Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 928 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012 CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA- CHOCTAW-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 928 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...CHOCTAW...CHEROKEE... ADAIR...OKFUSKEE...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS... WASHINGTON...SEBASTIAN...CARROLL...MADISON... FRANKLIN AND CRAWFORD. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. * UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. IMPACTS... * ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * CONSIDER CHANGING TRAVEL PLANS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD...WATER AND THE NECESSARY MEDICATION TO LAST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE WINTER STORM. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.