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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Feb 20, 2012, 3:22 AM CST for 4 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2012, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2012, 3:22 AM CST (09:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2012, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
Counties Cotton County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Tillman 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), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 W Gould, OK | |
| Feb 20, 2:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 W Gould, OK | |
| Feb 20, 2:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 W Gould, OK | |
| Feb 20, 2:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 W Gould, OK | POST-DRYLINE WEST WIND |
| Feb 20, 2:29 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Altus, OK | POST-DRYLINE WEST WIND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 1240 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
785 WWUS84 KOUN 200922 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 322 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ034-035-038-201030- /O.CAN.KOUN.FW.A.0002.120220T1900Z-120221T0100Z/ GREER-KIOWA-COMANCHE- 322 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO INCREASE THE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER... TEMPERATURES ARE NOT QUITE EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS. $$ OKZ033-036-037-044-TXZ083>090-201730- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0002.120220T1900Z-120221T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0002.120220T1900Z-120221T0100Z/ HARMON-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA- KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 322 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY WINDY... DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND... SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS 65 TO 69 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. && $$
3 follow-up statements
059 WWUS84 KOUN 201702 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1102 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ033-036-037-044-TXZ083>090-210100- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0002.120220T1900Z-120221T0100Z/ HARMON-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA- KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 1102 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY WINDY... DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * WIND... SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS 63 TO 68 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. && $$
634 WWUS84 KOUN 202105 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 305 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ033-036-037-044-TXZ083>090-210100- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ HARMON-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA- KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 305 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR ACROSS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA... * WIND...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS 63 TO 68 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SMOKE OR FIRE TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. && $$
837 WWUS84 KOUN 210110 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 710 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ033-036-037-044-TXZ083>090-210215- /O.EXP.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ HARMON-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA- KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 710 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... BREEZY NORTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AND HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS AT LEAST SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THIS WILL HELP ELEVATE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher | 27 min |
| Feb 20, 3:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 53 min |
| Feb 20, 3:12 PM CST | High Wind Warning | OUN | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Dewey, Ellis and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma, Stephens | 25 min |
| Feb 20, 3:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma | 38 min |
| Feb 20, 3:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kay, Noble | 49 min |
| Feb 20, 4:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 42 min |
| Feb 20, 4:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 4:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 14 min |
| Feb 20, 4:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and 1 more | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 5:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 5:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal | 18 min |
| Feb 20, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc | 35 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.