Ice Storm Warning In Effect For Far SE Oklahoma

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

Here are the small print from News On 6 Meteorologist Alan Crone:

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

A significant ice storm is underway throughout a part of Texas. Some of this will transfer north into a part of Oklahoma later tonight. Additional wintry climate impacts are doable, even probably for some sections of southern OK the place icing might be probably. 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. Some of this will even transfer close to or barely south of the metro tonight. While 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 will consequence within the potential for freezing rain. The DFW area might 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 might be included in ice storm warnings because of the 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 defend. Some knowledge hold precip south of Tulsa, however we’ve continued with an opportunity because of the potential for a lightweight 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 might be included in one other winter climate advisory. The ending of precipitation Thursday could must be prolonged barely relying upon the precise monitor of the principle upper-level low. There is a few uncertainty with this characteristic within the newest knowledge this morning. 

The essential upper-level low remains to be properly west, positioned throughout the desert southwest and might be transferring eastward Wednesday and Thursday. The newest knowledge 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. But because the low lastly strikes east, the possibilities will subside, and higher climate shortly arrives. The weekend nonetheless contains 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 robust south winds might be probably Saturday earlier than easing some Sunday afternoon. The warming pattern will proceed into Monday with afternoon highs reaching the mid-60s with robust 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 would 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 an excellent nice day!

Alan Crone

KOTV