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Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Norman, OK

July 31, 200638 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Jul 31, 2006, 4:06 AM CDT for 38 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jul 31, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 31, 2006, 4:06 AM CDT (09:06 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 31, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 31, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK

All 46 counties

Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 31, 2:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 2:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 31, 4:06 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	OUN	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Carter, Comanche and 19 more	12 hr
Jul 31, 3:47 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 38 more	28 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2006 Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2006 Every red flag warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.