Winter Weather Advisory in effect
Bill Coleman - December 17, 2016 9:47 am
… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST SUNDAY… * TIMING… SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA… AND THEN SPREAD EAST AND SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BEFORE SUNSET. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON… AND CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL END BEFORE MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS… SLICK ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL… SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS… 1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. * VISIBILITY… 1 TO 3 MILES. VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES… 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW… SLEET… OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SNOW CAN MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND DANGEROUS. &&