Ice Storm Warning In Effect For Far SE Oklahoma

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TULSA, Okla. – A peaceful morning is underway, however winter climate threats might quickly return. 

Listed below are the main points from Information On 6 Meteorologist Alan Crone:

A winter climate (journey) advisory can be in impact for the Tulsa metro area beginning at midday Wednesday and persevering with till midday Thursday. Ice storm warnings may even be in impact for a part of southeastern Oklahoma from midday Wednesday by means of midday Thursday.

A significant ice storm is underway throughout a part of Texas. A few of this will transfer north into a part of Oklahoma later tonight. Extra wintry climate impacts are attainable, even seemingly for some sections of southern OK the place icing can be seemingly. The Tulsa metro could have some minor icing points later tonight. 

After a comparatively quiet morning, extra precipitation will develop later Wednesday morning into the afternoon extending from north central Texas into a part of southern Oklahoma. A few of this may even transfer close to or barely south of the metro tonight. Whereas floor temps could briefly attain above freezing this afternoon, as rain develops later, temps will drop just a few levels, largely beneath freezing as extra rain strikes up and over the shallow chilly floor air. This may end result within the potential for freezing rain. The DFW area can be experiencing a full-out ice storm this afternoon and early night. Southcentral OK into far southeastern OK, together with just a few counties alongside freeway 270 can be included in ice storm warnings as a result of potential for some spotty important icing this night into early Thursday. The Tulsa metro will stay on the northern fringe of the coldest air and the rain protect. Some information maintain precip south of Tulsa, however we’ve continued with an opportunity as a result of potential for a light-weight glace of ice. Temps are anticipated to stay close to 28 to 30 this night and in a single day. As of this early morning, the Tulsa metro can be included in one other winter climate advisory. The ending of precipitation Thursday could must be prolonged barely relying upon the precise observe of the primary upper-level low. There’s some uncertainty with this characteristic within the newest information this morning. 

The principle upper-level low continues to be nicely west, positioned throughout the desert southwest and can be shifting eastward Wednesday and Thursday. The newest information doesn’t transfer the upper-level characteristic east of the state till Thursday night time into Friday morning. This might complicate the forecast by lingering some precipitation longer than initially deliberate for Thursday. However because the low lastly strikes east, the possibilities will subside, and higher climate shortly arrives. The weekend nonetheless encompasses a strong warming pattern with morning lows within the 30s and daytime highs Saturday within the 50s and Sunday into the decrease 60s. Gusty to sturdy south winds can be seemingly Saturday earlier than easing some Sunday afternoon. The warming pattern will proceed into Monday with afternoon highs reaching the mid-60s with sturdy south winds earlier than the following system arrives Tuesday with cooler climate and an opportunity for a bathe or thunderstorm. 

Please stay conscious of your climate environment for the following 24 to 36 hours because the potential for freezing rain ramps up throughout southeastern OK that might prolong north to close or south of the metro this night into early Thursday morning. 

Thanks for studying the Wednesday morning climate dialogue and weblog. 

Have a brilliant nice day!

Alan Crone

KOTV