Friday, December 20, 2013

Ice storm warning issued for northeast Oklahoma

(From the National Weather Service)

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND
   CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AS WARM AIR ALOFT OVERRUNS THE COLDER AIR AT THE
   SURFACE.

 * A QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 6
   PM CST SATURDAY.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
   SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND
   WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY

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.

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