Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Jan 30, 2016, 3:14 AM CST for 10 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 30, 2016, 1:00 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 30, 2016, 3:14 AM CST (09:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2016, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2016, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
Counties Beckham County, OK, Custer County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita 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 Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 3273 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
918 WWUS84 KOUN 300914 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 314 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE WILDFIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OKZ022-035-037-TXZ086-089-301015- /O.CAN.KOUN.FW.A.0001.160130T1800Z-160131T0000Z/ WASHITA-KIOWA-TILLMAN-WICHITA-ARCHER- 314 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ OKZ009-014-021-033-034-036-TXZ083>085-087-088-310000- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0001.160130T1800Z-160131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0002.160130T1900Z-160131T0000Z/ ELLIS-ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-HARMON-GREER-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- WILBARGER-KNOX-BAYLOR- 314 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON * WIND...SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
3 follow-up statements
454 WWUS84 KOUN 301655 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1055 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THE WILDFIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OKZ016-022-035-037-TXZ086-089-310000- /O.EXA.KOUN.FW.W.0002.160130T1900Z-160131T0000Z/ CUSTER-WASHITA-KIOWA-TILLMAN-WICHITA-ARCHER- 1055 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON * WIND...SOUTH AT 18 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT * 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. && $$ OKZ009-014-021-033-034-036-TXZ083>085-087-088-310000- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0002.160130T1900Z-160131T0000Z/ ELLIS-ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-HARMON-GREER-JACKSON-HARDEMAN-FOARD- WILBARGER-KNOX-BAYLOR- 1055 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON * WIND...SOUTH AT 18 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 80 DEGREES * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
068 WWUS84 KOUN 302359 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 559 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THE WILDFIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. OKZ009-016-310100- /O.EXP.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/ ELLIS-CUSTER- 559 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... $$ OKZ014-021-022-033>037-TXZ083>089-310100- /O.EXT.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160131T0100Z/ ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN- HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- 559 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON * WIND...SOUTH AT 18 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 79 DEGREES * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MAHALE
372 WWUS84 KOUN 310106 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 706 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... OKZ014-021-022-033>037-TXZ083>089-310215- /O.EXP.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160131T0100Z/ ROGER MILLS-BECKHAM-WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN- HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER- 706 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM BECAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER MEETING CRITERIA. $$ MAHALE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 9:52 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Beckham, Ellis, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and 3 more | 5 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.