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HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
459 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241100-
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-
459 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...TRAVEL CONDITIONS IMPACTED TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXPAND ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.  SLEET AND SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY
AND COVERAGE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BY MID MORNING...WITH
TRAVEL CONDITIONS QUICKLY DETERIORATING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.  WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS
ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED 3 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS
DURING THE DAY.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM LIKELY PASSING SOUTH OF THE AREA...WITH ONLY
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WEDNESDAY.  THE NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES ON THURSDAY...
WITH THE RETURN OF WINTER WEATHER CHANCES FRIDAY INTO
NEXT WEEKEND.

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

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