Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 3:24 PM CDT for 35 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 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
- Mar 21, 2016, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 42 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 2188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
281 WWUS84 KOUN 212024 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY LOW ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>027-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-088-220430- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-HARMON- GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- KNOX-BAYLOR- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN... WESTERN... AND PARTS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN... CENTRAL... AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA... AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN... WESTERN... CENTRAL... AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENINGS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WINDS REMAINING STRONG. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 90 DEGREES TUESDAY. MID 60S TO MID 70S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ028>031-220430- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0013.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING... LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...MID 70S TO NEAR 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ044-TXZ086-089-220430- /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ COTTON-WICHITA-ARCHER- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ OKZ032-041-042-046-050-220430- /O.EXB.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-CARTER-LOVE- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ039-040-045-TXZ090-220430- /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ STEPHENS-GARVIN-JEFFERSON-CLAY- 324 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
123 WWUS84 KOUN 220122 AAA RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>027-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-088-221200- /O.EXP.KOUN.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-HARMON- GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- KNOX-BAYLOR- 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 90 DEGREES TUESDAY. 60 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ028>031-044-TXZ086-089-221200- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-COTTON-WICHITA-ARCHER- 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 85 DEGREES TUESDAY. 65 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-045-046-050-TXZ090-221200- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-CLAY- 822 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH... SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ MBS
795 WWUS84 KOUN 220753 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 253 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>031-033>038-044-TXZ083>089-221600- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER- 253 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 90 DEGREES TUESDAY. 60 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-045-046-050-TXZ090-221600- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-CLAY- 253 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$
122 WWUS84 KOUN 221602 AAA RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFTS IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>031-033>038-044-TXZ083>089-230015- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0014.160322T1700Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER- 1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 28 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 88 DEGREES TUESDAY. 65 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-045-046-050-TXZ090-230015- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-CLAY- 1102 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * TIMING...LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND INFORMATION. && $$
783 WWUS84 KOUN 221956 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 256 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFT IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>031-033>038-044-TXZ083>089-230400- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0015.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER- 256 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...65 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-045-046-050-TXZ090-230400- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0014.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0015.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-CLAY- 256 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
424 WWUS84 KOUN 230207 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 907 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREME WILDFIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE WILDFIRE DANGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS WIND SHIFT IN ANY FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. OKZ004>031-033>038-044-TXZ083>089-231100- /O.EXP.KOUN.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0015.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-COTTON-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX- BAYLOR-ARCHER- 907 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...65 TO 80 DEGREES WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ OKZ032-039>042-045-046-050-TXZ090-231100- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0015.160323T1600Z-160324T0200Z/ HUGHES-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-CLAY- 907 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH...SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 21, 3:00 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 3:00 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
300 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016
.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FOCUS WAS FIRE WEATHER AND WINDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
TUESDAY... PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS SFC LOW
DEEPENS. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH WIND
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR LATE
TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.
THE ADVISORY WILL BE FOR THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO SEE THE STRONG
WINDS BUT IT MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED ON LATER SHIFTS.
THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE
70S TO NEAR 90. LOW HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF OK
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. THE WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW HUMIDITIES...
AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WILL CONVERT THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER
WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING AND ADD A COUPLE MORE COUNTIES IN SW
PARTS OF THE FA.
TUESDAY NIGHT... WIND SPEEDS WILL COME DOWN A LITTLE BUT ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES
ACROSS THE FA. MEANWHILE... AN UPPER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO
THE PLAINS.
WEDNESDAY... AS THE UPPER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE
PLAINS... A DRYLINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FA WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE REGION MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS ON TIMING OF THE FRONT
WHICH COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF FIRE WX
CONCERNS. PRESSURE GRADIENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG
WEDNESDAY AS TUESDAY BUT WITH MIXING BEHIND THE DRYLINE AND STRONG
WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SFC... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. A
WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO LIKELY BE NEED FOR WEDNESDAY AND MAYBE INTO
PARTS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON
ISSUING ONE FOR NOW.
VERY DRY AIR... WARM TEMPERATURES... AND STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE
DRYLINE WILL LIKELY LEAD TO CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF
THE AREA. THE WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL
ALSO LIKELY CAUSE PROBLEMS ON ANY FIRES THAT START BEFORE THE SHIFT.
WILL CONTINUE WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY BUT WILL START AN
HOUR EARLIER AND ADD ANOTHER ROW OF COUNTIES TO THE SOUTHEAST.
IN ADDITION TO THE FIRE WX AND WIND CONCERNS... SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT IN SOUTHEAST PARTS OF
THE AREA. MODELS SHOW MOST OF THE PRECIP REMAINING SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE AREA BUT A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP. IF THEY DO... THE STORMS MAY
BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE.
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY... COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATE
THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. FIRE WX CONCERNS WILL DECREASE SOME LATE
IN THE WEEK BUT COULD REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED. MODELS SHOW ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT AFFECTING THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 47 78 57 76 / 0 0 0 0
HOBART OK 48 84 54 76 / 0 0 0 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 46 82 59 80 / 0 0 0 0
GAGE OK 49 88 49 64 / 0 0 0 10
PONCA CITY OK 46 80 56 74 / 0 0 0 10
DURANT OK 45 74 59 79 / 0 0 10 20
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ004>027-
033>038.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR OKZ004>031-
033>038-044.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR OKZ004>042-044>046-050.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR OKZ007-008-
011>013-015>020-022>031-035>040-044.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ083>085-087-
088.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR TXZ083>089.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR TXZ083>090.
&&
11/25Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 12:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1210 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-221000- HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON- JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN- FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 1210 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .FIRE WEATHER... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR WESTERN...NORTHERN...AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...FOR WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS. .STRONG WINDS... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .FIRE WEATHER... CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALL OR MOST OF THESE WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS. .STRONG WINDS... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND MOST OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...GENERALLY EAST OF ATOKA TO DURANT. A MARGINAL RISK IS EAST OF HOLDENVILLE TO MARIETTA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 5:50 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 24 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:04 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo and 42 more | 61 hr |
Nearby
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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.