Extreme Ice Reports Move East, Sleet Drifts
Parts of Oklahoma, northern Texas and Arkansas are devastated from yesterday's storm, featuring heavy freezing rain, sleet and high winds. Weatherford, Oklahoma was reporting winds so high it was causing SLEET DRIFTS of up to 4 inches. CNN says over 150 people were injured in Oklahoma and over 130,000 are without power. You can get more information on the road & power reports on our BreakingWeather Twitter Feed (at right) and our South Central Storm Twitter List which shows real-time updates from local news & government outlets. Here's how last night's hi-res 4-KM WRF Model says the storm will evolve over the next 48 hours:
Here's a list of select NWS Spotter reports and a map showing the reports (not including "Ice Storm" reports for some reason, which covered southern Oklahoma and northern Texas).
Freezing Rain:
Altus, OK: 1.5"* Multiple Locations, OK: 1.0" Memphis, TX: 1.0"* Purcell, OK: 0.88" Konawa, OK: 0.63"
Sleet:
Cordell, OK: 3.0"* Eakley, OK: 2.5" Carnegie, OK: 2.4" Weatherford, OK: 2.0" Piedmont, OK: 1.5" Greene County, AR: 1.0" Lynn, TX: 0.5" Fayetteville, AR: 0.5"
Snow:
Durango, CO: 12.0" Ingalls, KS: 11.0" Bateman, AR: 5.0"
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