Winter weather advisory in effect at 6 pm for the Tulsa area

 

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
240 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014

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240 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…
PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER
AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…
BENTON… SEBASTIAN…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION
DURING THE DAY TODAY. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE A LITTLE
ICE ACCUMULATION ON ELEVATED SURFACES DURING THE DAY AS
TEMPERATURES HOVER NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AREAWIDE EARLY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL
CREATE THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR ICING ON ROADWAYS. THE GREATEST
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN A TENTH
OF AN INCH. LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF THE
REGION. ANY AMOUNT OF ICE ON ROADWAYS COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY.

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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