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Extreme Cold Warning

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Sat 01/24/2026 01:00 AM EST

End Time

Mon 01/26/2026 01:00 PM EST

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Locations Affected

Tulsa, OK ∙ Broken Arrow, OK ∙ Fort Smith, AR ∙ Fayetteville, AR ∙ Springdale, AR ∙ Rogers, AR ∙ Lynn Mountain, OK ∙ Duchess Landing, OK ∙ Evansville, AR ∙ Paradise Hill, OK

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1102 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...From midnight Friday Night to noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not spend extra time in the cold. Wear layers of warm clothes a hat, and gloves. Check on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside.

Technical Header

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-231115- /O.UPG.KTSA.EC.A.0001.260124T0600Z-260126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.EC.W.0001.260124T0600Z-260126T1800Z/ Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Crawford-Franklin-Sebastian- Pushmataha-Choctaw-Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee- Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner- Cherokee-Adair-Muskogee-McIntosh-Sequoyah-Pittsburg-Haskell- Latimer-Le Flore- Including the cities of McAlester, Wagoner, Eureka Springs, Bentonville, Tulsa, Charleston, Huntsville, Stigler, Pawhuska, Van Buren, Miami, Springdale, Muskogee, Checotah, Okemah, Vinita, Wilburton, Rogers, Antlers, Poteau, Pawnee, Fayetteville, Berryville, Sallisaw, Tahlequah, Bartlesville, Hugo, Jay, Pryor, Fort Smith, Claremore, Stilwell, Ozark, Clayton, Nowata, Okmulgee, Sapulpa, and Grove 1102 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026