Winter Storm Watch In Eastern Oklahoma

[peterjmag]

Benton-carroll-washington Ar-madison-crawford-franklin-sebastian-
Pushmataha-choctaw-osage-washington Ok-nowata-craig-ottawa-pawnee-
Tulsa-rogers-mayes-delaware-creek-okfuskee-okmulgee-wagoner-
Cherokee-adair-muskogee-mcintosh-sequoyah-pittsburg-haskell-
Latimer-le Flore-
Including The Cities Of...rogers...bentonville...berryville...
Eureka Springs...fayetteville...springdale...huntsville...
Van Buren...ozark...charleston...fort Smith...antlers...clayton...
Hugo...pawhuska...bartlesville...nowata...vinita...miami...
Pawnee...tulsa...claremore...pryor...jay...bristow...okemah...
Okmulgee...wagoner...tahlequah...stilwell...muskogee...eufaula...
Sallisaw...mcalester...stigler...wilburton...poteau
907 Pm Cst Mon Dec 5 2005

...winter Storm Watch Remains In Effect From Wednesday Morning
Through Late Wednesday Night...

A Winter Storm Watch Remains In Effect From Wednesday Morning
Through Late Wednesday Night.

Snow Will Become Likely Wednesday Afternoon Into Wednesday Night
As A Strong Upper Level Storm System Moves Into The Central And
Southern Plains. The Snow Will Taper Off Thursday Morning As The
Storm System Pushes Off To The East.

4 To 6 Inches Of Snow Is Possible Wednesday Into Wednesday Night
Across Portions Of Eastern Oklahoma...mainly Along And North Of
Interstate 44. 2 To 4 Inches Of Snow Will Be Possible Across The
Remainder Of Eastern Oklahoma And Northwest Arkansas With Locally
Higher Amounts Possible.

A Winter Storm Watch Means Heavy Snow Or A Significant
Accumulation Of Ice Or Sleet Is Expected In The Watch Area During
The Next 24 To 48 Hours. Residents In The Watch Area Should
Prepare Now For Winter Storm Conditions. Make Sure Your Car Is
Winterized And In Good Working Order. Also Make Sure You Have An
Adequate Supply Of Food...water And The Necessary Medication To
Last Through The Duration Of The Winter Storm.

 

[peterjmag]

Looks like it might be a good time to get you radios ready for this possible winter storm. I find that OHP is the most reliable and to the point with winter weather conditions.


P.J. Maguire

 

[KE5BGX_Robert]

TO: PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES
FM: NWS TULSA OPERATIONS
RE: WEATHER THREAT POTENTIAL
RELEASED...100 PM CST MON DEC 5 2005

WINTER WEATHER ALERT LEVEL...2

SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY..
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BRINGING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR. MEANWHILE...A STRENGTHENING
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL SWING
SOUTHEAST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS BY MID WEEK. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND SPREAD INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENTUALLY INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE
EVENING. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM MOVES EAST INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES APPEAR
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 AND
POSSIBLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

ANY CHANGE TO THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
ALTER THE FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. FOR THIS REASON...RESIDENTS ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO WATCH
FOR LATER UPDATES.

GRAPHICS AND FORECASTS.
NWS TULSA HAZARD EVALUATION PAGE... www.srh.weather.gov/tulsa/outlooks/
NWS TULSA POINT FORECAST PAGE... www.srh.noaa.gov/ifps/gridpoint.php?site=tsa
NWS TULSA MAIN PAGE... www.srh.noaa.gov/tulsa

THIS MESSAGE IS PREPARED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY TO APRISE PUBLIC SAFETY
AGENCIES TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS

ALERT DEFINITIONS: Probabilities in Tulsa CWA
: T = ThunderStorm
: Svr = Severe Warning
: Tor = Tornado Warning
1. No Thunder
2. maxProbT >= 15
3. maxProbSvr >= 5
4. maxProbSvr >= 15
5. maxProbTor >= 5
6. avgProbSvr >= 50
7. maxProbTor >= 15
8. maxProbTor >= 25
9. maxProbTor >= 50

