Severe weather event expected from Texas through Mid-West to North East US for tonight and tomorrow.
You guys are probably on top of this, but just in case here is typical of the warnings being issued.
Let's be careful out there!
This one is for NE Oklahoma
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...
PAWNEE...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG AND NOWATA.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
LATE THIS EVENING...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF
35 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR AFTER SUNRISE AND CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL WILL LESSEN BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND
DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 18
INCHES...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 44. ADDITIONALLY...UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4
FEET.
* WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...WITH AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES PRODUCING WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED SURFACES.
THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR THROUGH NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE.
* ANY LOSS OF POWER WILL RESULT IN A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS...AS
TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND RESCUE EFFORTS ARE
HAMPERED BY THE ROAD CONDITIONS.
We have had bad weather before, but they are really talking this one up.