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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
313 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071100-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
304 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013


THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
WIND CHILL.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTER 7 PM.

DISCUSSION...
THE WINTER STORM HAS EXITED THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION...WITH JUST
SOME SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES REMAINING POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. BEHIND THE EXITING
SYSTEM...SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT OVER MOST OF THE REGION
TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES ALONG WITH SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND WILL
HELP TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR MOST LOCATIONS.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE RANGE OF
AROUND NEGATIVE TWELVE DEGREES TO NEAR ZERO DEGREES OVERNIGHT.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. WIDESPREAD TRAVEL IMPACTS
ARE ALSO LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SATURDAY WILL GET OFF TO A VERY COLD START...WITH MORNING WIND
CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...LIGHT SLEET AND LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. ANOTHER
REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE MONDAY...WITH VERY
COLD WIND CHILLS MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN
SOME AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ALL OTHER AREAS THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR PROLONGED TRAVEL ISSUES
AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. SHELTERS MAY BE NEEDED DUE
TO THE VERY COLD WEATHER EXPECTED OVER AN EXTEND PERIOD.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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