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WWUS44 KTSA 230513
WSWTSA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1113 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-231800-
/O.CON.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 FAYETTEVILLE, PAWNEE, MCALESTER, PRYOR,
CLAYTON, WAGONER, TULSA, FORT SMITH, STILWELL, ANTLERS, MUSKOGEE,
SAPULPA, HUNTSVILLE, EUREKA SPRINGS, GROVE, OKEMAH, OKMULGEE,
ROGERS, SALLISAW, HUGO, BARTLESVILLE, STIGLER, CHARLESTON,
POTEAU, CHECOTAH, NOWATA, TAHLEQUAH, OZARK, JAY, SPRINGDALE,
PAWHUSKA, VINITA, VAN BUREN, BERRYVILLE, WILBURTON, MIAMI,
BENTONVILLE, AND CLAREMORE
1113 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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, LOCALLY HIGHER. 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 4 TO 8
INCHES. FREEZING RAIN OF UP TO 0.25 INCHES MAY OCCUR ACROSS FAR
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND EAST
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
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 FRIDAY MORNING. 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.
MEJIA
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