Wildfire, Major
- When
- March 2, 12:30 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Major forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Oklahoma, March 2, 2021
A wildfire burned 1,759 acres in an area about 2 miles southeast of Cleo Springs on the 2nd. No damage was reported.
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 OUN wrote it up.
A wildfire burned 1,759 acres in an area about 2 miles southeast of Cleo Springs on the 2nd. No damage was reported.
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 2, 11:30 AM CST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 11:30 AM CST, 1 hour before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1130 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 425 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021 Rain chances continue to diminish to the east as the light radar echos continues to exit the region to the east. As the upper level cyclone exits to the east Tuesday, a ridge shifts eastwards and expands into the region. This will result in clear skies and warming temperatures throughout the day. Winds will become uniform out of the southwest through Tuesday afternoon and increase through the daytime hours, with winds becoming breezy in portions of western Oklahoma. Winds will diminish through the evening and settle out of the south. Temperatures will continue to be seasonal, with highs expected to be in the 60s and overnight lows in the 30s. Zwink && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 425 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021 With the ridge dominating the weather over the next couple days, clear skies and increasing temperatures will continue through Thursday afternoon. The next chance of precipitation will be Thursday night into Friday as an upper level closed low will begin to enter the region and move southeastward through Oklahoma. Models and ensembles are in fairly good agreement with widespread precipitation possible across northern and central Oklahoma. The track of the cyclone has trended a little further north in recent model runs, resulting in a dry slot and lower precipitation chances across southwestern Oklahoma and western north Texas. CAPE continues to be small, however likely enough to produce a slight chance for a thunderstorm or two. Following this cyclone, ridging will again become dominant over the region. Dry conditions are expected to continue through next weekend, with seasonably normal temperatures increasing to slightly above normal by the middle of next week. Zwink && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1130 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021 VFR conditions will prevail. Southwesterly winds will peak mid- afternoon, and after sunset will decrease and veer to southerly or south- southeasterly briefly, before veering back to south- southwesterly. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 60 36 66 41 / 0 0 0 0 Hobart OK 61 32 68 38 / 0 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 61 33 69 42 / 0 0 0 0 Gage OK 64 31 70 34 / 0 0 0 0 Ponca City OK 61 33 68 36 / 0 0 0 0 Durant OK 59 36 65 40 / 0 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && SHORT TERM...50 LONG TERM....50 AVIATION...12
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 11:32 AM CST, 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1132 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-031745- 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- 1132 AM CST Tue Mar 2 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... .Fire Weather... Elevated fire weather conditions are expected through late afternoon across northwest Oklahoma due to low humidity and breezy conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... .Thunderstorms... A slight chance for thunderstorms will exist Thursday into Friday. The chances of severe storms appears minimal with this activity at this time. 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.
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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: 951002.