TULSA, Okla. — A winter weather system moved in late Sunday night, bringing frigid temperatures and sleet to the Tulsa area throughout the workweek.
The 2 News Oklahoma Severe Weather Team is tracking changing conditions around northeast Oklahoma and will update this blog as the system moves through and out of the area.
>> See the latest forecast here
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5:17 p.m.
Jenks Public Schools will be closed Thursday.
5:06 p.m.
Cities south of the Tulsa metro area are preparing for the possibility of freezing overnight. We have a crew in McAlester tracking the changing conditions.
4:17 p.m.
Tulsa Public Schools will be closed Thursday due to winter weather conditions.
3:49 p.m.
Union Public Schools announced the district is closing Thursday due to weather and road conditions.
2:11 p.m.
Streets begin clearing as temperatures climbed above freezing Wednesday. More freezing rain is expected in the southern part of Green Country.
Brine crews will address any winter precipitation that moves through tonight. Since Monday, crews have applied 1,600 tons of salt, 33,000 gallons of brine, and have plowed 9,700 lane miles.
Jan. 31
4:38 p.m.
EMSA responded to two cold exposure calls on Tuesday, taking two people to the hospital. All of their other call types are considered within their usual expected ranges.
4:04 p.m.
Tulsa Public Schools and Union Public Schools announced they'll be closed Wednesday due to winter weather. Broken Arrow and Owasso will move to distance learning.
2:48 p.m.
Several school districts including Jenks, Claremore and Eufaula began canceling classes for Wednesday due to winter weather.
12 p.m.
2 News Oklahoma Severe Weather Team crews checked in around the Tulsa area to see how roads look headed into another night of winter weather.
9:57 a.m.
City of Tulsa crews plowed and brined roads again overnight ahead of more wintry weather expected to move in over the next two days.
6:15 a.m.
Schools are closed, but how do they make that decision? Amanda Slee talked to area districts.
6:00 a.m.
2 News is tracking road conditions: CHECK YOUR ROUTE
6:05 p.m.
On 2 News Oklahoma at 6, we checked in on icy conditions on Tulsa city streets headed into Monday evening.
5:47 p.m.
Meals on Wheels canceled Home Meal Deliveries for Tuesday due to weather.
4:34 p.m.
AAA Oklahoma has received 560 calls for roadside rescues since midnight.
4:10 p.m.
EMSA reported as of 4 p.m. they'd responded to 26 car crashes and taken seven people to the hospital due to injuries from those crashes.
3:52 p.m.
Tulsa Public Schools announced the district will close Tuesday due to winter weather. Owasso will be in distance learning.
>> See a full list of closings
3:50 p.m.
Crews will be in until 11:30 p.m. and a new shift will return at midnight to continue treating roads.
3:48 p.m.
Union Public Schools will close Tuesday again due to winter weather.
2:54 p.m.
Bixby, Broken Arrow and Jenks public schools announced the districts will be closed Tuesday again due to inclement weather.
12 p.m.
2 News Oklahoma's Naomi Keitt and Amanda Slee provide a look at midday road conditions around the Tulsa metro area:
10 a.m.
EMSA reported their crews responded to 21 car crashes, and took five people to the hospital in their Tulsa service area as of 10 a.m. EMSA says that is five times the number of crashes they've usually responded to by this time Monday morning.
9:22 a.m.
City of Tulsa crews came into work at midnight to apply brine on roads, particularly hills and overpasses. The city says they'll spent Monday's daytime focusing on intersections.
5 a.m.
Tulsa and Jenks are among the school districts to cancel classes Monday morning due to winter weather conditions.
>> See a full list of closings
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