Winter Weather Advisory issued for the Tulsa area

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
351 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

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BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-SEQUOYAH-
351 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…ROGERS…DELAWARE…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CRAIG…
NOWATA…PAWNEE…WASHINGTON…SEQUOYAH…WAGONER…TULSA…
OTTAWA…MAYES AND OSAGE. IN ARKANSAS…BENTON…SEBASTIAN…
WASHINGTON…CARROLL… MADISON…FRANKLIN AND CRAWFORD.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AREAS OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON SUNDAY MORNING.

* AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS…WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

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.

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