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WWUS44 KTSA 231716
WSWTSA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1116 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241230-
/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 OZARK, CHARLESTON, NOWATA, ROGERS, JAY,
PAWNEE, WAGONER, WILBURTON, BENTONVILLE, HUNTSVILLE, HUGO,
VINITA, POTEAU, STILWELL, FAYETTEVILLE, GROVE, CHECOTAH,
MCALESTER, CLAYTON, TULSA, STIGLER, SPRINGDALE, ANTLERS,
SALLISAW, OKEMAH, TAHLEQUAH, SAPULPA, EUREKA SPRINGS, FORT SMITH,
PRYOR, MIAMI, MUSKOGEE, BERRYVILLE, PAWHUSKA, OKMULGEE, VAN
BUREN, BARTLESVILLE, AND CLAREMORE
1116 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40,
MAINLY SNOW WILL OCCUR, WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES, LOCALLY UP TO 18 INCHES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY
OCCUR. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40, A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL
OCCUR, WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 12 INCHES. FREEZING RAIN OF
UP TO 0.15 INCHES MAY OCCUR ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. INTENSE
SNOW AND SLEET RATES WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RAPIDLY
PRODUCE TRAVEL ISSUES AFTER ONSET.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND EAST
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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. 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 COMPLETED
IMMEDIATELY. 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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