Logan County under winter weather advisory; priority clearing routes for Guthrie

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The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a winter weather advisory for much of the state, including Logan County. The advisory will remain in effect from 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Saturday.

NWS ForecastThe storm will pack a punch with cold temperatures and the potential of ice.

The cold front could bring freezing rain to the county from late Thursday night and early Friday morning. Light freezing drizzle is possible into Saturday morning.

The National Weather Service says ice accumulation near one-tenth of an inch could fall on trees and power lines. Mix that with the winds havoc could take over with some power outages.

Temperatures are expected to be in the 30’s on Friday, but wind chills will have it feeling like 12 to 20 degrees.

Rain remains in the forecast on Sunday.

Priority Clearing and Sanding Routes

The city will maintain U.S. Highway 77 (Division, I-35 to Cleveland; Cleveland, Division to Wentz; Wentz, Cleveland north to city limits). State Highway 33 (Noble, I-35 to west city limits).

The city has listed three list of priorities:

Priority No. 1

Emergency Services – Police, Fire/EMS, Sheriff’s Office, Mercy Hospital, Job Corps Center and Nursing Homes. Oklahoma Ave – Pine to 5th Academy – State Highway 33 to Old Highway 33 (19th Street) 19th – Academy State Highway 33 Harrison – Pine to Springer 2nd Street – Harrison to Lincoln Walnut – Noble to Hillcrest Drexel – Noble to Elmwood Perkins – Division to Hazel Pine – Industrial to Cooksey Industrial – Pine to West City Limits Sooner – Division to Seward Seward – I-35 to Coltrane Hillview/Lakeside/Cove Dr. Coltrane/Lake, Seward to Sooner Allen Road Sigma Road/Ruhl Dr Woodlawn Cimarron Blvd (Best Western) Heather and Battles Ave (Sleep Inn) Wal-Mart loop Beemer Road (Sewer Plant)

Priority No. 2

Schools (Cotteral, Central, Jr. High, Fogarty, Faver and GUES) Remaining portions of the downtown area College – Walnut to Academy College – Pine to I-35 Hillcrest, Pine to Walnut Pinebrook N. Division – Noble to College Mockingbird Addition Capital – Noble to dead end south Airport

Priority No. 3

Academy – Highway 33 to Convenience Center Hill Drive 1st Street – Harrison to Lincoln 17th Street/Lombardy, College to Dead end Forest Hills Rd and Addition

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1 Comment on "Logan County under winter weather advisory; priority clearing routes for Guthrie"

  1. I understand that our town is all football all the time, and that’s great, it’s why I live here. However I wish they would reschedule the game and not risk the lives of our players and cheerleaders.

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