Wildfire, Coal
- When
- March 20, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coal forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Oklahoma, March 20, 2018
Grass fires burned approximately 1133 acres in Coal county on the 20th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Grass fires burned approximately 1133 acres in Coal county on the 20th.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 20, 8:59 AM CST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 8:59 AM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 959 AM CDT Tue Mar 20 2018 .DISCUSSION... North winds will slowly decrease through the day while stratus will be slow to exit north central Oklahoma. Grids were adjusted to keep low clouds for longer into the afternoon, mostly east of I-35 and north of Stillwater. Maximum temperatures were lowered slightly to reflect this; otherwise, no changes have been made. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 59 38 68 48 / 0 0 0 0 Hobart OK 62 37 70 48 / 0 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 64 40 72 50 / 0 0 0 0 Gage OK 63 33 68 45 / 0 0 0 0 Ponca City OK 56 32 66 45 / 0 0 0 0 Durant OK 62 41 69 47 / 0 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && 09/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 10:54 AM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1154 AM CDT Tue Mar 20 2018 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-211100- 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- 1154 AM CDT Tue Mar 20 2018 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 at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... .Fire Weather... Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions will be possible across portions of western Oklahoma and western north Texas Friday afternoon. .Thunderstorms... Thunderstorm chances will return Sunday through Monday for portions of the area. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, March 20 to 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 20 to 21, 2018
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 20 to 21, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, March 20 to 21, 2018
- Avalanche and Flood in California, March 20 to 23, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 20 to 21, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Ohio, March 20 to 21, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 20, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm in Maryland, March 20 to 21, 2018
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 20 to 21, 2018
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, March 2018
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 743488.