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FLUS44 KTSA 211045
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
445 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
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...MAJOR WINTER STORM LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
..DANGEROUS COLD EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER...HIGH WIND...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
INCREASING MOISTURE IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION TO
SET THE STAGE FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND ENDING SUNDAY MORNING. THE LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THAT SNOW
WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE NORTH OF INTERSTATE
40, WITH MORE OF A WINTRY MIX ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
FOR THE AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THAT SEE PRIMARILY SNOW,
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED,
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO AROUND A FOOT POSSIBLE. THERE IS A
MEDIUM TO HIGH CHANCE THAT ROADS IN THIS AREA WILL BECOME
DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL OR BE IMPASSABLE. WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES
ARE EXPECTED, INCLUDING MAJOR ROUTES. FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40, A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW IS
EXPECTED. WHILE THIS MAY REDUCE SNOWFALL TOTALS, THERE IS A MEDIUM
TO HIGH CHANCE THAT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW, SLEET AND ICE WILL BE
ENOUGH TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. ROADS MAY
CLOSE HERE AS WELL. ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA WHERE THE
PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE IS TRENDING TOWARD FREEZING RAIN,
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THAT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ON TREES AND POWER
LINES COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. RECENT MODEL TRENDS OF HIGHER
POTENTIAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS HERE SUGGEST THAT CHANCES FOR POWER
OUTAGES MAY INCREASE WITH FUTURE FORECAST UPDATES.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE ARCTIC
FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 15 BELOW ARE
FORECAST, WITH VALUES FROM ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ELSEWHERE. WIND CHILLS
FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING, AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS
FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM AND DANGEROUS COLD EVENT. HAZARDOUS
ROAD CONDITIONS FROM SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW, SLEET AND
ICE WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE AREA.
ALONG WITH THE WINTER PRECIPITATION, THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WARMING STATIONS
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
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