A winter storm watch has been issued for much of central and eastern Oklahoma for Monday and Tuesday. In a statement released earlier today by the National Weather Service, residents are being advised the following:
RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING
ORDER. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD…WATER
AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE
WINTER STORM.
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY
OCCUR…WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. DO NOT GO NEAR DOWNED
LINES… ASSUME THEY ARE LIVE AND REPORT ANY DOWNED LINES OR POWER
OUTAGES TO YOUR ELECTRIC COMPANY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER
WEATHER EVENT. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO
A COMBINATION OF WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND/OR WARNINGS LATER
TONIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING.
I’ll be running radar and weather updates on the Live Chase page beginning late tonight. Additional postings to the blog will be made if conditions warrant.