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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Nov 11, 2011, 2:43 PM CST for 16 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 4 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
- Nov 11, 2011, 2:43 PM CST (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2011, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 2032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
546 WWUS84 KTSA 112043 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 243 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 OKZ055>058-060>063-066>068-070-071-073>075-120100- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0010.111111T2043Z-111112T0100Z/ WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER- 243 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...DELAWARE... WASHINGTON...MAYES...CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...CHEROKEE... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES HAVE CREATED SHORT TERM CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND HUMIDITIES RISE. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * 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. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
2 follow-up statements
242 WWUS84 KTSA 112133 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 333 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 OKZ055>058-060-061-120545- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0006.111112T1500Z-111113T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111112T0100Z/ WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS- 333 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ROGERS...OTTAWA...CRAIG...NOWATA...WASHINGTON AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES HAVE CREATED SHORT TERM CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND HUMIDITIES RISE. * HOWEVER...STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO LEAD TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN TOMORROW. AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. && $$ OKZ062-063-066>068-070-071-073>075-120100- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111112T0100Z/ MAYES-DELAWARE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- 333 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...MAYES...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE... PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...OKMULGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES HAVE CREATED SHORT TERM CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND HUMIDITIES RISE. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054-059-064-120545- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0006.111112T1500Z-111113T0000Z/ OSAGE-PAWNEE-CREEK- 333 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...CREEK AND OSAGE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO LEAD TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TOMORROW. AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR IS LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
407 WWUS84 KTSA 120106 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 706 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 OKZ055>058-060-061-120915- /O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111112T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0006.111112T1500Z-111113T0000Z/ WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS- 706 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...CRAIG...NOWATA...OTTAWA...TULSA AND ROGERS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO LEAD TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN TOMORROW. AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ062-063-066>068-070-071-073>075-120215- /O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111112T0100Z/ MAYES-DELAWARE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- 706 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...DELAWARE...WAGONER...PITTSBURG...OKMULGEE... MAYES...CHEROKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. * THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS EXPIRED. * WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN WHICH HAVE IMPROVED THE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. && $$ OKZ054-059-064-120915- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0006.111112T1500Z-111113T0000Z/ OSAGE-PAWNEE-CREEK- 706 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...OSAGE AND CREEK. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH DECREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO LEAD TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN TOMORROW. AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 12:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:33 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TSA | Craig, Creek, Nowata, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers and 2 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.