Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Sep 23, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT for 6 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Sep 24, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Sep 23, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 24, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2012, 9:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Creek County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 2987 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
247 WWUS84 KTSA 232028 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 328 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012 OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-241000- /O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0006.120924T1800Z-120925T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0014.120924T1800Z-120925T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 328 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OKFUSKEE...CREEK...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... PAWNEE...TULSA AND OKMULGEE. * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE RED FLAG WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOWER TO MID 90S IN AREAS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...GENERALLY WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW 25 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS AS WELL. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY FIRES THAT START TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. 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. && $$ OKZ056-057-061-062-067-070-071-073-241000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0006.120924T1800Z-120925T0300Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG-ROGERS-MAYES-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 328 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...ROGERS...CRAIG...NOWATA... PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE AND MAYES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOWER 90S IN AREAS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS AS WELL. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY FIRES THAT START TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AN UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
4 follow-up statements
426 WWUS84 KTSA 240856 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 356 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 OKZ056-057-061-062-067-070-071-073-241000- /O.CAN.KTSA.FW.A.0006.120924T1800Z-120925T0300Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG-ROGERS-MAYES-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 356 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...MUSKOGEE...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...CRAIG... NOWATA...WAGONER...ROGERS AND MAYES. * THE RED FLAG WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. && $$ OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-241700- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0014.120924T1800Z-120925T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 356 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S AND WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...THIS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT IN AREAS WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS REMAIN STRONG AND HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT IN MANY LOCATIONS. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
261 WWUS84 KTSA 241343 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 843 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-242145- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0007.120925T1700Z-120926T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0014.120924T1800Z-120925T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 843 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OKMULGEE...CREEK...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... OKFUSKEE...PAWNEE AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S... AND WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE... THIS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT... GENERALLY IN AREAS WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS REMAIN STRONG AND HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT IN MANY LOCATIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT 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. * 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. && $$ OKZ049-053-061-067-070-071-073>076-242145- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0007.120925T1700Z-120926T0200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-ROGERS-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 843 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...MUSKOGEE...ROGERS...CHOCTAW... PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...WAGONER...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE 90S... WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY... DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
265 WWUS84 KTSA 242030 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 330 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-250315- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120925T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0007.120925T1700Z-120926T0200Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 330 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OKMULGEE...CREEK...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... OKFUSKEE...PAWNEE AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S HAVE CREATED DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS REMAIN STRONG AND HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR IN MANY LOCATIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 31 MPH IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. * 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... * 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. * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ049-053-061-067-070-071-073>076-250315- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0007.120925T1700Z-120926T0200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-ROGERS-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 330 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...MUSKOGEE...ROGERS...CHOCTAW... PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...WAGONER...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE 90S... WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY... DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
504 WWUS84 KTSA 250240 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 940 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-251000- /O.CAN.KTSA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120925T0300Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0007.120925T1700Z-120926T0200Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 940 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OKMULGEE...CREEK...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... OKFUSKEE...PAWNEE AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY...WITH CONDITIONS AGAIN NEARING RED FLAG CRITERIA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. 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. && $$ OKZ049-053-061-067-070-071-073>076-251000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0007.120925T1700Z-120926T0200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-ROGERS-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 940 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...MUSKOGEE...ROGERS...CHOCTAW... PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...WAGONER...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY...WITH CONDITIONS NEARING RED FLAG CRITERIA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 4:05 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TSA | Craig, Creek, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata and 8 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.