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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Freeze Watch Issued for theTulsa AreaNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 340 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...DELAWARE...CHEROKEE...ADAIR... CRAIG...NOWATA...CREEK...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...TULSA...ROGERS... MAYES AND OSAGE. IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...WASHINGTON...CARROLL AND MADISON.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * COLDER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MAY DIP TO NEAR OR
JUST BELOW FREEZING BY SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL PLANTS AND
AND OTHER TENDER VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT OUTDOORS OR UNPROTECTED. DEFINITION... * A FREEZE
WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * OUTDOOR WATER PIPES
SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO RUN IN A SLOW STEADY STREAM. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN
TO PROTECT SMALL PLANTS AND TENDER VEGETATION. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL
RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. &&
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
High Fire Danger for Eastern OklahomaFIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK ED MAR 23 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND
SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER AND LE FLORE.  AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST TODAY...AS DEW POINT TEMPERATURES FALL BEHIND A DRYLINE AND COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THE LOW DEW POINTS WILL COMBINE WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS BREEZY AS THE LAST FEW DAYS...BUT WILL STILL BE GUSTY DURING
THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THE FIRE DANGER WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
INCREASE. COUNTY DECLARED BURN BANS CONTINUE FOR PAWNEE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...LATIMER...AND
LE FLORE COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA...AND CARROLL AND MADISON COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED
WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Fire Danger Statement for Eastern OklahomaFIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 145 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-055>058-060>063-065>076- 230200- BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS- MAYES-DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 145 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... A FIRE WEATHER ALERT CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL
900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN
AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL... LATIMER AND LE FLORE.  AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MILES AN HOUR...WILL
BE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. DORMANT FUELS REMAIN HIGHLY FLAMMABLE...AND
ANY PLANNED BURNS MAY QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL MEASURES. COUNTY DECLARED BURN BANS CONTINUE FOR CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS CARROLL COUNTY IN ARKANSAS. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA.
A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING000 WWUS74 KTSA 221752 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1252
PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 OKZ054>068-070-071-073-230000- /O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.110322T1800Z-110323T0000Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG- 1252 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...WAGONER...OTTAWA...ROGERS...PAWNEE...
CREEK...CHEROKEE...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PITTSBURG... OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA...OKMULGEE...MAYES
AND DELAWARE.  HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO AROUND
45 MILES AN HOUR AT SOME LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DEFINITION... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN
TO CROSS WINDS AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL
RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT - Very High Fire DangerFIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1141 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-055>058-060>063-065>076- 230200- BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-TULSA-ROGERS- MAYES-DELAWARE-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE- MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 1141 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN
ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA... TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL... LATIMER AND LE FLORE.  AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH...WILL BE
COMMON THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. DORMANT FUELS REMAIN HIGHLY FLAMMABLE...AND ANY
PLANNED BURNS MAY QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL MEASURES. COUNTY DECLARED BURN BANS CONTINUE FOR CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... MCINTOSH...PITTSBURG...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS CARROLL COUNTY IN ARKANSAS. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA.
A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.
Fire Weather Watch Issued for Tulsa and Points WestURGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK TUE MAR 22 2011 OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-221645- /O.EXT.KTSA.FW.A.0002.110322T2100Z-110323T0300Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- TUE
MAR 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...PAWNEE...TULSA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE AND OKMULGEE.  ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND STRONG...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH...WILL PREVAIL
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA. BY MID AFTERNOON...A DRY LINE WILL APPROACH THE INTERSTATE
35 CORRIDOR AND COULD REACH AS FAR EAST AS U.S. HIGHWAY 75 BY EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP
SHARPLY WEST OF THE DRY LINE...LIKELY AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THIS COULD LEAD TO AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF EXTREME
WILDFIRE POTENTIAL ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. 75...INCLUDING THE TULSA AREA...DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
A SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE DRY LINE WOULD ALSO IMPACT ANY ONGOING FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PURPOSE OF FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE TO ALERT
LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT...WHEN COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY WILDLAND FUELS...COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. TIMELY AND ACCURATE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ENABLE FIRE FIGHTING AGENCIES TO MANAGE RESOURCES
AND PREPARE APPROPRIATE SUPPRESSION RESPONSES FOR PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Strong to Severe Storms Possible on TuesdayThere is a slight chance of strong to severe storms in the Tulsa area on Tuesday after 4:00 but they are not expected
to be widespread. After the storms pass and the winds switch to the SW they will be gusty and create a very high fire danger
even for areas that receive rain. Here is a Tulsa NWS map of what to expect around 4:00 on Tuesday. 
