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I40 WB at US81 (Canadian County) ROAD CLOSED!
I40 WB AT US81 IN CANADIAN COUNTY IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME DUE TO AN
ACCIDENT. ROADS ARE COVERED WITH ICE IN THIS AREA.
WILL ADVISE FURTHER AS AVAILABLE
TIME CLOSED: 08:11 HOURS
AUTH: LT BANKSTON #170
WINTER STORM WARNING!
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
303 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010
OKZ004>031-033>038-TXZ083>085-281715-
/O.CON.KOUN.WS.W.0001.100128T1200Z-100129T1200Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA...
KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...
ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...
HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...LAWTON...QUANAH...
CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON
303 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
* MAIN IMPACTS: FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON POWER
LINES AND ELEVATED SURFACES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE MOST
LIKELY AREA FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS SOUTH OF
STILLWATER... EL RENO...ALTUS...AND QUANAH WHERE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH
OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY. HIGHER ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO NEAR
3/4 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA. SLEET AND SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE AREA
ESPECIALLY TOWARDS EVENING. FARTHER NORTH... GREATER SLEET AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FROM WEST CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
* OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
WILL ADD ADDITIONAL STRESS TO POWER LINES THAT WILL HAVE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.
* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS.
