Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 452 PM CST Mon Jan 30 2023 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311130- Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 452 PM CST Mon Jan 30 2023 ...TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM WINTRY WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma through Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...ending by early evening. WINTER WEATHER. SLEET ACCUMULATION. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast of Interstate 44. ONSET...Ongoing...ending by mid evening. ICE ACCUMULATION. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma through west central Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...diminishing after mid evening. Additional Accumulations Tuesday through Wednesday. DISCUSSION... Widespread sleet and freezing rain is ongoing southeast of Interstate 44 this afternoon and will gradually end from west to east by mid evening. Far southeast Oklahoma through west central Arkansas is the area most likely to experience ice accumulations from freezing rain. Elsewhere sleet will accumulate on roadways causing traffic impacts which may persist into Tuesday as temperatures remain cold. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY through THURSDAY...Winter Weather Potential. FRIDAY...No Hazards. SATURDAY...High Wind Potential. SUNDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Winter storm remains will remain in effect for far southeast Oklahoma through Tuesday with a winter weather advisory further north. This will be in response to additional sleet and freezing rain spreading across the region Tuesday through Tuesday night. The potential for additional ice accumulations persists across southeast Oklahoma Wednesday into Thursday and the winter storm warning could be extended in time pending later forecast information. Expect travel impacts to persist across the local region through Wednesday. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.