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Schools And Businesses Close, Roads Dangerous Following Snowfall

National Weather Service

A winter storm that blanketed much of Oklahoma with snow during the overnight hours has led schools and businesses across the region to close for Friday.

 

The University of Oklahoma's Norman campus and Health Sciences Center campus in Oklahoma City announced they would close for the day, as well as many schools district such as Oklahoma City, Moore and Norman.

 

A complete, comprehensive list of closures can be found on the website of our severe weather partner, KOCO News.

 

Both Interstate 35 and Interstate 40 are slick, hazardous and snow-packed, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The two interstates each have about 4 inches of snow. ODOT officials say cleaning operations are underway, but highways remain slick and dangerous  across most of the state. Drivers are encouraged to stay off the roads until condition improve later this morning.

 

"We are out clearing as quickly as we possible can, but with snow still falling, we're going to be making several passes at those roadways," ODOT spokesperson Lisa Salim said. "We just hope that drivers take it extra slow. Stay about 200 feet or so from snow plows and stay safe."

 

 

 

Forecasters at the National Weather Service say snowfall will continue today, mainly during the morning hours in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. A winter weather advisory remains in effect until noon today. Even though strong winds are not expected, wind chills below zero or in the single digits are expected.

 

 

Currently, flights at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City are on schedule despite the snow. 

 

 

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Residents of western and central Oklahoma are bracing for two to four inches of snow and frigid temperatures as arctic air blasts the region. Snow is expected to begin accumulated in western Oklahoma by 10:00 p.m. Thursday night, and by midnight in central Oklahoma, including the Oklahoma City metro area.

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Slick roadways are expected to develop overnight and continue into Friday. Temperatures will fall into the teens, with wind chill values near zero degrees.

 

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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that will be in effect between 10:00 p.m. Thursday through noon on Friday.

 
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Jacob McCleland spent nine years as a reporter and host at public radio station KRCU in Cape Girardeau, Mo. His stories have appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Here & Now, Harvest Public Media and PRI’s The World. Jacob has reported on floods, disappearing languages, crop duster pilots, anvil shooters, Manuel Noriega, mule jumps and more.
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