Oklahoma Winter Storm Update: Tuesday, Wednesday

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Here are the big stories happening in Oklahoma:

• A winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of the state starting Tuesday night.

• Oklahoma’s Latino community plans for mass deportations.

• Interim Oklahoma County jail CEO named.

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Winter Weather Briefing 🧊

Rain, freezing rain, and sleet will impact Oklahoma through Thursday morning.

The biggest impact starts late Tuesday night. Wednesday could be a mess across big chunks of the state. However, this is important to understand: a difference of literally 1 degree at any level of the atmosphere could mean the difference between rain, freezing rain, or sleet.

The National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussion is a terrific weather resource. As of late Monday night, it says that some wintry precipitation could impact northwest Oklahoma before Tuesday but that the impacts would be light if any.

See Also 👀

• Ice and slick roads on the way (KOCO)

• Wintry week for Oklahoma (News 9)

• Watching for several rounds of wintry precipitation (KFOR)

• City of OKC, OG&E prepare for winter weather (Fox 25)

Winter Weather Resources:

• Oklahoma road conditions

• OKC snow routes

• Tulsa snow routes

🌡️ Tuesday high in OKC 42°
🌡️ Tuesday high in Tulsa 41°

KOCO Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane posted this to Facebook on Monday.

1️⃣ Latino community plans for mass deportations as Trump immigration policies pushed in Oklahoma

By Lionel Ramos - KOSU
The relatively quiet churn of an office printer, under a gentle but persistent hubbub of chatter, is the sound of one Oklahoma community preparing for the worst.

In the days following the Inauguration of President Donald Trump, hundreds of members of south Oklahoma City's predominantly Latino immigrant community attended a legal clinic hosted by the Oklahoma Latino Legislative Caucus and other community groups.

They were there to plan for their eventual detainment and removal from the United States as Trump's mass deportation policies are rolled out across the country.

Read the full story.

See Also 👀

• 'Public safety threat': Stitt announces 'Operation Guardian' implementation plan (Fox 25)

• Hundreds participate in student-led immigration protest at Tulsa’s East Central HS (Tulsa World, paywall)

2️⃣ Timmons named interim CEO of Oklahoma County Detention Center

An interim CEO of the Oklahoma County Detention Center (OCDC) was named Monday.

Paul Timmons takes over for Brandi Garner, whose resignation was effective Feb. 7. Garner had been at the helm of the county jail since May 2023.

Timmons served the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for more than three decades, retiring with the rank of Captain. He then worked for the OCDC as an investigations division chief.

See Also 👀

• Paul Timmons named acting jail director (News 9)

• Oklahoma County jail names Timmons CEO (KOCO)

• Trust names new acting director of Oklahoma County Jail (The Oklahoman, paywall)

• New Oklahoma County commissioner will have influence on future jail plans (KOCO)

Oklahoma Headlines

• Ryan Walters the defendant in 4 lawsuits set for trial (NonDoc)

• Tulsa mayor changing city’s organizational chart to better address priorities (Tulsa World, paywall)

• Oklahoma’s Own In Focus: What’s behind the push for cell-free classrooms? (News On 6)

• Eastern Oklahoma: What’s on the ballot? (News On 6)

• Sapulpa teenager killed in Minnesota shooting (Fox 23)

• Broken Arrow Schools to stick with a 5-day school week (2 News Oklahoma)

• Pawhuska residents weigh in on city improvements ahead of council elections (2 News Oklahoma)

• Oklahoma lawmaker renews call to legalize sports gambling after previous failed attempts (KOCO)

• Wife of Luther police chief dies in crash (Luther Register)

• Oklahoma restaurant gets a shout-out from President Trump for branded burgers (KOCO)

• Egg Shortage in Oklahoma: Which stores have egg purchase limits? (News 9)

• OU President addresses concerns about budget cuts to National Institute of Health (OU Daily)

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