The National Weather Service here in Tulsa has issued a WINTER STORM WATCH for the area south of the Tulsa Metro. Below, you will find the text, as transmitted, from the NWS Office in Tulsa:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...
MCINTOSH...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...
SEBASTIAN...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT OVER
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARTKANSAS.
* UP TO 1 INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION AND AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH
OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
IN THE WATCH AREA...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE
POSSIBLE
DEFINITION...
* 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 36 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST
THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM.