657  
WWUS74 KTSA 200821  
NPWTSA  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
221 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-201800-  
/O.CON.KTSA.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250220T1800Z/  
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-  
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-  
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMORE, PAWHUSKA, SAPULPA, VINITA,  
MUSKOGEE, TAHLEQUAH, CHECOTAH, HUNTSVILLE, GROVE, PAWNEE, EUREKA  
SPRINGS, FAYETTEVILLE, BERRYVILLE, NOWATA, OKEMAH, TULSA,  
OKMULGEE, BENTONVILLE, PRYOR, JAY, WAGONER, STILWELL, MIAMI,  
ROGERS, BARTLESVILLE, AND SPRINGDALE  
221 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY  
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW EXPECTED IN  
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL,  
NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED  
SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DO NOT SPEND EXTRA TIME IN THE COLD. WEAR LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
CHECK ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE PORTABLE  
HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS INSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 

 
 

 
 
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053-072>076-201800-  
/O.CON.KTSA.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250220T1800Z/  
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-  
HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAYTON, STIGLER, HUGO, ANTLERS,  
CHARLESTON, VAN BUREN, OZARK, WILBURTON, POTEAU, FORT SMITH,  
SALLISAW, AND MCALESTER  
221 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY  
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW EXPECTED  
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.  
 
* WHERE...IN ARKANSAS, CRAWFORD, FRANKLIN, AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES.  
IN OKLAHOMA, SEQUOYAH, CHOCTAW, HASKELL, LATIMER, LE FLORE,  
PITTSBURG, AND PUSHMATAHA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF  
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DO NOT SPEND EXTRA TIME IN THE COLD. WEAR LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHES A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
CHECK ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE PORTABLE  
HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS INSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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