Winter Storm watch for Arkansas

[wrkh99]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?w ... TORM+WATCH


430 AM CST THU DEC 11 2003

ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>071-112200-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CRAIG OK-CREEK OK-
DELAWARE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-ROGERS OK-
TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-WASHINGTON AR- OK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARTLESVILLE...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...
BRISTOW...BROKEN ARROW...CLAREMORE...EUFAULA...EUREKA SPRINGS...
FAYETTEVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...JAY...MIAMI...MUSKOGEE...NOWATA...
OKEMAH...OKMULGEE...PAWHUSKA...PAWNEE...PRYOR...ROGERS...
SAND SPRINGS...SILOAM SPRINGS...SPRINGDALE...STILWELL...TAHLEQUAH...
TULSA...VINITA AND WAGONER
430 AM CST THU DEC 11 2003

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES
TODAY AND TONIGHT...APPROACHING THE AREA ON FRIDAY. AS THE SYSTEM
TRACKS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE WATCH AREA. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE COMMON...WITH A BAND OF 6 TO 8
INCHES OR GREATER POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE
STORM SYSTEM.

AT THIS TIME THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ANY CHANGE TO THE ANTICIPATED PATH OR
TIMING OF THE STORM WILL REQUIRE THAT THE WATCH AREA BE REFINED WITH
LATER UPDATES.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE
NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER
STORM. DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...FLASHLIGHTS WITH A
GOOD SUPPLY OF BATTERIES IS RECOMMENDED. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER
EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED ON OUR WEB
SITE AT: http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA.

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[JCT777]

Nice to see Arkansas getting in on the snow.

[PTrackerLA]

That sounds like a pretty big storm, if only we could get one like that for the gulf coast...