Thursday, February 21, 2008

Cold Air Produces Light Freezing Rain in Oklahoma

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
417 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY...

.COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH WARMER MOIST AIR A FEW
THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE... FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET TODAY. THE MAIN STORM
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA TONIGHT... BRINGING AN
END TO THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION.

OKZ004>040-042-044-TXZ083>088-211830-
/O.CON.KOUN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080222T0000Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-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-PONTOTOC-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-
WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
CHEYENNE...TALOGA...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...ADA...WALTERS...QUANAH...
CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...
KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR
417 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SOME SLEET WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO BE LOCATED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHERE
BETTER LIFT AND MOISTURE WILL COMBINE. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY END FROM WEST TO
EAST BY LATE MORNING AND SOME AREAS WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING. IF
THIS OCCURS...PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ADVISORY BY LATE MORNING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
SLEET MAY CAUSE AREAS OF TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND ELEVATED ROADWAYS.

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