National Weather Service: Winter Weather Advisory

Poteau, OK

Current Conditions

Light Snow

32 °F

Light Snow

7 mph from the SE

32 °F

30.17 in

26 °F

100%

4.0 miles

Sallisaw, OK

Updated — 4:15 AM CST on February 13, 2012

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Forecast for Le Flore (74953)

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST this evening...
Monday
sleet
Ice Pellets
H 38° / L 31°
Tuesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 54° / L 36°
Wednesday
chancetstorms
Chance of T-storms
H 63° / L 40°
Thursday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 54° / L 32°
Friday
clear
Clear
H 58° / L 34°
Today

Occasional snow and sleet early in the morning...then occasional rain or freezing rain or sleet today. Occasional light drizzle late 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. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of light drizzle in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Light winds.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Lows 40 to 46. Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Rain showers likely and scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Wednesday Night

Clear with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the upper 30s.

Thursday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 35.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Friday Night

Clear. Lows 30 to 36.

Statement as of 3:07 am CST on February 13, 2012

Winter Weather Advisory


... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM CST this
evening...

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect...

For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Cherokee... Adair... Okfuskee... Okmulgee...
   Wagoner... Pushmataha... Choctaw... Pittsburg... Sequoyah...
   McIntosh... Muskogee... Le Flore... Latimer and Haskell. In
   Arkansas... Crawford... Sebastian and Franklin.

Hazardous weather...
* areas of light to moderate snow will continue to spread across
   eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas this morning...
   transitioning briefly to sleet before shifting east. Areas of
   drizzle or light freezing drizzle will remain possible this
   afternoon into the early evening hours.

* 1 to 3 inch snowfall amounts are expected across the advisory
   area.

Impacts...
* roads in the advisory area may become slick and hazardous...
   especially on bridges and overpasses and non-treated surfaces.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* use extra caution if driving. 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.






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