Wildfire, Beaver
- When
- February 2, 12:30 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Beaver forecast zone
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Oklahoma, February 2, 2019
The Payne Wildfire began around 1230CST roughly thirteen miles east of Beaver Oklahoma in Beaver County. The wildfire consumed an estimated three hundred and thirty-six acres and there were about five homes threatened by the wildfire but were saved.
Where it happened
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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 AMA wrote it up.
The Payne Wildfire began around 1230CST roughly thirteen miles east of Beaver Oklahoma in Beaver County. The wildfire consumed an estimated three hundred and thirty-six acres and there were about five homes threatened by the wildfire but were saved. There was a report that a couple of barns were destroyed, however there were no reports of any injuries or fatalities. The wildfire was contained around 1930CST.
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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 2, 11:07 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 11:07 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1107 AM CST Sat Feb 2 2019 .AVIATION... Gusty southwest winds will decrease this evening with sunset, then they will pick up again after sunrise on Sunday. Skies are expected to remain VFR. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 523 AM CST Sat Feb 2 2019/ AVIATION...12Z TAFS... VFR conditions expected through the period at all TAF sites. The eastern Panhandles are currently dealing with widespread LIFR stratus and fog but this has recently eroded away from GUY and this erosion is expected to continue through the early morning hours. Main uncertainty is the potential for stratus at AMA. Stratus is currently impacting PVW and LUB and is expanding northward. Current thinking is that stratus is far enough away that it will begin to erode following sunrise, before it reaches AMA. Nevertheless, have put a few hours of a scattered LIFR deck in the TAF to hint at the stratus potential. Ferguson PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 322 AM CST Sat Feb 2 2019/ SHORT TERM... Today and Tonight...Fog, dense in some places across the northeastern Panhandles, is in place across the eastern half of the Panhandles to start out the short term forecast period. Temperatures across the western two thirds of Texas County have fallen below freezing with dense fog reported at Guymon, so have issued a Freezing Fog Advisory there as well. As winds start to pick up, expect this fog to dissipate by mid morning. Warmest day in a while expected across the Panhandles. Lee troughing will lead to a southwesterly breeze this afternoon. Combined with warming 850mb temperatures and mostly clear skies, expect many places to heat out into the 70s. This breeze looks to continue into the overnight hours, so have held lows up accordingly, mainly in the 40s. Ferguson LONG TERM... Sunday through Friday Night... Southwest downslope winds will provide adiabatic warming on Sunday and highs will be near record highs for portions of the Panhandles. Western zones look to be in the lower to mid 70s with central and eastern Panhandle being in t he mid to upper 70s. Maybe a location or two hits 80. Monday, upper level shortwave will push off to the northeast, but southwest flow will continue to persist over the Panhandles as another upper level trof digs down the western CONUS. This will keep temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s for Monday and possibly Tuesday. Models diverge from this point as the trof approaches the four corners area. The tilt (negative/positive) of the trof will play a role in the front timing and moisture associated. Right now have a delayed front and the southern Panhandles could see highs in the mid 40s, but a faster front will likely keep highs in the 30s Panhandle wide. Southwest flow ahead of the trof could bring Pacific moisture to the southeast Panhandles in the form of rain, before the frontal passage. After, the front, if the area is not dry-slotted, snow will be possible. Right now accumulations are too tricky, but there is the possibility for accumulating snow. The best chances for this would be the northern Texas Panhandle and the Oklahoma Panhandle. Colder dry air will remain in place Thursday into Friday night. Lows expected to be in the teens to low 20s and highs on Friday look to be in the 40s. Weber FIRE WEATHER... Winds will be in the 15 to 25 mph range and with relative humidity values in the mid 20 percent range today. Therefore, a Fire Danger Statement will be issued from 1pm to 5pm today for Oldham, Deaf Smith, Potter, Randall, Carson, and Armstrong counties. Breezy downslope winds Sunday will bring elevated, to possibly critical Fire Weather conditions. Cloud cover brings the concern for just how low the relative humidity will be, as it will impact the highs which have still in the 70s, but backed off a few degrees from previous thoughts given the high cloud potential. Overall, looks like widespread elevated conditions, but the far southwest could be critical wind/rh contingent. Weber && .AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... TX...None. OK...None. && 15/24
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 7:07 AM CST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Amarillo TX 707 AM CST Sat Feb 2 2019 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-030115- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 707 AM CST Sat Feb 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Elevated Fire Weather conditions expected across the southwest Panhandles this afternoon. 15 to 25 mph winds and relative humidities around 20 to 25 percent. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions will be possible Sunday afternoon and early evening across much of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles due to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts along with 25 to 30 percent relative humidity values. A cold front could bring some snow to the Panhandles on Thursday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Area fire managers and emergency officials should be alert for elevated or critical fire weather conditions Today and Sunday afternoon and evening.
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
- Flash Flooding and Dense Fog in California, February 2, 2019
- Tornadoes and Flooding in California, February 2 to 5, 2019
- Tornado and Debris Flows in California, February 2, 2019
- Dense Fog and Freezing Fog in Kentucky, February 2, 2019
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Idaho, February 2 to 5, 2019
- Debris Flow and Flooding in California, February 2, 2019
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Montana, February 2 to 4, 2019
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, February 2 to 4, 2019
- Flood and Heavy Snow in Utah, February 2 to 7, 2019
- Dense Fog in Missouri, February 2, 2019
- Dense Fog in Illinois, February 2, 2019
- Winter Weather in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 2019
More
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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: 808175.