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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK

March 7, 20218 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Mar 7, 2021, 2:27 AM CST for 8 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 7, 2021, 12:00 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
Mar 7, 2021, 2:27 AM CST (08:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 7, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 7, 2021, 5:56 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Ottawa County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1852 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

466 
WWUS84 KTSA 070827
RFWTSA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
227 AM CST Sun Mar 7 2021

OKZ054>061-064-071630-
/O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0001.210307T1800Z-210308T0000Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
227 AM CST Sun Mar 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this
evening. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN Oklahoma, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, 
  Ottawa, Pawnee, Tulsa, Rogers, and Creek counties. 

* WIND...Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values 20 to 25 percent.

* TEMPERATURE...High temperatures in mid to upper 60s.

* IMPACTS...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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
648 
WWUS84 KTSA 071607
RFWTSA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1007 AM CST Sun Mar 7 2021

OKZ054>061-064-080000-
/O.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0001.210307T1800Z-210308T0000Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
1007 AM CST Sun Mar 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN Oklahoma, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, 
  Ottawa, Pawnee, Tulsa, Rogers, and Creek counties. 

* WIND...Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values 20 to 25 percent.

* TEMPERATURE...High temperatures in mid to upper 60s.

* IMPACTS...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.

&&

$$
026 
WWUS84 KTSA 072356
RFWTSA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
556 PM CST Sun Mar 7 2021

OKZ054>061-064-080100-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210308T0000Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Creek-
556 PM CST Sun Mar 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ALONG AND NORTH OF 
INTERSTATE 44...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has cancelled the Red Flag
Warning. 

Fire weather conditions will continue to improve this evening as 
temperatures fall and relative humidity values rise. 

$$

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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.