Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Ice Storm Through Monday-More Freezing Rain

National Weather Service Zone - OKZ025

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK1155 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007

ICE STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

A LARGE PORTION OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.WILL EMERGE INTO TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS MORNING.WIDESPREAD RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT WESTERN OKLAHOMATONIGHT...AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING PRECIPITATION...FOG WILL ALSO SUPPORT WIDESPREAD DRIZZLE AND SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE.THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF NEW ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE OVER FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...WITH ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF NEW GLAZE BEING COMMON BY MORNING. ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WARNING AREA...MOST LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED A VERY SERIOUS ICESTORM...AND ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR FREEZING...THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WILL NOT EASE SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT.

OKZ004-009-010-014>025-033>036-TXZ083-111200-/O.CON.KOUN.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071211T1200Z/HARPER-ELLIS-WOODWARD-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ARNETT...WOODWARD...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...QUANAH...CHILLICO

THE1155 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007

ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY.NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A QUARTER INCH ALONG INTERSTATE 40 IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA...TO MORE THAN HALF AN INCH IN FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...AROUND CHEYENNE...WOOODWARD...AND FAIRVIEW. THIS AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE VERY SLOWLY...AND A CHANCE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER INCH ORMORE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

OKZ005>008-011>013-111800-/O.CON.KOUN.IS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071211T1800Z/WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...PONCA CITY...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY

1155 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007

ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST TUESDAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST TUESDAY.FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A BROAD SWATH OF FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OFF REEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY WHERE THUNDERSTORMS ACT TO ENHANCE THE PRECIPITATION. A HALF INCH OF ICE GLAZE WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH BY NOON TUESDAY. THIS AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE JUST ABOVE FREEZING ON TUESDAY...BUT ANY ICE THAT DOES ACCUMULATE WILL BE VERY SLOW TO MELT.AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK707 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007OKZ012-013-016>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-110915-/O.NEW.KOUN.FG.Y.0013.071211T0107Z-071211T1500Z/GARFIELD-NOBLE-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENID...PERRY...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...
STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...
HOLDENVILLE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...COALGATE...WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...
ATOKA...MARIETTA...MADILL...DURANT...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...
WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA707 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOGADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY.FOG WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THATARE ABOVE FREEZING. VERY MOIST AIR TO THE SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA IS MOVINGNORTH INTO THE COOLER AREAS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMACAUSING FOG FORMATION. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO LOWER BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AND THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BE DENSE THROUGH SUNRISE.A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BEREDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
National Weather Service County - OKC109

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