The combination of warm, dry and breezy conditions created favorable conditions for fire starts and spread.
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The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
The combination of warm, dry and breezy conditions created favorable conditions for fire starts and spread.
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 25, 5:38 AM CST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 638 AM CDT Tue Mar 25 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 621 AM CDT Tue Mar 25 2025 - Strong to an isolated severe storm is possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Otherwise, increasing rain and thunderstorm chances expected late Tuesday through early next week. - Elevated fire conditions may return Thursday and Friday across northern Oklahoma and again Saturday across western Oklahoma and adjacent portions of western north Texas. && .NEAR TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 235 AM CDT Tue Mar 25 2025 Northwest flow aloft will stretch from the northern Rockies down to the Tennessee Valley today. There are hints at perturbations embedded within the flow that will traverse the southern Plains today. Northerly winds will overspread the area today, with the colder air remaining well to the north of the southern Plains. Temperatures will be quite warm this afternoon with widespread highs in the 80s and even into the low 90s across far southern Oklahoma and western north Texas. There is a very narrow spatiotemporal corridor for elevated fire weather concerns this afternoon across far western Oklahoma. Given the limited space of the threat, will hold off on any fire weather headlines. Strong to marginally severe storms are possible this evening into the overnight hours across portions of south central and southeastern Oklahoma. Model soundings show an impressive inverted V profile, in addition to sufficient elevated instability. With this thermodynamic profile, any stronger storm will have the threat for damaging winds and large hail up to quarters. As of right now, storms could start as early as 7 pm, with the most likely timing of severe between midnight and 7 am. Bunker && .SHORT TERM... (Wednesday through Thursday night) Issued at 235 AM CDT Tue Mar 25 2025 Rain and thunderstorm chances will slowly decrease through the day Wednesday. Afternoon temperatures will be cooler than Tuesday, with 70s to low 80s expected. Stronger warm air advection will promote afternoon highs on Thursday getting back to the upper 70s (south) and low 80s (north). Surface winds on Thursday are expected to be 15- 20 mph for most of the area, with up to 25 mph sustained winds across northern Oklahoma. Although RHs will not be as dry (low 30s) Thursday, there is still the concern for elevated fire weather conditions across northern Oklahoma where gustier winds may overcome the lack of substantially drier air. Bunker && .LONG TERM... (Friday through Monday) Issued at 235 AM CDT Tue Mar 25 2025 There continues to be a signal in the deterministic and ensemble suite of a pattern change towards the end of the week into the weekend. A weak mid-level wave will approach the area Friday, bringing additional rain chances most of the area. The greater chances are confined to the southern half of the area. Another wave is forecast to move through the area over the weekend. There is still model inconsistencies, especially with the dryslot. If the positioning of the drier air is further west, there is a signal for strong to severe storms along and east of the I-35 corridor on Saturday with all hazards possible. With these systems, surface winds are expected to be strong enough to warrant at least elevated fire weather conditions through the weekend. Bunker && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 638 AM CDT Tue Mar 25 2025 VFR conditions are expected to continue through this evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop after 06Z across south central/southeast Oklahoma. PROB30s were included at KOKC, KOUN, KLAW, and KDUA to account for this. Otherwise, light and variable winds will generally become northeast to east through the period. Mahale && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 81 53 76 56 / 0 30 30 10 Hobart OK 83 52 78 55 / 0 40 20 10 Wichita Falls TX 88 56 81 59 / 0 40 30 10 Gage OK 80 44 76 53 / 0 20 10 10 Ponca City OK 78 49 76 54 / 0 0 0 20 Durant OK 87 58 74 56 / 10 60 60 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && NEAR TERM...13 SHORT TERM...13 LONG TERM....13 AVIATION...10
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Squirrel Fire burned 512 acres in northern Hughes County. The fire was reported controlled at 1100 LST on 1 April 2025.
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