the weather here in Oklahoma...but I don't wish for harm and hardship.
I guess if it was always 65 degrees and blue skies..it would be boring to be a weatherman. : )
Stay warm and safe!
FRegards,
That Christmas storm was something else. I watched it snow down in Texas pretty heavily and saw webcams from OKC that was amazing.
I was stunned there wasn’t a FR thread on it (at least I don’t remember one) at the time because it was historical.
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