Tulsa World
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
Published: 2/1/20112:24 AM
Last Modified: 2/1/20119:55 AM
After an overnight start to a major winter storm, Tulsans were expected to wake up Tuesday underneath a blanket of snow that could grow to as much as 18 inches.
The multiday buildup to the winter blast created such a frenzy that some media outlets were dubbing it "snow-mageddon," and numerous school, meeting and event cancellations were made before the first flurry.
Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday declared a state of emergency for all of Oklahoma's 77 counties before the storm hit.
Mayor Dewey Bartlett gathered city, county and emergency agency officials Monday evening for the first of what is expected to be a series of winter storm response briefings, urging Tulsans to look out for one another.
"Check on your neighbors, check on your family members," he said. "Make sure your animals are warm. This will be a severe situation for at least the next few days."
It's not just the snow that people should worry about, officials warned, but the extreme cold.
National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Sellers said very low temperatures combined with strong winds will create dangerous conditions.
"People should really take this seriously," he said. "It's a pretty rare event in this part of the world. This is not something we look forward to for sure." FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, February 1, 2011
by John Cox