ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG... OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES. * ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. * COUNTIES WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROADS WERE SLICK IN SPOTS... WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES... DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...COUNTIES WHERE SLICK BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WERE REPORTED...OSAGE...PAWNEE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * 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.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Ice storm remains in effect for northeast Oklahoma
(From the National Weather Service)
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