[ARRL-OK] ARES-OK Regions (Z1, Z5 & Z4) are on Stand-by 12202013 1000L

[Mark Conklin]

1000L  12/20/2013    DO NOT SELF DEPLOY
 
 
TO ALL ARES-OK,  
 
ARES-OK Regions (Z1 NW, Z5 Tulsa Area & Z4 NE) are on Stand-by -  Due to pending winter weather.
   
Per NWS briefings many areas in most of Oklahoma may be being affected by dangerous Weather conditions.

Keep watch on your local weather:
Norman NWS   http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/
Tulsa NWS       http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tsa/dsp/dsp.php
 
ALLARES-OKLeaders(ZEC, DEC & EC) are asked to contact their ARES-OK team(s) of leaders and volunteers to insure that they have received this info and are ready to help should a communication emergency occur.
 
Any ARES-OK groups that are called into action by local served agencies are asked to notify the ZEC for your region and the SEC.  
 
Note:Notification can be automatically submitted viahttp://www.aresok.org/; log in, look underRole Based Activities; choose the linkSubmit an Incident Report; select the county that you are reporting for and fill in the banks and submit the report.
 
Net Controllersare asked pass on this notice and to pay special attention to any EMERGENCY TRAFFIC from the effected areas that is directed to Oklahoma SM or SEC. 
 
Reminders: 
DO NOT SELF DEPLOY 
If deployed/activated wear you ARES-OK vest at all times.
*Don’t have a vest, order now: www.arrl.org/shop/ARES-Deployment-Vest-Mesh/
  Or  www.hamthreads.com/products/vests/ares-vest-meets-all-arrl-specifications
 
 
73 & Thank you,
 
Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo at arrl.net
Follow me on Twitter @N7XYO
 
www.ARESOK.org
 
 
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
944 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 * IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...
   NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...
   ROGERS...MAYES AND DELAWARE. * THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST
   OKLAHOMA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS WARM AIR OVERSPREADS THE SHALLOW
   LAYER OF COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO
   THE FREEZING MARK SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44. THEREFORE...THERE IS
   STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR.

 * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-QUARTER TO FOUR
 TENTHS OF AN INCH
   IS EXPECTED FROM 6 PM  THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

IMPACTS...
 * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE EVEN ON TREATED
   SURFACES. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE DOWNED AND
   WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY

DEFINITION...
 * AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
   EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

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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