A large wildfire ignited across southeastern Woodward County amidst hot and breezy conditions during the late morning of the 3rd.
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The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
A large wildfire ignited across southeastern Woodward County amidst hot and breezy conditions during the late morning of the 3rd.
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 May 3, 10:52 AM CST, 9 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1152 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1147 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026 - Elevated fire weather conditions are possible Sunday and Monday afternoons across portions of northwest Oklahoma due to breezy, warm, and dry conditions. - Rain and thunderstorm chances increase midweek. - Much cooler temperatures will arrive behind a cold front on Tuesday. && .NEAR TERM... (Through Sunday) Issued at 133 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026 Our warming trend will continue today with high temperatures in the 80s. Northwest Oklahoma will see elevated to near critical fire weather as RH values dipping into the lower teens combine with gusty southwest winds (15-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph). While gusty winds and low RHs will spread farther south and east, fire weather will be mitigated by green up in areas outside far northwest Oklahoma. An RFD has been issued for the area of concern. Day && .SHORT TERM... (Sunday night through Tuesday night) Issued at 133 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026 Elevated RFTIs are expected again on Monday as the dryline progresses eastward, though a misalignment of features will mitigate against the overall fire risk. The axis of higher winds is expected to be southeast of the highest ERCs and lowest RH values. Additionally, increasing clouds will dampen any mixing. Otherwise, Monday looks warm and gusty (90s west of the dryline and 80s eastward). As indicated in the previous AFD, there is a conditional risk for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms to form off the dryline in the late afternoon and evening. However, these chances are very low (around 10%) due to strong capping. The HREF is starting to show some signal for a storm or two in southwest Oklahoma / north Texas, so have added 10% PoPs for that area. A front will move in early on Tuesday, bringing gusty north winds and much cooler temperatures behind it. Ensemble spread is high for Tuesday's maximum temperatures, but we're likely to see a sharp gradient with 50s / 60s in the north to 80s / 90s in the south. By Tuesday afternoon, the front should be in southeast Oklahoma where it will serve as a focus for thunderstorm development (including a slight risk for severe storms). Additional showers will be possible across northern Oklahoma Tuesday night into Wednesday as a shortwave makes its way across the area. Day && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 133 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026 Precipitation chances will linger into early Wednesday across both northern Oklahoma and southeast Oklahoma as an upper level system tracks eastward across the plains. Temperatures Wednesday are looking to be on the cool side (60s and 70s, but again with high uncertainty). Wednesday night could see temperatures dip as low as the 30s. NBM suggests a 25% probability that temperatures reach freezing in northwest Oklahoma. On Thursday, we begin warming back into the weekend. This period seems mostly dry, though synoptic uncertainty is high. Day && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1147 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026 VFR conditions prevail with gusty southwest winds backing towards evening. LLWS is a concern late tonight for most terminals. There is a very low probability of severe thunderstorms with gusty winds on Monday afternoon and evening somewhere over west-central Oklahoma and adjacent north Texas. Given the high uncertainty, this has been left out of the TAFs at this time. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 61 86 63 75 / 0 10 0 0 Hobart OK 60 94 62 78 / 0 10 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 60 92 70 88 / 0 10 0 0 Gage OK 56 91 50 66 / 0 0 0 10 Ponca City OK 60 86 57 68 / 0 10 20 10 Durant OK 60 82 70 86 / 0 0 0 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && NEAR TERM...14 SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....14 AVIATION...01
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Hog Farm Fire burned 907 acres across southeastern Woodward County.
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