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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 8, 20219 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2021, 12:51 PM CDT for 9 counties in Oklahoma. 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
Apr 8, 2021, 12:51 PM CDT (17:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Creek County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2021-04-08Temperature 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2021-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2019 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

654 
WWUS84 KTSA 081751
RFWTSA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1251 PM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

OKZ054-059-060-064>067-070-071-073-090000-
/O.CAN.KTSA.FW.W.0006.210409T1700Z-210410T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0007.210408T1751Z-210409T0000Z/
Osage-Pawnee-Tulsa-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee-
McIntosh-Pittsburg-
1251 PM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...CORRECTION TO EFFECTIVE TIME/DATE...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY ...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. The Red
Flag Warning that was erroneously issued for Friday has been 
cancelled.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN Oklahoma, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa, Creek, 
Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Muskogee, McIntosh, and Pittsburg 
counties. 

* WIND...West 15-25 mph, with occasional gusts around 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...Minimum 15-25%.

* TEMPERATURE...Mid to upper 70s.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
084 
WWUS84 KTSA 090006
RFWTSA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
706 PM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

OKZ054-059-060-064>067-070-071-073-090115-
/O.EXP.KTSA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210409T0000Z/
Osage-Pawnee-Tulsa-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee-
McIntosh-Pittsburg-
706 PM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...

Winds will continue to slowly subside this evening with increasing 
humidities. Although critical fire weather conditions have ended,
an elevated fire danger threat will persist through mid evening.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 12:34 PM CDTRed Flag WarningTSACreek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee and 3 more17 min

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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.