Winter Storm Warnings

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1115 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS THROUGH SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN...WESTERN...AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL COULD REACH UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS FOR EARLY SPRING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA. OKZ018-022>024-027-033>036-038-TXZ083-280015- /O.EXT.KOUN.WS.W.0003.090327T1615Z-090328T1800Z/ KINGFISHER-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-GRADY-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA- JACKSON-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGFISHER...CORDELL...ANADARKO... YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...CHICKASHA...HOLLIS...MANGUM... HOBART...ALTUS...LAWTON...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE 1115 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT SATURDAY. SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN FALLING OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY LATE MORNING AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.