Winter Weather Advisory
Due to Winter Storm Warnings I have canceled the 11:30 pm (Midnight) Membership Meeting. We will be holding the regular 11:45 am and 3:45 pm meetings as usual.
Be Safe
Thanks,
Sam Cirri
President
Transport Workers Union of America local 514
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… Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 6 PM this evening to 7 am CST Wednesday…
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect…
For the following counties…
* in Oklahoma… Cherokee… Adair… creek… Okfuskee… Okmulgee… Wagoner… Tulsa… Rogers… Mayes… Delaware… Pawnee… Ottawa… Washington… Osage… Craig… Nowata… McIntosh and Muskogee. In Arkansas… Washington… Madison… Benton and Carroll.
Hazardous weather…
* moderate to heavy sleet and snow will spread northeastward into eastern Oklahoma tonight… and continue eastward into northwest Arkansas after sunrise Tuesday. A brief period of freezing rain will also be possible during this time frame.
Heavy sleet and snow will continue through Tuesday… before ending from southwest to northeast Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
* 4 to 8 inches of snow… with local amounts of 10 to 15inches… are likely along and northwest of Interstate 44. Additionally… 1 to 2 inches of sleet are also likely for a broad region of east central Oklahoma into far northwest Arkansas. Ice from freezing rain is expected to remain around one quarter inch or less… primarily from southeast Oklahoma into far northwest Arkansas.
* Northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph will develop on Tuesday across eastern Oklahoma producing near blizzard conditions at
times… with visibilities being reduced below one mile. These winds will also produce dangerous wind chill values.
Impacts…
* travel will become very hazardous or impossible. Power outages are likely in some areas
* the extreme cold following this storm system will produce a critical sheltering event for those with any prolonged power outages.
Definition…
* a Winter Storm Warning means significant winter weather is expected or is occurring.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
* delay travel and stay home if possible until conditions improve.