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WWUS44 KTSA 221345
WSWTSA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
745 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-230445-
/O.UPG.KTSA.WS.A.0001.260123T1800Z-260125T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.WS.W.0001.260123T1800Z-260125T2100Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCALESTER, WAGONER, EUREKA SPRINGS,
BENTONVILLE, TULSA, CHARLESTON, HUNTSVILLE, STIGLER, PAWHUSKA,
VAN BUREN, MIAMI, SPRINGDALE, MUSKOGEE, CHECOTAH, OKEMAH, VINITA,
WILBURTON, ROGERS, ANTLERS, POTEAU, PAWNEE, FAYETTEVILLE,
BERRYVILLE, SALLISAW, TAHLEQUAH, BARTLESVILLE, HUGO, JAY, PRYOR,
FORT SMITH, CLAREMORE, STILWELL, OZARK, CLAYTON, NOWATA,
OKMULGEE, SAPULPA, AND GROVE
745 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM CST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40,
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED, WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40, MAINLY SLEET IS EXPECTED, MIXING WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES. FREEZING
RAIN OF 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES MAY OCCUR NEAR THE RED RIVER.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND EAST
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON FRIDAY TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED AREAWIDE, WITH IMPACTS
LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK GIVEN THE FORECASTED SNOW AND
SLEET AMOUNTS. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR, ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE RED RIVER, WHERE HEAVIER ICING IS POSSIBLE. BRUTALLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. WARMING SHELTERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM SHOULD BE ONGOING AND
COMPLETED BY EARLY FRIDAY. ENSURE ALL REQUIRED MEDICINE AND FOOD
SUPPLIES ARE SECURED. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY. IN ARKANSAS, FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL
1-800-245-1672 OR GO TO IDRIVEARKANSAS.COM. IN OKLAHOMA, FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 1-844-465-4997 OR GO TO OKROADS.ORG.
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