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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
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...IMPACTFUL WINTRY WEATHER AND DANGEROUS COLD LIKELY FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY...
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND
POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO SET BEGINNING FRIDAY
AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INCREASING MOISTURE FROM AN APPROACHING
UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR
MOVING INTO THE REGION TO SET THE STAGE FOR AN IMPACTFUL WINTER
WEATHER EVENT. THE EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, CONTINUING
FOR THE WEEKEND, WITH VERY COLD CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WHILE IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO FOCUS ON SPECIFICS, THE LATEST
DATA SUGGESTS THAT SNOW WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY PRECIPITATION TYPE
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40, WITH MORE OF A WINTRY MIX SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 40. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THAT TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS STORM ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THERE IS A MEDIUM
CHANCE THAT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY FORCE ROAD CLOSURES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. THERE IS
A LOW CHANCE THAT ICE ACCUMULATION FROM THE STORM MAY CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO DANGEROUS LEVELS BETWEEN 10
DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND ZERO DEGREES ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 5 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO AND 5 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING
AND AGAIN MONDAY MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ARCTIC AIRMASS
THAT WILL BE IN PLACE.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD WINTER IMPACTS FROM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND, INCLUDING ACCUMULATING SNOW
AND ICE ACROSS THE AREA. ALONG WITH THE WINTER PRECIPITATION
CHANCES, CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND
CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. WARMING STATIONS WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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