... Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM
CST Monday...
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Winter Weather
Advisory for the snow... sleet and freezing rain potential... which is
in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Monday...
For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Pushmataha... Choctaw... Pittsburg and Latimer.
Hazardous weather...
* areas of light to moderate snow will spread into eastern
Oklahoma around midnight tonight... moving into northwest
Arkansas by sunrise Monday. The snow will begin to transition
to more of a sleet... freezing rain mixture Monday morning.
* Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are expected with
less than a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation. Locally higher
amounts of snow and sleet could occur in the higher terrain
areas of southeast Oklahoma.
Impacts...
* roads in the advisory area may become slick and hazardous...
especially on bridges... overpasses and non-treated surfaces. A
light glazing of ice due to freezing rain and freezing drizzle
will also be possible on elevated surfaces.
Definition...
* a Winter Weather Advisory means that wintry precipitation may
accumulate on roadways.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* use extra caution if driving late tonight into Monday morning.
Attempt to stay on treated roadways. Expect travel delays.
* Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio or
television for the latest information concerning this weather
event. Additional weather information can also be found at:
weather.Gov/Tulsa.
