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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Jan 22, 2012, 3:11 PM CST for 18 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 6 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek 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, 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), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1330 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 637 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 657 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
761 WWUS84 KTSA 222111 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 311 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-071-073-230100- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0002.120122T2111Z-120123T0100Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG- 311 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...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...PAWNEE...CREEK...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... PITTSBURG...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA AND MCINTOSH. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH AND WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE RESULTED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS BEING MET ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 14 TO 22 PERCENT ARE ONGOING. * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. ANY ONGOING FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS WILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THIS WIND SHIFT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG BEHIND THE FRONT. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
392 WWUS84 KTSA 222224 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 424 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ056-057-061-062-067-070-230100- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG-ROGERS-MAYES-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE- 424 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...ROGERS...CRAIG...NOWATA...MUSKOGEE AND MAYES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A RAPIDLY ADVANCING DRYLINE WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND FALLING HUMIDITIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY MID EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES...THOUGH WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 16 TO 22 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED. * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY AND REMAIN GUSTING LATER THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-071-073-230100- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0100Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG- 424 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...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...OKFUSKEE...CREEK...WASHINGTON...OSAGE... PITTSBURG...PAWNEE...MCINTOSH...TULSA AND OKMULGEE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A RAPIDLY ADVANCING DRYLINE WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND FALLING HUMIDITIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY MID EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES...THOUGH WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 16 TO 22 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED. * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY AND REMAIN GUSTING LATER THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
843 WWUS84 KTSA 230021 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 621 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ049-068-074-075-230300- /O.EXB.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHEROKEE-HASKELL-LATIMER- 621 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...HASKELL...CHEROKEE AND LATIMER. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A DRYLINE HAS PUSHED THROUGH MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WITH A COLD FRONT NOW ENTERING NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. CONDITIONS TO THE WEST OF THE DRYLINE...AND IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT...WILL CONTINUE WITH DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS. * LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 22 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES...AT WHICH TIME HUMIDITIES WILL RISE. * STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND THEN SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054>057-059>062-064>067-070-071-073-230300- /O.EXT.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK- OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 621 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...MUSKOGEE...ROGERS...OKFUSKEE...PAWNEE... CREEK...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...WASHINGTON... MCINTOSH...WAGONER...TULSA...OKMULGEE AND MAYES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS...BEFORE A PASSING COLD FRONT ALLOWS HUMIDITY LEVELS TO RISE. * LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 GO 25 PERCENT ARE ONGOING IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. * STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS CONTINUING NEAR 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SLOWLY LESSEN LATER TONIGHT. 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. && $$
850 WWUS84 KTSA 230118 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 718 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ054>056-059-060-064-065-230230- /O.CAN.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- 718 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...NOWATA...OSAGE...CREEK...WASHINGTON... OKFUSKEE AND TULSA. * A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED ALLOWING HUMIDITY LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. && $$ OKZ049-057-061-062-066>068-070-071-073>075-230300- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CRAIG-ROGERS-MAYES-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- 718 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...MUSKOGEE...ROGERS...CHEROKEE... MAYES...CRAIG...PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH...WAGONER...OKMULGEE... LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA REMAIN IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RISE ONCE THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS EVENING. * LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY. 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. && $$
968 WWUS84 KTSA 230205 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 805 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ057-061-062-066-067-071-073-230315- /O.CAN.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ CRAIG-ROGERS-MAYES-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 805 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...OKMULGEE...MAYES...CRAIG... PITTSBURG...MCINTOSH AND ROGERS. * A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED ALLOWING HUMIDITY LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. && $$ OKZ049-068-070-074-075-230315- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-HASKELL-LATIMER- 805 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA REMAIN IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RISE ONCE THE FRONT PASSES LATER THIS EVENING. * LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY. 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. && $$
859 WWUS84 KTSA 230253 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 853 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ049-068-070-074-075-230400- /O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-HASKELL-LATIMER- 853 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...MUSKOGEE...PUSHMATAHA...CHEROKEE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. * THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS EXPIRED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...HOWEVER ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY CONTINUE TO SPREAD QUICKLY WITH THE SUSTAINED STRONG WINDS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 14 more | 23 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.