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FLUS44 KTSA 042258
HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
458 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013

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OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
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WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
458 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTER 3 AM.

DISCUSSION...
LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. PRECIPITATION SHOULD START OUT AS RAIN
AND DRIZZLE... WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
SUNDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.


EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION
TONIGHT... SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER
EVENT FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THE
BULK OF THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY WILL FALL ROUGHLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR WHERE A MIXTURE OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE LIKELY... WITH A POSSIBLE
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATER IN THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY... SO EVEN LIGHT
AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY FREEZE ON ROADS AND ELEVATED
SURFACES.

ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY... BRINGING THE BEST CHANCE OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. AT THIS TIME... AREAS ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR MAY RECEIVE AROUND 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SLEET
AND SNOW... WHICH WOULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
AREAS FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS MAY SEE SIGNIFICANT ICING... WITH AROUND A QUARTER TO
HALF INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THESE LOCATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... AND AN ICE STORM WARNING WILL
BE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS STARTING
THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.

SATURDAY WILL GET OFF TO A VERY COLD START... WITH MORNING WIND
CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO FOR MOST OF THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF
LIGHT SNOW... SLEET OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS PRECIPITATION.

YET ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SLEET AND SNOW COVER
EXISTS... TUESDAY MORNING LOWS COULD FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR A BUSY WEEK AHEAD... AS
WINTER WEATHER WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE ENTIRE REGION THURSDAY AND
INTO THE WEEKEND. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY AND PROLONGED POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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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