A winter storm moving across Oklahoma Sunday morning is dumping heavy snow, causing hazardous driving conditions. Watch KOCO First Alert Weather Team coverage live in the video player above.A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all 77 counties until 6 p.m. Monday. The heaviest snow is expected to fall Sunday afternoon.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has already discouraged travel starting Sunday due to hazardous road conditions during the winter weather.>> First Alert Ride Along: Tracking snow, road conditions across OklahomaAccording to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the winter storm moving across the state has already covered some highways and interstates with several inches of snow, causing hazardous driving conditions. In western Oklahoma, several inches of snow are reported along with slick and hazardous driving conditions, according to ODOT. Visibility is low in some areas including the Panhandle due to blowing snow. In central Oklahoma, including the Oklahoma City metro, ODOT officials said snow is accumulating with slick and hazardous conditions developing. A band of snow is moving into northeast Oklahoma at this time, which will cause roadway conditions to quickly deteriorate.Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews started highway and interstate plowing operations in the impacted areas early Sunday morning and will continue this around-the-clock along with salt and sand treatments. However the amount of expected accumulations along with extremely frigid temperatures can rapidly cause roadways to become impassable.OG&E is reporting more than 3,500 customers without power, mostly in the Norman area. Check power outages here. Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.>> Check Live, Interactive Radar>> Check church closings>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android>> “Like” KOCO 5 on Facebook>> “Follow” KOCO 5 on Twitter
A winter storm moving across Oklahoma Sunday morning is dumping heavy snow, causing hazardous driving conditions.
Watch KOCO First Alert Weather Team coverage live in the video player above.
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A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all 77 counties until 6 p.m. Monday. The heaviest snow is expected to fall Sunday afternoon.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has already discouraged travel starting Sunday due to hazardous road conditions during the winter weather.
>> First Alert Ride Along: Tracking snow, road conditions across Oklahoma
According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the winter storm moving across the state has already covered some highways and interstates with several inches of snow, causing hazardous driving conditions.
In western Oklahoma, several inches of snow are reported along with slick and hazardous driving conditions, according to ODOT. Visibility is low in some areas including the Panhandle due to blowing snow.
In central Oklahoma, including the Oklahoma City metro, ODOT officials said snow is accumulating with slick and hazardous conditions developing. A band of snow is moving into northeast Oklahoma at this time, which will cause roadway conditions to quickly deteriorate.
Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews started highway and interstate plowing operations in the impacted areas early Sunday morning and will continue this around-the-clock along with salt and sand treatments. However the amount of expected accumulations along with extremely frigid temperatures can rapidly cause roadways to become impassable.
OG&E is reporting more than 3,500 customers without power, mostly in the Norman area. Check power outages here.
Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.
>> Check Live, Interactive Radar
>> Check church closings
>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android
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