Spring Blizzard Hits Oklahoma, Arkansas

(AP)  More snow was falling Sunday as part of a powerful storm blowing through Oklahoma and the southern Plains on the first weekend of spring.

The National Weather Service said there was moderate to heavy snow across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, with some places reporting 8 to 12 inches of snow. The snow and rain was expected to end later Sunday.

Authorities have attributed at least three deaths in three states to the weather. The storm also disrupted travel on the roads and in the air. The storm came a day after temperatures had reached into the 70s, and forecasters say temperatures should rebound into the 60s as soon as Monday.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation urged people in the eastern part of the state not to travel on the snow-packed and slick roads if they didn't have to, but said roads in the western part of the state were improving as the weather did.

Authorities reported dozens of wrecks amid heavy snow and high winds, many of them with injuries. Single deaths were reported in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.

The storm is the third major winter storm to hit Oklahoma in the last three months, including a Christmas Eve blizzard that stranded holiday travelers at airports and on snow-packed highways. Forecasters, though, said that this time temperatures should rebound into the 60s as soon as Monday.

[fabrat1]

I got just over 5 inches here in North Texas.

[tacotang]

How could it be that oklahomer is hit? Didn't the christian rednecks pray enough? LOL

[tryhonesty]

Global Warming is about common sense (many in the United States have little common sense...and still believe the world is flat). Just count the number of cars in the world, over the last 40 years, the world population, the overall fossil fuel burning. Global Warming is a fact. PERIOD. Weather patterns are changing for the world, and not for the good. Take care of the Earth and the Earth will take care of us.

[mitch0927]

It is typical for Oklahoma this time of year. There were times we had a foot of snow over night and the next day it hits the 60's or 70's. Nothing about global warming what so ever. Farmers are actually loving it. Now if it freezes in April, then they are worried about their wheat crop. Back in the early 70's, we had 18 inches of snow in less than two days and on the third, the temperature shot to over 80.

[P0ST1ING_AWAY]

by hateisafourletterword March 21, 2010 2:59 PM EDT
I guess Al is right. Global warming is upon us and this is proof. The poles are melting and the warm belts are getting snow.

No wonder Al spends so much time fighting Global Warming. TN will soon have glaciers where his home is and he is mad.
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You are ignorant and uneducated.
Do not offer your opinion on this subject.

[hateisafourletterword]

Sorry posting but I will do whatever I want to do. You are a pathetic excuse for a human. I hope Seans' hopes for others comes true for you.

[hateisafourletterword]

I do love your name - POS.

You do realize what you call yourself right?

[migmom]

What does Chief Scientist Al Gore have to say about this? Last I heard he said the abundant world wide snow this winter was evidence of global warming.

[tacotang]

I bet you deny science and facts while believing in some spook sky god....You represent what is wrong with America. Uneducated fool.

[hateisafourletterword]

I guess Al is right. Global warming is upon us and this is proof. The poles are melting and the warm belts are getting snow.

No wonder Al spends so much time fighting Global Warming. TN will soon have glaciers where his home is and he is mad.