The National Weather Service released the following text regarding the WINTER STORM WARNING now in effect for the Tulsa Metro: A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...TULSA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...OTTAWA... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN TO REACH AREAS NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44. SLEET AND SNOW ARE LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ONE HALF TO TWO INCH RANGE BY DARK. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION...PRIMARILY SNOW...IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DELAY TRAVEL AND STAY HOME IF POSSIBLE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
Tulsa Winter Weather Update
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