A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Tulsa area. The advisory is in effect from 6 PM this evening until noon on Tuesday.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ058-060>063-065>071-252230- /O.NEW.KTSA.WW.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 404 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES… * IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE… WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…OTTAWA…MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…BENTON AND CARROLL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER… * RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
* UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR…WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH TO NEAR INTERSTATE 40. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT.
IMPACTS… * ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS… ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND NON-TREATED SURFACES.
DEFINITION… * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTERY PRECIPITATION MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… * USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO STAY ON TREATED ROADWAYS. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.
* 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.