694  
WWUS44 KTSA 201000  
WSWTSA  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010  
 
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ049-053-068>076-202130-  
/O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0003.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/  
/O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/  
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE-  
ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-  
LE FLORE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...  
EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...  
ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...  
EUFAULA...SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU  
500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM  
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT  
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...  
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH AND  
MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS... WASHINGTON...MADISON...BENTON AND  
CARROLL.  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...  
* RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND  
TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS  
OFF DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.  
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR...WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.  
 
IMPACTS...  
* ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.  
 
DEFINITION...  
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS  
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS  
IMPROVE.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ARZ019-020-029-202130-  
/O.EXA.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/  
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...  
FORT SMITH  
500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM  
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...  
* IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN.  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...  
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SLEET AND SNOW TONIGHT AND  
SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS  
OFF DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.  
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF  
THE WARNING AREA.  
 
IMPACTS...  
* ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.  
 
DEFINITION...  
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS  
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS  
IMPROVE.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
OKZ054>067-202130-  
/O.CON.KTSA.WS.W.0004.100320T1200Z-100322T0000Z/  
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-  
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...  
VINITA...MIAMI...PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...  
BRISTOW...OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...WAGONER  
500 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY  
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.  
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...  
* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...ROGERS...  
MAYES...DELAWARE...PAWNEE...OTTAWA...WAGONER...WASHINGTON...  
OSAGE...CRAIG AND NOWATA.  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...  
* A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE  
TO SNOW TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS  
OFF DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.  
 
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF  
THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY  
IN FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  
 
IMPACTS...  
* ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL  
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.  
 
DEFINITION...  
* A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS  
EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
* DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS  
IMPROVE.  
 
* 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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