Snow totals on the rise

FORECAST: Snow totals on the rise

FORECAST: Snow totals on the rise

Updated: 10:21 AM CST Jan 24, 2023

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ONE FROM THE FIRST LAW. WEATHER CENTER. I’M METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN CONDER WITH YOUR WINTER WEATHER UPDATE FOR THE AFTERNOON. LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME CHANGES SINCE WHAT YOU SAW. MAYBE EARLIER TODAY. NORTHERN OKLAHOMA, ENID AND WOODWARD HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THAT MEANS THEY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT HIGHER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. SO ALL THE COUNTIES HIGHLIGHTED IN WHITE. WINTER STORM WARNING. THOSE ARE THE HIGHER END SNOWFALL TOTALS. THE TRAVELER’S ADVISORY, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS THAT PURPLE SHADE. THAT’S WAY UP NORTH, WAY DOWN SOUTH FOR LOWER SNOWFALL TOTALS. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SNOW OUTLOOK. THIS IS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. NOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY HEAVY, WET SNOW. IT’S GOING TO INITIALLY MELT ON THE PAVEMENT, ADD UP ON THE GRASSY AREAS. BUT THE SNOWFALL RATES MAY GET TO A POINT WHERE IT STARTS ADDING UP ON THE ROADS AND THE ROADS GET SNOW COVERED OR SLUSH COVERED. SO MY SNOW OUTLOOK WIDESPREAD FOR TWO SIX INCHES POSSIBLE. THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK, THE NORTHERN OKLAHOMA, A DROP OFF LIKE A COUNTY IN UP NORTH OR MORE TOWARDS A 2 TO 3 AND IT RAMPS UP 2 TO 4. AND THERE COULD BE SOME SPOTS IN THE PINK THAT DON’T SEE QUITE FOUR INCHES BECAUSE IT’S MELTING PRETTY QUICK. AND MAYBE THERE’S SOME RAIN THAT MELTS IT ALL OFF. BUT THERE EVEN COULD BE SOME ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. IT KIND OF DEPENDS WHERE THOSE HEAVY BANDS OF SNOW SET UP. WE COULD EVEN HAVE THUNDERSNOW LATER TODAY. SO IF YOU FIND THE THUNDER SNOW, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE PRETTY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES AND THAT’S WHERE THE ROADS WILL GET KIND OF GUMMED UP. SO LET’S TALK PROBABILITIES. IT’S A HIGH PROBABILITY IT’S GOING TO PRECIPITATE THE REST OF THE DAY HERE IN OKC. RAIN ON THE FRONT END MIXING WITH SNOW, THEN A CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY SNOW. THAT’S WHY YOU HAVE THE ALERT ICONS TURN ON FOR THE PM COMMUTE. NOW IF YOU GOT KIDS IN SCHOOL, I’M. I’M WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE KIDS HOME. AND THE ROADS ARE WET, TOO. MAYBE SLICK SPOTS. I’D IMAGINE AFTER 5:00, I’VE READ PANELS. TURN ON. THAT’S WHERE WE KIND OF. NOT DANGEROUS SO MUCH, BUT JUST KIND OF CHALLENGING. SO DRIVING IN SLUSH. LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR ROAD IMPACT ROAD OUTLOOK. SO MIDDAY, EARLY AFTERNOON EASTERN, OKLAHOMA JUST WET, MAYBE SOME SLICK BRIDGES IN YELLOW. THEN YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE SLUSHY SNOW COVERING THE ROADS IN ORANGE. THAT CHANGES INTO THE AFTERNOON AND WILL CREATE A WIDESPREAD SWATH WHERE THE SNOW RAMPS UP AND IT’S STARTING TO COLLECT ON THE ROADWAYS. SO REALLY INTO THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING, THAT’S WHERE THE ROADS KIND OF GET GUMMED UP. SO LET’S TALK OF TIMING. RAIN, EASTERN OKLAHOMA, SNOW, WESTERN OKLAHOMA, OKC THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TO THE EAST, METRO AND RAIN IN THE WEST, METRO AND SNOW AND THEN KIND OF OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH WITH A CHANGE OVER TWO BANDS OF MODERN HEAVY SNOW LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. TAKE A LOOK. A PREDICTOR THAT SNOW FINALLY MOVING OUT FOR OKC AFTER MIDNIGHT AND STILLWATER AFTER 3 A.M. THEN AT DAYBREAK, WE’RE ALL DONE AND THE WINTER STORM IS OVER. OR IS IT? SO HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO MELT AWAY THE SNOW? WHAT ABOUT THE BIG CHANGES COMING UP IN OUR PATTERN? MAKE SURE YOU TUNE IN. WE’LL HAVE CONTINUOUS WEATHER COVERAGE ON KOCO 5 NEWS ALL AFTERNOON. BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THE FOUR, FIVE, SIX, 10:00 NEWS. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAMON LANE. HE’S IN. HE’LL BE TRACKING THE COND

FORECAST: Snow totals on the rise

FORECAST: Snow totals on the rise

Updated: 10:21 AM CST Jan 24, 2023

KOCO meteorologist Jonathan Conder says get learn for extra snow as we watch this winter storm into the afternoon and night.

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KOCO meteorologist Jonathan Conder says get learn for extra snow as we watch this winter storm into the afternoon and night.