At 8:50 am...National Weather Service Doppler radars indicated scattered areas of showers and isolated thunderstorms across portions of northeast Oklahoma. These showers and thunderstorms were located along and north of a line from Mannford to east of Fairland...moving northeast at 25 mph. Through 10 am...showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue across locations along and to the north of the Interstate 44 corridor in northeast Oklahoma. Rainfall amounts will generally be up to a tenth of an inch...although hourly amounts of a quarter inch will be possible beneath the heavier showers and thunderstorms.
Chance of rain showers late in the morning... then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 6:00 am CST on November 15, 2009
... Winter weather awareness in Arkansas...
Governor mike Beebe has proclaimed November 16th through 20th as winter weather awareness week in Arkansas. Sponsors of the awareness week are the National Weather Service... the Arkansas department of emergency management... entergy Arkansas... the electric cooperatives of Arkansas... the Arkansas National guard... the Arkansas State Police... and the American Red Cross.
During each weekday... a different winter weather topic will be covered in a public information statement issued by the National Weather Service...
Monday... the outlook for the coming winter Tuesday... winter precipitation types Wednesday... winter weather watches... warnings... and advisories Thursday... winter weather safety rules Friday... severe weather in the winter
The purpose of winter weather awareness is to remind people of The Hazards winter weather can pose. Now is the time to review what can happen during winter... and to make preparations for the upcoming winter season.