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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Feb 29, 2012, 4:14 AM CST for Craig County, Nowata County, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Feb 29, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:14 AM CST (10:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Craig County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 482 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 563 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
451 WWUS84 KTSA 291014 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 414 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AGAIN ON THURSDAY... .A PACIFIC FRONT HAS USHERED IN MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW AND WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON TO YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. OKZ056-057-010000- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0004.120229T1800Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG- 414 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER WHERE SOME VERY DRY AIR AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. * STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO YIELD NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. 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. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ058-010000- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0004.120229T1800Z-120301T0000Z/ OTTAWA- 414 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER WHERE SOME VERY DRY AIR AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054-055-059>062-064>067-010000- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 414 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS AND MAYES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS...DRY AIR...AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO YIELD NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
234 WWUS84 KTSA 292103 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 303 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AGAIN ON THURSDAY... .A PACIFIC FRONT HAS USHERED IN MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW AND WARM TEMPERATURES TO YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. OKZ058-010515- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ OTTAWA- 303 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * BREEZY WEST WINDS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER AND SOME VERY DRY AIR AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. * STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO YIELD NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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 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. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. 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. && $$ OKZ056-057-010515- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG- 303 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * BREEZY WEST WINDS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER AND SOME VERY DRY AIR AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. * STRONG SOUTH WINDS OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO YIELD NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ OKZ063-010515- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ DELAWARE- 303 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...DELAWARE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS...DRY AIR...AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO YIELD NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054-055-059>062-064>067-010515- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 303 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS AND MAYES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS...DRY AIR...AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER A GOOD PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO YIELD NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Osage | 44 min |
| Feb 28, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Washington | 64 min |
| Feb 28, 10:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Tulsa | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 10:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 29 min |
| Feb 28, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Ottawa, Washington | 58 min |
| Feb 28, 10:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Mayes, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner | 48 min |
| Feb 28, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Delaware, Mayes | 30 min |
| Feb 28, 11:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Ottawa | 20 min |
| Feb 28, 11:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 27 min |
| Feb 28, 11:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Delaware | 52 min |
| Feb 28, 11:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Cherokee, Muskogee, Wagoner | 48 min |
| Feb 29, 12:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Pittsburg | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 12:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Adair, Cherokee | 39 min |
| Feb 29, 12:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Latimer | 32 min |
| Feb 29, 4:14 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TSA | Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Okfuskee and 7 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.