HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
615 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
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…POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN…
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.
WIND CHILL.
RISK…SIGNIFICANT.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.
DISCUSSION…
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM THAT DROPPED A SWATH OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OF
SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA IS GRADUALLY PULLING AWAY
FROM THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS…ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH.
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS…RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
THE COMBINATION OF CLEARING SKIES AND AN IMPRESSIVE SNOWFIELD WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR MOST AREAS BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING…WITH A FEW READINGS BELOW ZERO NEAR THE KANSAS
BORDER. WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN -10 AND -20 DEGREES CAN BE
EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF FAR
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA…WHILE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY COVERS THE
REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
PLEASE SEE /OKCWSWTSA/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES…LIGHT WINDS AND THE SNOWPACK WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO CRATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT…WITH LOWS AROUND -5 TO -10
LIKELY ACROSS ALL BUT FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT…WITH TEMPERATURES FINALLY BOUNCING BACK INTO THE 30S BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE LATEST FORECAST INCLUDES LOW CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE
WEEKEND…ALTHOUGH ANY ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR MINIMAL AT THIS TIME.
ANOTHER STRONG ARCTIC MAY IMPACT THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK…ALONG
WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT…
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TULSA.