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Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 6:18:38 am CST

Showers will spread across portions of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas through Friday morning. Most areas pick up a tenth of an inch or less. A few locales may see rainfall totals up to a quarter of an inch.
Well above normal temperatures, reduced afternoon relative humidities and increased southerly winds will combine to raise fire weather concerns on Monday. Continue to monitor forecasts for updated fire weather conditions.
December 2025 ended well above normal temperature-wise and well below normal precipitation-wise for Tulsa, Fort Smith and Fayetteville. All three sites set all-time record highs for the month on the 27th and Fort Smith and Fayetteville both finished with their record driest Decembers on record.
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