Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Mar 1, 2012, 3:30 AM CST for 15 counties in Oklahoma; 4 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 1, 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
- Mar 1, 2012, 3:30 AM CST (09:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Benton County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Madison County, AR, Washington County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Delaware County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 2737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
312 WWUS84 KTSA 010930 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 330 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER A PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES TO OUR NORTHWEST IN KANSAS. A DRY AIR MASS IS STILL IN PLACE OVER THE REGION AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY TODAY DESPITE THE SOUTH WIND. THE WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY WILL CAUSE RH VALUES TO GET FAIRLY LOW THIS AFTERNOON. OKZ054-055-057>059-062-063-011030- /O.CAN.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-MAYES-DELAWARE- 330 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG... MAYES AND DELAWARE. * THE RED FLAG WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED && $$ OKZ056-060-061-064>067-020000- /O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0003.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0005.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ NOWATA-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 330 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...TULSA AND ROGERS. * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE RED FLAG WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM OKEMAH TO TULSA TO NOWATA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 18.0 PERCENT * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
2 follow-up statements
710 WWUS84 KTSA 011706 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1106 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER A PORTION OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TODAY... .SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES TO OUR NORTHWEST IN KANSAS. A DRY AIR MASS IS STILL IN PLACE OVER THE REGION AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY DESPITE THE SOUTH WIND. THE WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE RH VALUES TO FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS. OKZ057-062-071-020000- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0005.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ CRAIG-MAYES-MCINTOSH- 1106 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG...MCINTOSH AND MAYES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 20.0 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. && $$ OKZ056-060-061-064>067-020000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0005.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ NOWATA-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- 1106 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ROGERS...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...WAGONER... TULSA AND OKMULGEE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 20.0 PERCENT * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
401 WWUS84 KTSA 011745 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1145 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES TO OUR NORTHWEST IN KANSAS. A DRY AIR MASS IS STILL IN PLACE OVER THE REGION AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY DESPITE THE SOUTH WIND. THE WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE RH VALUES TO FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS. ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ058-063-068>070-020000- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0005.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OTTAWA-DELAWARE-CHEROKEE- ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- 1145 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG...MCINTOSH AND MAYES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 25 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 25.0 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. && $$ OKZ056-057-060>062-064>067-071-020000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0005.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ NOWATA-CRAIG-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- MCINTOSH- 1145 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ROGERS...NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...WAGONER... TULSA AND OKMULGEE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 20.0 PERCENT * STRONG WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Arkansas, 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.