Poteau, Oklahoma
National Weather Service: Winter Storm Warning
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Almanac
Average High: 65°
Average Low: 42°
Record high/year: 91° (1907)
Record low/year: 14° (1965)
Sunrise: 7:22 AM
Sunset: 7:30 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 07:22 AM (CDT)
Moon Rise: 09:43 AM (CDT)
Sunset: 07:30 PM (CDT)
Moon Set: No Moon Set
Moon Phase
Today
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Apr. 06
Apr. 14
Nowcast as of 11:52 am CDT on March 20, 2010
Now
At 11:45 am...National Weather Service radars indicated areas of precipitation moving across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Snow was falling along and north of a line from Okemah to Welch...while rain showers were mixing with freezing rain...snow and sleet along and behind a freezing line which was located along a line from near McAlester to near Gravette...Arkansas. To the south of this freezing line...rain showers were occurring across the rest of the region. All of this activity was moving to the northeast at around 25 miles an hour. Through 1 PM...rain showers...changing to freezing rain...snow and sleet and then over to snow will continue to spread across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as the freezing line slowly moves southeast. Hourly snow and sleet accumulations will generally be up to one inch...with locally higher amounts possible within the heavier bands. To the south of the freezing line...rain showers will continue for the rest of the region. Hourly rainfall rates of up to a tenth of an inch...with locally higher amounts up towards a quarter of an inch will be possible within the heavier rain showers. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas until 7 PM CDT Sunday.
Next 12 Hours
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Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Hi 44°
Lo 31°
Rain
Hi 38°
Lo 31°
Ice Pellets
Hi 56°
Lo 36°
Clear
Hi 70°
Lo 41°
Clear
Hi 72°
Lo 49°
Chance of T-storms
Forecast for Le Flore
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 PM CDT Sunday...
Rest of Today
Rain late in the morning...then rain...snow and sleet in the afternoon. No snow and sleet accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Temperatures falling into the lower 30s late. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Tonight
Snow...rain and sleet in the evening...then snow... freezing rain and sleet after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Sunday
Snow...rain and sleet in the morning...then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 4 inches. Total snow accumulation 3 to 8 inches. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Sunday Night
Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain and light snow in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 5:00 am CDT on March 20, 2010
... Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 PM CDT Sunday...
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Winter Storm
Warning for heavy snow... which is in effect until 7 PM CDT
Sunday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... Cherokee... Adair... Pittsburg... McIntosh and
Muskogee. In Arkansas... Washington... Madison... Benton and
Carroll.
Hazardous weather...
* rain will transition to sleet and snow this afternoon and
tonight. The snow may become heavy at times before it tapers
off during the day Sunday.
* Snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches will occur... with locally
higher amounts... especially in far northwest Arkansas.
Impacts...
* roads... bridges... and overpasses in the warning area will
become slick and hazardous. Travel will become very hazardous.
Power outages are possible in some areas.
Definition...
* a Winter Storm Warning means significant winter weather is
expected or is occurring. Gusty winds are also possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
* delay travel and stay home if possible until conditions
improve.
* Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio or
television for the latest information concerning this weather
event. Additional weather information can also be found at:
weather.Gov/Tulsa.
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Location: HADS POTEAU RIVER NEAR POTEAU 1ENE OK US, Poteau, OK Updated: 11:45 AM CDT |
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Location: HADS POTEAU RIVER NEAR PANAMA 2E OK US, Panama, OK Updated: 11:00 AM CDT |
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Location: HADS ARKANSAS RVR AT WISTER D MAYO LO OK US, Spiro, OK Updated: 11:00 AM CDT |
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Location: HADS BLACK FORK CREEK BELOW BIG CREEK OK US, Hodgen, OK Updated: 11:30 AM CDT |
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Location: 1603 S. 25th ST, Fort Smith, AR Updated: 12:24 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 40.5 °F | Dew Point: 39 °F | Humidity: 94% | Wind: WNW at 2.9 mph | Pressure: 29.91 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Windchill: 40 °F | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
905 fxus64 ktsa 201724 afdtsa Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1224 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010 ... Discussion... recent reports show up to 5 inches of snow in western Osage and Pawnee counties...and updated forecast will adjust snow amounts up through this afternoon accordingly. Snow intensities do drop off further southwest...and this is expected to slow the accumulation rate into northeast Oklahoma by later this afternoon. && Preliminary point temps/pops... tul 32 31 37 27 / 100 90 80 10 fsm 47 32 38 32 / 100 100 100 20 mlc 36 31 37 28 / 100 90 80 10 bvo 32 31 37 23 / 100 90 70 10 fyv 40 32 37 29 / 100 100 100 20 byv 43 32 37 30 / 100 100 100 30 mko 35 32 37 29 / 100 100 90 10 Mio 33 32 37 27 / 100 90 90 20 f10 33 31 37 28 / 100 90 80 10 hhw 42 32 39 31 / 100 90 80 10 && Tsa watches/warnings/advisories... OK...Winter Storm Warning until 7 PM Sunday for okz049-okz053-okz054- okz055-okz056-okz057-okz058-okz059-okz060-okz061-okz062- okz063-okz064-okz065-okz066-okz067-okz068-okz069-okz070- okz071-okz072-okz073-okz074-okz075-okz076. Arkansas...Winter Storm Warning until 7 PM Sunday for arz001-arz002-arz010- arz011-arz019-arz020-arz029. && $$ Short term...07 long term....99
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