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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Norman, OK

February 14, 202225 counties in Oklahoma; Foard County, Hardeman County, Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Feb 14, 2022, 2:45 PM CST for 25 counties in Oklahoma; Foard County, Hardeman County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 15, 2022, 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
Feb 14, 2022, 2:45 PM CST (20:45 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2022, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 15, 2022, 7:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
All 28 counties

Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Canadian County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Harper County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Kay County, OK, Kingfisher County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Major County, OK, Noble County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 260 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-02-14Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Feb 14, 2:23 PM CST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 2:23 PM CST, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 1:40 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Norman OK
140 PM CST Mon Feb 14 2022

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151100-
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-
140 PM CST Mon Feb 14 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight...

No hazardous weather is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

.Fire Weather...
Warm, dry and windy conditions are expected Tuesday afternoon
which will combine with the ongoing drought and lead to elevated
to critical conditions, especially in western sections of
Oklahoma and north Texas. Dry and breezy conditions may result in
an area of elevated fire weather conditions Wednesday afternoon
across northwest Oklahoma.

.Winds...
Strong, gusty south winds will develop across the area on Tuesday
with gusts over 40 mph possible, especially across western
Oklahoma.

.Thunderstorms...
Chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase across much
of Oklahoma and western north Texas on Wednesday evening. Storms
are expected to remain mostly elevated and will pose a risk of
large hail across portions of central and southern Oklahoma, and
western north Texas. A low threat of wind damage will also exist
mainly across southeastern Oklahoma overnight.

.Winter Weather...
There is a chance of snow across parts of Oklahoma and western
north Texas late Wednesday night and Thursday. Snow accumulations
are possible, mainly across the northern half of Oklahoma.

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.