Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:04 PM CDT for 8 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2016, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Creek County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 7:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dewar, OK | |
| Mar 23, 7:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Henryetta, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1946 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 456 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 510 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
342 WWUS84 KTSA 222004 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 304 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 OKZ054>056-059>061-064>066-230415- /O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160323T0100Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE- 304 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM CDT TODAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA... PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES. * WIND...20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...75 TO 80 TODAY...AND NEAR 80 WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ OKZ057-058-062-063-067-230415- /O.EXT.KTSA.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160323T0100Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-DELAWARE-WAGONER- 304 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...MAYES... DELAWARE...AND WAGONER COUNTIES. * WIND...20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 30 TO 40 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...70 TO 75 TODAY...AND NEAR 75 ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. && $$ OKZ068-070-071-073-230415- /O.EXT.KTSA.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG- 304 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES. * WIND...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 40 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...MID 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. && $$
4 follow-up statements
567 WWUS84 KTSA 230213 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 913 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 OKZ054>056-059>061-064>066-231000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE- 913 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA... PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES. * WIND...20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...NEAR 80 WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. && $$ OKZ057-058-062-063-067-068-070-071-073-231000- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-DELAWARE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG- 913 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...MAYES... DELAWARE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...AND PITTSBURG COUNTIES. * WIND...20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 40 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...NEAR 75 ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. && $$
693 WWUS84 KTSA 230846 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 346 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 OKZ057-058-062-063-067-068-070-071-073-231000- /O.CAN.KTSA.FW.A.0011.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-DELAWARE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG- 346 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ OKZ054>056-059>061-064>066-240200- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0014.160323T1700Z-160324T0200Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE- 346 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA... PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$
417 WWUS84 KTSA 232020 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 320 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 OKZ054>056-059>061-064>066-240200- /O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE- 320 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA... PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...AND OKMULGEE COUNTIES. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 55 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURE...LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE DIRECTION OF FIRE SPREAD SHOULD CHANGE DIRECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWING THE DRYLINE PASSAGE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. && $$
067 WWUS84 KTSA 240148 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 848 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 OKZ054>056-059>061-064>066-240300- /O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160324T0200Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE- 848 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... RED FLAG OR NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. HIGHER HUMIDITY AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST TO AROUND 40 MPH UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.