With Tuesday morning rainfall mixing after which turning right into a heavy fall of snow by the day, it didn’t take lengthy for Southwest Oklahomans to see why a winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service.
Temperatures in Lawton remained simply above freezing into the afternoon so roadways remained moist however not slick. The panorama was draped with the ever accumulating snow.
With the National Weather Service forecasting anyplace between 4 to 7 inches of the alabaster fluffy stuff, Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma remained in winter storm warning mode till at the least 6 a.m. right this moment.
With temperatures anticipated to dip into the high-20s by Tuesday evening, LATS introduced its buses won’t be working its clockwise fastened routes right this moment. The buses stopped working the routes Tuesday afternoon.
Buses remaining in movement will likely be utilizing their inclement climate routes, that means they are going to be working on arterials and main streets solely; no residential routes will likely be run right this moment.
The City of Lawton Streets Division has ready its sanding vans, which include the sand/salt combination that’s used on metropolis streets and have been anticipated to start sanding by late afternoon Tuesday as a precaution. Trucks outfitted with blades to clear roadways have been positioned on standby.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has handled highways and Interstate 44 with a brine answer and snowplow crews are on the able to clear roadways, in response to Clint Langford, Comanche County/Lawton Emergency Management director.
The japanese and western districts of Comanche County are ready to sand bridges and intersections in addition to to clear impassable roadways, Langford mentioned.
Ground temperatures stored roads satisfactory into mid-afternoon Tuesday.
Fort Sill was reported to proceed with its regular operations. However, any telework efforts have been anticipated to be maximized. Early departures have been at 2 p.m. Tuesday and delayed reporting was scheduled for 10 a.m. right this moment.
Langford requested drivers to plan on slippery street circumstances, particularly throughout morning and night commutes.
