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[Mark D. Conklin N7XYO]

TO: PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES
FM: NWS TULSA OPERATIONS
RE: WEATHER THREAT POTENTIAL
RELEASED...855 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO EXPAND OVER WESTERN
OKLAHOMA...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO OCCURRING.  THIS TYPE OF
PRECIPITATION PATTERN WILL YIELD WIDESPREAD ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVER
EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...AND QUICK ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE BENEATH THE THUNDERSTORMS.  THIS WILL
RESULT IN WIDELY VARYING AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY EXCEEDING ONE HALF INCH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

AREAS RECEIVING ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN TODAY WILL SUFFER EVEN MORE
TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAUSING FURTHER WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
IN ADDITION...AREAS RECEIVING ANY COMBINATION OF FROZEN
PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL EXPERIENCE FURTHER DETERIORATING ROAD
CONDITIONS. THICK ICE ALREADY ON ROADWAYS IS NOT EASILY TREATABLE
AND TRAVEL IS ALREADY EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED
AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL IMMEDIATELY RUN OFF...INCREASING
THE DANGER OF FLOODING.