... 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... Wagoner... Mayes... Delaware...
Sequoyah... Pushmataha... Choctaw... Craig... Pittsburg... Ottawa...
McIntosh... Muskogee... Le Flore... Latimer and Haskell. In
Arkansas... Crawford... Sebastian and Franklin.
Hazardous weather...
* an area of precipitation is currently moving northeast across
northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Based on reports
from automated station and spotters... the precip has changed
over to rain or freezing rain depending on the surface
temperature. The precip is moving quickly... and with
temperatures just hovering around freezing... significant ice
accumulation is not expected.
* Less than a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation is expected
until 6 PM CST this evening.
Impacts...
* roads in the advisory area may become slick and hazardous...
especially on bridges and overpasses and non-treated surfaces.
* Counties where it was reported that roads were slick in spots...
Carroll... Madison... Washington... Franklin... Sebastian... counties
where slick bridges and overpasses were reported... Pushmataha...
Choctaw... Osage... Washington... Nowata... Craig... Ottawa...
Pawnee... Tulsa... Rogers... Mayes... Delaware... creek... Okfuskee...
Okmulgee... Wagoner... Cherokee... Adair... Muskogee... Sequoyah...
Pittsburg... Latimer... Leflore... counties where slick and
hazardous roads were reported... Benton... Crawford...
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* use extra caution if driving. Attempt to stay on treated
roadways. Expect travel delays.
Tahlequah, OK
Current Conditions
33 °F
Overcast
Updated — 11:53 AM CST on February 13, 2012
Local Radar
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Tahlequah
32 °F - Overcast
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Muskogee
33 °F - Overcast
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Siloam Springs
32 °F - Overcast
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Sallisaw
34 °F - Overcast
Forecast for Cherokee (74464)
Monday
 Ice Pellets
H 32° / L 27°
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Tuesday
 Partly Cloudy
H 52° / L 38°
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Wednesday
 T-storms
H 61° / L 36°
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Thursday
Partly Cloudy
H 54° / L 31°
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Friday
 Clear
H 56° / L 34°
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Cloudy. Patchy light drizzle and light freezing drizzle. New ice accumulation of less than one tenth of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
TonightMostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of light drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Rain showers likely and scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Wednesday NightClear with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday NightClear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Friday NightMostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
Statement as of 12:08 PM CST on February 13, 2012
Winter Weather Advisory
