Wednesday, January 31, 2007
5:30 Update...
Snow continues to fall across all of NE OK and NW AR. Many locations have already picked up over an inch of snow. The snow will continue to fall through 7 p.m. An additional .25" to 1.00" will be possible this evening. We'll see a lot of the moderate snow taper off to flurries after midnight, with more light snow developing by Thursday morning across the entire area.
South throughout the River Valley, we're seeing some snow mixing in with sleet. The snow/sleet mixture is still accumulating on the roads. Accumulations between a dusting to an inch have been reported across the River Valley, with an additional .10" to .25" possible this evening.
More updates to come!
South throughout the River Valley, we're seeing some snow mixing in with sleet. The snow/sleet mixture is still accumulating on the roads. Accumulations between a dusting to an inch have been reported across the River Valley, with an additional .10" to .25" possible this evening.
More updates to come!
Posted by Drew Michaels at 3:01 PM
5 Comments:
6:00PM
A few reports from the road…
All roads have been experiencing quick melting from exhaust and the physical weight of automobiles and trucks and then it is REFREEZING as temps across the entire area remain significantly below 32F. This is making for very dangerous travel conditions. Up to a quarter inch of ice has formed on the main highways including I 540.
Traveling from Fayetteville to Fort Smith I just witnessed many cars that had slid off the road as well as tractor trailers that were just spinning their tires trying to get up some of the longer upgrades. A 1980s model Ford LTD had the unfortunate experience of loosing control and spinning 270 degrees to luckily get stuck on the embankment and not down the side of it!
Precipitation-wise I mostly saw a mix of sleet and snow coming down with visibility at its least, down to about a half mile. For the most part accumulations appeared to be in the half an inch to an inch range. At times the unmistakable click and ping sound of sleet was the only tell tale sign that precipitation was still coming down.
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Tons of slide-off and wrecks at the West Fork Exit and near the junction of 156 and 170, myself including, btw, when did you see sleet? its never been anything but snow here at 1900 near West Fork
Question: In previous suspected storms there were winter warnings posted like 24hrs ahead of time by the NWS. This time only a winter advisory has been posted and this seems like the worst storm to hit NW this winter. This one seems to just like came out of no where. Thanks
When can we expect to see the next bit of precipitation in the river valley?
benefactr,
My personal feeling is that the National Weather Service was a little conservative after blowing the forecast close to two weeks ago. They called for a Winter Storm and ended up seeing all rain....they didn't issue a winter weather warning because the criteria would not be met.
Thisis the defenition for a Winter Weather Advisory...
Used when snowfall amounts are below warning criteria, but nonetheless pose a hazard to the public. Issued for average snowfall amounts of less than 4". Forecast amounts would be 1-2", 1-3", 2-4", or around 3".
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