URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
505 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
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505 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT…
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…
PAWNEE…OTTAWA…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG AND NOWATA.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* HEAVY SNOW…ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MILES AN
HOUR…WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
* 8 TO 16 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
UP TO 20 INCHES…ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 TO 5 FEET.
* WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR WILL BE COMMON DURING THE
DAY TODAY…WITH AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES PRODUCING WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES.
THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR THROUGH NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE.
* ANY LOSS OF POWER WILL RESULT IN A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS…AS
TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND RESCUE EFFORTS ARE
HAMPERED BY THE ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
* 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.