Oklahoma sees dangerous wind chills, icy roads amid arctic front

The arctic front has hit Oklahoma and the OKC metro, bringing dangerously chilly wind chills together with snow and ice to the Sooner State.Below is a dwell weblog of the winter climate situations and the newest timeline. Check again for updates.Open the video participant above for the newest from the KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team.8:10 a.m. Thursday Update: The arctic front that hit Oklahoma early Thursday morning prompted temperatures to drop drastically, dipping the wind chills from the higher 30s to the teenagers in simply two hours.Click right here for extra from KOCO 5 meteorologist Taylor Cox. 7:25 a.m. Thursday Update: All lanes of Interstate 40 at mile marker 81 eastbound in Custer County have reopened after a semi jack-knifed.7:10 a.m. Thursday Update: All lanes of Interstate 40 at mile marker 81 eastbound in Custer County are closed due to a jack-knifed semi.| MORE | Gov. Stitt declares state of emergency as chilly front approaches 7 a.m. Thursday Update: KOCO meteorologist Jonathan Conder says together with the chilly temperatures, the arctic front brings some freezing drizzle, snow and a risk of icy street situations. He, nonetheless, says the snow will transfer out by the afternoon.Jonathan additionally says a glaze of ice is feasible all through Oklahoma from 6-10 a.m., that means bridges and roads might turn out to be icy and dangerous.Some Oklahomans might see lower than an inch of snow. More snow is feasible as you head towards northeast Oklahoma, with areas presumably seeing 1-2 inches and others seeing 2-3 inches.Jonathan says the wind chills will drop to -10 to -20 in southern Oklahoma, and the northern a part of the state might see wind chills at -20 to -25.Jonathan exhibits what you possibly can anticipate from the arctic front in your space. Open the video participant beneath for the total winter climate timeline.5:10 a.m. Thursday Update: Crews with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation are treating slick and dangerous roads in western and northern Oklahoma. ODOT and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority crews will monitor street situations and deal with roads as mandatory all through the morning.ODOT officers ask drivers to do the next throughout snowy and icy street situations:Stay about 200 ft behind street clearing tools; crews want room to maneuver and might have interaction plowing or spreading supplies with out discover.Allow additional house between automobiles to supply enough distance for braking.Be conscious of “black ice,” which appears moist on the roadway however is a skinny layer of ice.Be affected person, plan journeys forward and permit additional time in reaching locations.Click right here to take a look at present street situations and an interactive journey map.Be positive to obtain the KOCO 5 App to obtain personalized climate alerts. You can watch our workforce protection on the app, too.>> Check Live, Interactive Radar>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android>> “Like” KOCO 5 on Facebook>> “Follow” KOCO 5 on Twitter