Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Jan 24, 2017, 3:13 AM CST for 41 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 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 24, 2017, 3:13 AM CST (09:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
All 49 counties
Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Carter County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Lincoln County, OK, Logan County, OK, Love County, OK, Major County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Noble County, OK, Oklahoma County, OK, Payne County, OK, Pottawatomie County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Seminole County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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 88 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
- 2103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
036 WWUS84 KOUN 240913 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 313 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 OKZ004>030-033>041-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-242100- /O.UPG.KOUN.FW.A.0001.170124T1800Z-170125T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0002.170124T1800Z-170125T0100Z/ 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-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN- COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE- HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 313 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * TIMING...NOON TUESDAY THROUGH AROUND 7 PM * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 22 PERCENT * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S * 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. && $$ OKZ031-242100- /O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0002.170124T1800Z-170125T0100Z/ SEMINOLE- 313 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOON TUESDAY THROUGH AROUND 7 PM * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 22 PERCENT * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
4 follow-up statements
689 WWUS84 KOUN 242002 RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 202 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 OKZ004>031-033>041-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-250100- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170125T0100Z/ 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-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER- LOVE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 202 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...THROUGH AROUND 7 PM. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 70S. * 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. && $$
217 WWUS84 KOUN 242125 AAA RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 325 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 OKZ004>031-033>041-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-250100- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170125T0100Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER- LOVE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 325 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...THROUGH AROUND 7 PM. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA BEFORE 7 PM WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...MAINLY IN THE 60S AND 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MBS
679 WWUS84 KOUN 250009 AAB RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 609 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 OKZ004>031-033>041-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-250115- /O.CON.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170125T0100Z/ 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-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER- LOVE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 609 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS... WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... * TIMING...THROUGH AROUND 7 PM. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR NEAR A CHEYENNE TO ENID TO PONCA CITY LINE THROUGH 7 PM. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURE...MAINLY IN THE 60S AND 70S AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. 40S AND 50S BEHIND AND NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT. * 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. && $$ MBS
956 WWUS84 KOUN 250051 AAC RFWOUN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 651 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 OKZ004>031-033>041-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-250200- /O.EXP.KOUN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170125T0100Z/ HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD- NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE- BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN- CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON- TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER- LOVE-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 651 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO DECREASING WINDS...INCREASING HUMIDITY...AND DECREASING TEMPERATURES. $$ MBS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OUN | Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter and 35 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2017Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2017Every red flag warning in 2017
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.