TULSA — The Tulsa metro could experience a range of wintry precipitation by mid-week, according to meteorologists.
As often happens, the dividing line where rains transitions into sleet, snow and ice runs roughly along Interstate 44, which of course bisects the metro.
Meteorologist Karen Hatfield at the National Weather Service Office in Tulsa tells KRMG the primary window of concern falls late Tuesday into early Wednesday, which could be bad news for the Wednesday morning commute.
The type of weather one gets could well hinge on which part of town one resides in.
“Kind of like what we usually see with big weather events, winter weather events included, I-44 and north is really kind of where we’re targeting for the most impactful winter weather in northeast Oklahoma,” Hatfield told KRMG Monday.
So Tulsa, she said, will be “kind of a transition zone between where we might see freezing rain impacts, sleet impacts, and potential snow.”
Early indications are that perhaps .2″ of ice, and an inch to two inches of snow, could fall in the area.
Elevated surfaces like bridges, overpasses, and ramps will potentially become very slick and hazardous.
With that in mind, KRMG listeners are urged to check in with the KRMG Morning News with Dan Potter early on Wednesday before heading to work or school.