URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
557 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011
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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
557 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011
…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY…
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.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE REST OF THE
EVENING…AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THE STRONG
WINDS SHOULD BACK OFF SOME LATE TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
ON MONDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
IMPACTS…
* WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY…WITH A FEW
GUSTS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY AS THE
LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES.
* WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* 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.