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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Norman, OK

April 13, 20225 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Apr 13, 2022, 3:03 AM CDT for 5 counties in Oklahoma; 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 13, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
Apr 13, 2022, 3:03 AM CDT (08:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Beckham County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 12, 6:21 PM CDT, 8 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 6:21 PM CDT, 8 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 12:36 PM CDT, 14 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1236 PM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-131745-
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-Hughes-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-
Tillman-Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Murray-Pontotoc-Coal-Cotton-
Jefferson-Carter-Johnston-Atoka-Love-Marshall-Bryan-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
1236 PM CDT Tue Apr 12 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

.Fire Weather...
Extreme fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon and
early evening across western Oklahoma and western north Texas due
to very strong winds, extremely low humidities, and hot
temperatures. A Red Flag Warning is in effect. All outdoor
burning, and other activities that could lead to fire starts,
should be avoided.

.Thunderstorms...
There is Slight Risk of severe storms Tuesday afternoon and
evening east of a line from Cherokee to Lawton to Wichita Falls
ahead of a dryline. If thunderstorms do develop, the atmosphere
will be conducive to storms capable of producing large hail up to
the size of baseballs, wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph, and isolated
tornadoes.

.Strong Wind...
Southwest winds may gust between 50 and 60 mph on Tuesday across
northwest Oklahoma. A High Wind Warning is in effect for these
areas, with a Wind Advisory in effect for portions of western and
central Oklahoma where wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

.Fire Weather...
Fire weather concerns will continue on Wednesday with gusty west
to northwest winds and very dry air across western Oklahoma.

.Thunderstorms...
Thunderstorms capable of strong gusty winds will be possible
along a cold front across southeast Oklahoma Wednesday morning.

Additional chances for thunderstorms exist Friday through the
weekend, mainly for areas to the east of I-35.

Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman and follow
our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa41 min
Apr 12, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa32 min
Apr 13, 6:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Seminole28 min
Apr 13, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Seminole30 min
Apr 13, 6:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarvin, Hughes, Seminole35 min
Apr 13, 7:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNHughes, Seminole29 min
Apr 13, 8:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal26 min
Apr 13, 8:47 AM CDTWind AdvisoryOUNComanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman3 hr
Apr 13, 8:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal, Johnston26 min
Apr 13, 9:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCoal45 min
Apr 13, 9:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan46 min
Apr 13, 2:49 PM CDTFreeze WarningOUNAlfalfa, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay and 4 more18 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.