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HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1227 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-070630-
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-
1227 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013


...WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.

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

DISCUSSION...
SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW
FLURRIES ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS THE BACK EDGE OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING
THROUGH NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOW TEENS FOR MOST LOCATIONS.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE EXITING THE REGION BY LATE
AFTERNOON WITH SKIES CLEARING OUT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE REGION. CLEARING 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 TEN 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...WITH ADDITIONAL OUTAGES
LIKELY INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS
ARE ALSO LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY AND 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 ROUND OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH ONLY VERY
LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. ANOTHER REINFORCING SURGE OF
ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE MONDAY...WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MONDAY
AND EARLY TUESDAY. 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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