Saturday, December 21, 2013

Ice storm warning extended until 9 p.m. for northeast Oklahoma

(From the National Weather Service)

OKZ054>067-070-071-220300-
/O.EXT.KTSA.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
351 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE ICE STORM WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...
   OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...
   MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES AND DELAWARE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * FREEZING RAIN WILL BE DIMINISHING AND ENDING AS THE EVENING
   GOES ON. A BRIEF CHANGEOVER TO LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS
   EVENING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS.

 * ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A
   TENTH OF AN INCH.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL
   CONTINUE TO BE DOWNED AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

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