The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a BLIZZARD WARNING for people living in Osage County. A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect for Pawnee, Washington and Nowata Counties. There are no warnings for Tulsa. The storm is expected to track to the northwest of Tulsa. Tulsa will get some snow, but not as much as our neighbors northwest. Below is the text from the National Weather Service:
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE. * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS OSAGE COUNTY DURING THE DAY MONDAY....ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS CAUSING BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY...THOUGH THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN OSAGE COUNTY...WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR A FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER. SOUTHEASTERN AREAS OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING THOSE IN NEAR THE TULSA METRO AREA...WILL SEE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AND CAUSE VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS ACROSS NORTHWEST OSAGE COUNTY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED DEFINITION... * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.