... Winter Storm Warning now in effect until midnight CDT tonight...
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has adjusted the timing of
the Winter Storm Warning and it is now in effect until midnight CDT
tonight...
For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Cherokee... Adair... Wagoner... Mayes... Delaware...
Sequoyah... Pushmataha... Choctaw... Craig... Pittsburg... Ottawa...
McIntosh... Muskogee... Le Flore... Latimer and Haskell. In
Arkansas... Washington... Madison... Crawford... Benton...
Sebastian... Carroll and Franklin.
Hazardous weather...
* periods of light snow and sleet continue across far eastern
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. The heaviest precipitation
band extends from central Le Flore County northeast into
eastern Carroll County. The snow and sleet will continue to
transition to rain through the evening hours as temperatures
warm above freezing. All precipitation is expected to come to
an end later tonight.
* Less than one inch of additional snow and sleet accumulation is
expected this afternoon... with little to no additional
accumulation expected this evening.
Impacts...
* travel conditions continue to be very hazardous or impossible
across portions of the warned area. Power outages have
occurred... and additional outages remain possible.
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.
Poteau, OK
Current Conditions
39 °F
Light Rain
Updated — 5:31 PM CDT on March 21, 2010
Local Radar
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Poteau
39 °F - Light Rain
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Fort Smith
37 °F - Light Rain
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Sallisaw
36 °F - Overcast -
Stigler
36 °F - Overcast
Forecast for Le Flore (74953)
Sunday
 Snow
H 34° / L 29°
|
Monday
 Clear
H 54° / L 38°
|
Tuesday
Clear
H 70° / L 43°
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Wednesday
 Chance of T-storms
H 70° / L 50°
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Thursday
 T-storms
H 59° / L 41°
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Cloudy with chance of light rain and light sleet in the evening...then partly cloudy with periods of flurries after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around 10 mph.
Monday NightClear. Lows 36 to 42. Light winds.
Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds up to 10 mph.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday NightMostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s.
Statement as of 3:42 PM CDT on March 21, 2010
Winter Storm Warning
