Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Jan 18, 2014, 10:35 AM CST for 11 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 18, 2014, 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
- Jan 18, 2014, 10:35 AM CST (16:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Creek County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 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, 4.6 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
- 2468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
919 WWUS84 KTSA 181635 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1035 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER LIKELY IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON... OKZ054-059-060-064>066-190000- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0003.140118T1800Z-140119T0000Z/ OSAGE-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 1035 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...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...PAWNEE...OSAGE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING BELOW 25 PERCENT WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75. THESE AREAS HAVE ALSO SEEN MUCH BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 18.0 PERCENT * SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
627 WWUS84 KTSA 181920 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 120 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER LIKELY IN PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... ARZ019-020-029-OKZ067-070>076-190000- /O.EXA.KTSA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 120 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH... WAGONER...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT IN MANY LOCATIONS. IMPACTS... * ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER LIVES AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ054-059-060-064>066-190000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ OSAGE-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 120 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...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...OKFUSKEE...CREEK...OSAGE...PAWNEE...OKMULGEE AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHEST GUSTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44. WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP TO 17 TO 25 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75....WHICH HAS ALSO SEEN MUCH BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS. 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. && $$
056 WWUS84 KTSA 182106 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 306 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER LIKELY IN PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... OKZ054-059-060-064>066-191000- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0002.140119T1600Z-140120T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ OSAGE-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 306 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY FOR THE SAME AREA. THE COUNTIES INCLUDE... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...PAWNEE AND OSAGE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BEING SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER WIND SPEEDS. AS FORECAST DETAILS BECOME MORE APPARENT...PORTIONS OF THE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 14 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND ALSO AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * STRONG WIND GUSTS 32-42 MPH TODAY...AND 20 TO 35 MPH ON SUNDAY. 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ067-070>076-190000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 306 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...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...WAGONER...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT 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. && $$ OKZ055>058-061-191000- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.A.0002.140119T1600Z-140120T0000Z/ WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-ROGERS- 306 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ROGERS...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY REACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. AS FORECAST DETAILS BECOME MORE APPARENT PORTIONS OF THE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 15 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ON SUNDAY. IMPACTS... * THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY. DEFINITION... * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
383 WWUS84 KTSA 190010 RFWTSA FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 610 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER LIKELY IN PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... OKZ054-059-060-064>066-190815- /O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0002.140119T1600Z-140120T0000Z/ OSAGE-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- 610 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUBSIDING WINDS...LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...TULSA...PAWNEE AND OSAGE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY REACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. AS FORECAST DETAILS BECOME MORE APPARENT PORTIONS OF THE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 15 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY. 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ067-070>076-190115- /O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 610 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...PITTSBURG...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUBSIDING WINDS...LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. && $$ OKZ055>058-061-190815- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0002.140119T1600Z-140120T0000Z/ WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-ROGERS- 610 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...ROGERS...OTTAWA...WASHINGTON...CRAIG AND NOWATA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY REACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. AS FORECAST DETAILS BECOME MORE APPARENT PORTIONS OF THE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 15 TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 11:01 AM CST | Wind Advisory | TSA | Craig, Creek, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Pawnee and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:06 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TSA | Craig, Creek, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa and 4 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Arkansas, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
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.