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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Norman, OK

August 2, 202312 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Aug 2, 2023, 2:52 PM CDT for 12 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 3, 2023, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
Aug 2, 2023, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 3, 2023, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 3, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Beckham County, OK, Caddo County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Washita County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Foard County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 2:59 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Cleveland, Coal, Hughes, Johnston and 10 more30 hr
Aug 2, 2:59 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Atoka, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland and 27 more54 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2023Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2023Every red flag warning in 2023

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.