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FLUS44 KTSA 061543
HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
943 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013

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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-
943 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013


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

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...SOUTH OF AN OZARK TO ANTLERS.
ONSET...ONGOING.

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

DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD SNOW CONTINUED ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET OVER SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SOME FREEZING RAIN MIXING WITH
SLEET AND SNOW ALSO CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE BACK EDGE
OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS BEGINNING TO PUSH INTO FAR NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44...WITH
LIGHTER AMOUNTS TOWARD THE KANSAS BORDER AND FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. LESS THAN A TENTH OF
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED INTO REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TO 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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