Updated: Friday 4:45pm
ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY…
* TIMING…THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED ONE-HALF INCH IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
* WINDS…NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH
* OTHER IMPACTS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. BRIDGES… OVERPASSES… AND SECONDARY ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS… ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE CAN
MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
Be careful if you have to travel. Even small amounts of ice can make roads and sidewalks slick.
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Day one: Friday and Friday night
Winter weather
Light freezing rain will occur for locations near and north west of I-44 today…With precipitation intensity increasing tonight. Any freezing rain could make for icy roads and would impact
travel. An ice storm warning is in effect for approximately the Northern half of Oklahoma. South of the the ice storm warning…A freezing rain advisory is in effect along the I-44 corridor.
Days two through seven…Saturday through Thursday…
Winter weather
A dangerous winter storm will impact Oklahoma and North Texas through Sunday. Significant accumulations of ice will likely occur across parts of the region…Especially across parts of
Western and Northern Oklahoma. Power-line and tree damage…Along with travel problems will be possible this upcoming weekend from the ice. An ice storm warning is in effect for approximately the
Northern half Oklahoma through 6 am Sunday…Where greater than one-quarter of an inch of ice accumulations will be possible. South of the the ice storm warning…A freezing rain advisory is
in effect along the I-44 corridor through 6 pm Saturday…Where a tenth to near one-quarter of inch of ice accumulations will be possible.
Thunderstorms
There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms across Southwest Oklahoma and adjacent Western North Texas for Sunday night into early Monday morning. Damaging wind gusts and hail are the
primary hazards.
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