The shelves were empty of bread and milk at Williams Foods in Piedmont Saturday afternoon as people rushed to get everything they needed as a winter storm approached.
A winter storm warning takes effect at midnight across a wide portion of the Southern Plains and all of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. The warning lasts until 6 p.m. Monday.
A wind chill advisory is in effect.
Six to nine inches of snow is possible in the Canadian County area, the National Weather Service reported. Snow is expected to start about 3 a.m. Sunday.
Jennifer Potter stood in front of shelves that would usually be full of milk. The shelves were empty.
It was the same story on the bread aisles. A misplaced carton of Coca-Cola was left where bread would be.
It wasn’t the first time in the past year there had been a rush on food and items. About a year ago as word of the pandemic spread, shelves were empty of other items.
Potter said she was getting out to get everything she needed before Sunday’s predicted storm.
“I can’t believe I found hamburger meat,” Potter said.
The low temperature overnight will be 5 degrees. The high temperature Sunday will be 9 with heavy, blowing snow, the National Weather Service reports.
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