Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2006, 4:51 AM CDT for 22 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 7, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 7, 2006, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2006, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2006, 7:12 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
All 22 counties
Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KTSA 070951 RFWTSA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 451 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES WILL BE HIGH AGAIN TODAY FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... .WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE WIND COUPLED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF WILDFIRES. THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED LITTLE RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAYS STORMS WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE. OKZ049-053>076-071800- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0021.060407T1700Z-060408T0100Z/ 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- 451 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND WARM TEMPERATURES. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KTSA 071540 RFWTSA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1040 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES WILL BE HIGH AGAIN TODAY FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... .WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 40 MILES AN HOUR IN LOCATIONS TO THE NORTHWEST OF TULSA. THE WIND COUPLED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF WILDFIRES. LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL BECOME CONFINED TO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THOSE AREAS THAT RECEIVED LITTLE RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAYS STORMS WILL LIKELY SEE AN ENHANCED WILDFIRE THREAT. OKZ049-053>076-080100- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0021.060407T1700Z-060408T0100Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- 1040 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. $$
000 WWUS84 KTSA 080012 RFWTSA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 712 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 OKZ049-053>076-080115- /O.CAN.KTSA.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060408T0100Z/ 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- 712 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN ARE ALSO LESSENING THE FIRE DANGER. $$
000 WWUS84 KTSA 101528 RFWTSA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1028 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. THE WINDS...WHICH MAY GUST TO 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR...COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. OKZ054-055-059-060-064-066-102330- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0022.060410T1700Z-060411T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0021.060411T1700Z-060412T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKMULGEE- 1028 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKMULGEE. SPECIFIC RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA FOR WIND TEMPERATURE AND KBDI WILL BE MET THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SIMILAR WIND TEMPERATURE AND KBDI CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR BEYOND 24 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ OKZ065-102330- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0022.060410T1700Z-060411T0000Z/ OKFUSKEE- 1028 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OKFUSKEE. SPECIFIC RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA FOR WIND TEMPERATURE AND KBDI WILL BE MET THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. $$ OKZ056>058-061>063-067-102330- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0022.060410T1700Z-060411T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0021.060411T1700Z-060412T0000Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-WAGONER- 1028 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...WAGONER. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...WAGONER. SPECIFIC RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA FOR WIND TEMPERATURE AND KBDI WILL BE MET THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SIMILAR WIND TEMPERATURE AND KBDI CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR BEYOND 24 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ OKZ068>070-102330- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0021.060411T1700Z-060412T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- 1028 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES NEAR 80 DEGREES AND WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS HAS PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS84 KTSA 102044 RFWTSA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 344 PM CDT MON APR 10 2006 OKZ054>064-066-067-110000- /O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0021.060411T1700Z-060412T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0023.060411T1700Z-060412T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060411T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 344 PM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKMULGEE...WAGONER. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKMULGEE...WAGONER. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE. THERE WILL BE A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ON TUESDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 70S AND LOWER 80S WITH THE AID OF A SOUTHEAST BREEZE OF 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS... FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. $$ OKZ065-110000- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0023.060411T1700Z-060412T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060411T0000Z/ OKFUSKEE- 344 PM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OKFUSKEE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OKFUSKEE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS... FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. $$ OKZ068>070-110300- /O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0021.060411T1700Z-060412T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0023.060411T1700Z-060412T0100Z/ CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- 344 PM CDT MON APR 10 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE. THERE WILL BE A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ON TUESDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 70S AND LOWER 80S WITH THE AID OF A SOUTHEAST BREEZE OF 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS... FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Haskell, Muskogee | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Delaware, Mayes | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Pittsburg | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Sequoyah | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Sequoyah | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Latimer | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Adair, Sequoyah | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 10:02 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TSA | Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa and 4 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2006Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.