Our area is under a Winter Storm Watch for Tomorrow night and Tuesday. Here is the info from the NWS Norman, OK in ALL CAPS
..WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY MIDDAY MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MONDAY EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: FOUR INCHES OR MORE OF SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MAY EXPERIENCE THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS: VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WILL CREATE POOR VISIBILITY.
* ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES FOLLOWING THE STORM MAY MAKE SOME SECONDARY ROADS HAZARDOUS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* THE EXACT TRACK AND IMPACTS FROM THIS WINTER STORM ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. COUNTIES NOT INCLUDING IN THIS WATCH MAY BE ADDED LATER OR MAY BE PLACED IN ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS AT A LATER TIME.
* CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...AND NECESSARY MEDICATIONS.
* WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE NORMAN FORECAST OFFICE WEB SITE.
ALSO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
I'm in the Northern Central part of CA and the rain has arrived here!