... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this evening
to 6 PM CST Monday...
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect...
For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Cherokee... Adair... creek... Okfuskee... Okmulgee...
Wagoner... Tulsa... Rogers... Mayes... Delaware... Pawnee... Ottawa...
Washington... Osage... Craig... Nowata... Sequoyah... McIntosh...
Muskogee... Le Flore and Haskell. In Arkansas... Washington...
Madison... Crawford... Benton... Sebastian... Carroll and Franklin.
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 south of a Tulsa...
Fort Smith line by mid day Monday and across the remainder of
the area Monday afternoon. Lingering areas of drizzle and
freezing drizzle will continue across northeast Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas into Monday evening.
* Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected with
around a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation. Locally higher
amounts of snow and sleet could occur in the higher terrain
areas of northwest Arkansas.
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.
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.
Fort Smith, AR
Current Conditions
21 °F
Clear
Updated — 5:53 AM CST on February 12, 2012
Local Radar
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Fort Smith
21 °F - Clear
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Sallisaw
19 °F - Clear
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Poteau
19 °F - Clear
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Stigler
59 °F - Overcast
Forecast for Sebastian (72901)
Sunday
 Partly Cloudy
H 36° / L 27°
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Monday
 Ice Pellets
H 32° / L 31°
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Tuesday
Partly Cloudy
H 52° / L 34°
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Wednesday
 T-storms
H 56° / L 40°
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Thursday
 Chance of Rain
H 52° / L 32°
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Sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. No. Highs around 40. Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
TonightMostly cloudy in the evening...then snow likely after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows around 30. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Occasional snow...sleet and freezing rain in the morning...then occasional rain...freezing rain and sleet in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 2 inches. Total snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Monday NightCloudy. Slight chance of light drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Light winds.
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds.
Tuesday NightMostly clear. A 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s.
Wednesday NightMostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Chance of light rain and isolated thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs around 60.
Thursday NightClear. Lows in the lower 30s.
Statement as of 5:22 am CST on February 12, 2012
Winter Weather Advisory