WINTER ALERT DEFINITIONS: Amounts (in) in Tulsa CWA
1. No Snow or Ice Accumulation
2. maxSnow 0.0-0.5 or maxIce 0.00-0.01
3. maxSnow 0.5-1.0 or maxIce 0.01-0.10
4. maxSnow 1.0-3.0 or maxIce 0.10-0.25
5. maxSnow 3.0-6.0 or maxIce 0.25-0.50
6. maxSnow 6.0-8.0 or maxIce 0.50-0.75
7. maxSnow 8.0-10.0 or maxIce 0.75-1.00
8. maxSnow 10.0-12.0 or maxIce 1.00-1.50
9. maxSnow >=12.0 or maxIce >=1.50
If you are receiving this, you must be registered at
www.okarkskywarn.org/alertmanager.asp
Current Winter Alert = 2
Current Severe Alert = 1
One or both of your thresholds have been reached

 

[car2back]

Its cold out there.

 

[CommShrek]

Record cold...

Newsflash: It's Cold

The -15 F recorded at Kenton is the Mesonet's coldest observation since
the same site recorded a -19 in February of 1996.

This morning's low temperatures helped some counties observe their
coldest Dec 8th temps on record. Here's a table with this morning's
Mesonet observations and the previous record:

COUNTY MESONET PREVIOUS RECORD
Beaver -7 at Beaver -4 at Beaver 1927
Beckham -1 at Erick 2 at Elk City 1927, Erick 1917
Caddo 1 at Hinton 2 at Carnegie 1917
Canadian -1 at El Reno -1 at Fort Reno, El Reno 1917
Cimarron -15 at Kenton -9 at Boise City -9 1978
Cleveland 5 at Norman 8 at Norman 1927
Coal 10 at Centrahoma 13 at Coalgate 1950
Comanche 6 at Medicine Park 6 at Chattanooga, Lawton 1917
Creek 3 at Oilton 6 at Heyburn Dam 1950
Custer -1 at Weatherford 0 at Arapaho, Weatherford 1917
Delaware 9 at Jay 10 at Jay 1968, South Grand Lake 1950
Ellis -2 at Arnett 0 at Arnett 1917
Grady 2 at Minco 4 at Chickasha 1917
Greer 2 at Mangum 15 at Mangum 1950
Harper -5 at Buffalo -5 at Buffalo 1917
Haskell 14 at Stigler 16 at Lake Eufaula 1976, McCurtain 1968
Jackson 3 at Altus 6 at Altus 1917
Logan -1 at Marshall 0 at Guthrie 1917
Love 6 at Burneyville 16 at Marietta 1950
Major 1 at Fairview 12 at Cleo 1904
Marshall 10 at Madill 17 at Madill 1950
Mcclain 4 at Washington 7 at Purcell 1950
Nowata 0 at Nowata 3 at Nowata 1950
Oklahoma 3 at Spencer 10 at Lake Overholser 1972
Pontotoc 7 at Fittstown
Vanoss 9 at Ada 1927
Roger Mills -1 at Cheyenne 1 at Hammon 1927, Rankin 1917
Seminole 6 at Bowlegs 13 at Wewoka 1950
Tillman 5 at Grandfield
Tipton 6 at Frederick 1917
Tulsa 7 at Bixby 8 at Keystone Dam 1976
Washita 1 at Bessie 2 at Cloud Chief 1917
Woodward -3 at Freedom -3 at Mutual 1917


December 8 in Oklahoma History:
Record Maximum 86 F at CAMP BP-2-CCC-CACHE* (1936)
Record Minimum -10 F at MIAMI (1917)
Record Precip 2.80" at TISHOMINGO NATL WR (1980)
+Record Snowfall 10.00" at VINITA 2 N (1917)
(Oklahoma History = since roughly 1895)
+ - May include hail or other forms of frozen precipitation

December 8 in Mesonet History*:
Record Maximum 78 F at WAUR in 2003
Record Minimum 9 F at BOIS in 1995
Record Rainfall 9.25" at MTHE in 1994
* - Mesonet History = since 1994

 

[peterjmag]

WOW! Thanks for the info TB! And think that it is only early December?


P.J. Maguire

 

[KD5WLX]

Must be global warming or something. Anybody seen Algore?