National Weather Service: Winter Weather Advisory

Tulsa, OK

Current Conditions

Clear

18 °F

Clear

5 mph from the ENE

9 °F

30.63 in

11 °F

68%

10.0 miles

Claremore, OK

Updated — 6:55 AM CST on February 12, 2012

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Forecast for Tulsa (74101)

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Monday...
Sunday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 36° / L 27°
Monday
sleet
Ice Pellets
H 32° / L 29°
Tuesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 50° / L 34°
Wednesday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 58° / L 36°
Thursday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 50° / L 34°
Today

Increasing clouds. Highs around 40. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 3 to 8 in the morning.

Tonight

Chance of light snow in the evening...then occasional snow after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Monday

Occasional snow and sleet in the morning...then occasional freezing rain in the afternoon. Occasional light drizzle and light freezing drizzle in the afternoon. Total snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Monday Night

Cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of light freezing drizzle in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Light winds.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the mid 30s.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Thursday Night

Clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Statement as of 5:22 am CST on February 12, 2012

Winter Weather Advisory


... 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.








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