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Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Norman, OK

August 20, 20238 counties in Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this red flag warning at Aug 20, 2023, 1:55 PM CDT for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 21, 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 20, 2023, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 21, 2023, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 21, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties 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), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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 20, 2:08 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningOUNAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garfield and 20 more43 hr
Aug 20, 2:08 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton and 8 more43 hr

Nearby

Red 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.