At 1 PM...a cold front stretched from Freedom...to Woodward...to near Crawford Oklahoma and southwestward into the Texas Panhandle. Northwest of the front...temperatures were in the upper 40s to the lower 50s...and north winds at around 20 mph were gusting over 30 mph. An extensive low cloud deck covered much of the area northwest of the front. Through 3 PM...the front will move slowly southward...reaching a line from Alva...to Seiling...to near Sweetwater Oklahoma. Southeast of the front...temperatures will be in the 60s and lower 70s. Southerly winds will carry moisture northward...and thunderstorms are expected to develop near the cold front from western North Texas into southwest and central Oklahoma late this afternoon. Some of these storms may pose a threat of strong wind gusts and marginally severe hail.
Forecast for Lincoln
Updated: 11:55 am CDT on March 19, 2010
Winter Storm Warning in effect from 4 am Saturday to 7 PM CDT Sunday...
Rest of Today
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. South winds around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Rain and thunderstorms in the evening...then rain and snow after midnight. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north around 20 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Snow. Blowing snow. Much colder. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 20 to 25 mph.
... Winter Storm Warning in effect from 4 am Saturday to 7 PM CDT Sunday...
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and near blizzard conditions... which is in effect from 4 am Saturday to 7 PM CDT Sunday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
* Timing: early Saturday morning through Sunday morning.
* Main impact: heavy snow and strong winds gusting over 40 mph creating near-blizzard conditions. Snowfall of 4 to 8 inches is likely over the warning area with. Local amounts over 8 inches will be possible across portions of central and east central Oklahoma.
* Other impacts: wind chill temperatures will fall into the teens.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow are expected as well as strong winds creating near-blizzard conditions.
