Alert archive / Oklahoma / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Mar 8, 2017, 4:17 AM CST for 10 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 8, 2017, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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 8, 2017, 4:17 AM CST (10:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2017, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 3973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
058 WWUS84 KTSA 081017 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tulsa OK 417 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A very dry airmass remains in place across northeast Oklahoma, with conditions remaining conducive to rapid fire spread this afternoon. South winds will increase by late morning. With very dry air remaining in place and dry fuels, critical fire weather conditions will be likely. OKZ054>061-064-081830- /O.UPG.KTSA.FW.A.0005.170308T1700Z-170309T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0011.170308T1700Z-170309T0100Z/ Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek- 417 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...IN Oklahoma, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Ottawa, Pawnee, Tulsa, Rogers, and Creek counties. * WIND...15 to 25 mph with gusts above 30 mph this afternoon. * HUMIDITY...10 to 20% this afternoon. * TEMPERATURE...Mainly lower 70s this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Burn bans remain in effect for a number of counties in Northeast Oklahoma. 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. && $$ OKZ065-066-081830- /O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0011.170308T1700Z-170309T0100Z/ Okfuskee-Okmulgee- 417 AM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR Northeast Oklahoma... The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...IN Oklahoma, Okfuskee, and Okmulgee counties. * WIND...15 to 25 mph with gusts above 30 mph this afternoon. * HUMIDITY...10 to 20% this afternoon. * TEMPERATURE...Mainly lower 70s. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Burn bans remain in effect for a number of counties in northeast Oklahoma. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that a dangerous combination of weather conditions and dry vegetation is expected within 24 hours, favoring rapid growth and spread of any wildfires. The primary weather factors include stronger winds, lower humidities, and warmer temperatures. && $$
1 follow-up statement
300 WWUS84 KTSA 090056 RFWTSA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tulsa OK 656 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 OKZ054>061-064>066-090200- /O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170309T0100Z/ Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek- Okfuskee-Okmulgee- 656 PM CST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA... Relative humidity values have begun to rise above 25 percent while southerly winds continue to subside across Northeast Oklahoma. Thus, fire dangers should continue to weaken during the evening and overnight hours. $$
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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.