Very High Fire Danger for Eastern Oklahoma and NW ArkansasFIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 421 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-220100- BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- 421 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN
AND SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER AND LE FLORE.  RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRE IS LIKELY TODAY GIVEN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND LOW
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...AND
THESE WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. DORMANT FUELS...SUCH AS GRASSES...REMAIN HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND
ANY PLANNED BURNS MAY QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL MEASURES. COUNTY DECLARED BURN BANS CONTINUE IN OKLAHOMA FOR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...LATIMER...AND LE FLORE COUNTIES. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE
INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Northern OklahomaSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 51 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 945 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 51 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OKC003-011-035-037-039-041-043-047-053-071-073-083-093-097-103- 105-113-115-117-119-131-143-145-147-192100- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0051.110319T1445Z-110319T2100Z/ OK .
OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALFALFA
BLAINE CRAIG CREEK
CUSTER DELAWARE DEWEY
GARFIELD GRANT KAY
KINGFISHER LOGAN MAJOR
MAYES NOBLE NOWATA
OSAGE OTTAWA PAWNEE
PAYNE ROGERS TULSA
WAGONER WASHINGTON 
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Very High Fire Danger for Eastern OklahomaFIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK THU MAR 17 2011 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-180300- BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- 351 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN AND SEBASTIAN. IN
OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER AND LE FLORE.  SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING WELL INTO THE 70S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES. HIGHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
KEEP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 45 PERCENT...BUT THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. BURN BANS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... LATIMER AND LEFLORE COUNTIES IN EASTERN
OKLAHOMA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW
RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING
BANS.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
VERY HIGH FIRE DANGERFIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK WED MAR 16 2011 ARZ001-010-OKZ054>075-170315- BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER- 409 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER ALERT WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER... CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL AND LATIMER.  SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS BY THIS AFTERNOON... WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOWER 70S. WHILE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE AND KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 30 PERCENT...THE WARM AND BREEZY WEATHER WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED FIRE
SPREAD POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING...VERY
WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN LIKELY BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. BURN BANS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... LATIMER AND LEFLORE COUNTIES IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT IS ISSUED
WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT ARE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. A FIRE WEATHER ALERT MAY ALSO BE ISSUED TO RELAY STATE OR COUNTY FIRE INFORMATION...SUCH AS BURNING BANS.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Red Flag (Fire Weather) Warning In Effect from 12:00 today through 8:00 PMTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST
THIS
EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...
IN OKLAHOMA...
OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...
ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
WAGONER...CHEROKEE...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH AND PITTSBURG.
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA
BY THIS AFTERNOON...
WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COMMON IN AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 69. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER 70S
DURING THE AFTERNOON... WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT.
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FRIDAY EVENING
AS WIND SPEEDS DROP
TO LESS THAN 15 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BEGIN TO
INCREASE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO OCCUR. ANY FIRES
MAY QUICKLY SPREAD AND BE DIFFICULT
TO CONTROL.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
There is a Slight Risk of Severe Weather for the Tulsa Area on TuesdayThere is a slight risk of severe weather for most of Eastern Oklahoma on Tuesday with a higher risk in SE Oklahoma. A round of showers and thunderstorms is expected Tuesday morning but the most likely time for severe weather in the Tulsa
area will be Tuesday afternoon, especially if the skies clear and dewpoints rise. I expect most of the severe
weather to stay east and southeast of Tulsa but I will continue to monitor the situation. Here is the Severe Storm
Prediction Center's severe weather probabilities map for Tuesday: 
Friday, March 4, 2011
Slight Risk of Severe Weather from Tulsa to the EastThere is a slight risk of severe weather from roughly a Miami to Tulsa, to McAlister line this afternoon and evening.
Large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado are possible, mainly after 6:00pm. Here is the latest
Storm Prediction Center severe weather risk graphic:  I expect most storms to remain below severe limits and to remain east of the Tulsa area. The rain should clear the area by Saturday morning
with the clouds breaking up and some sun peaking out on by afternoon with temps in the upper 40's to lower 50's and
gusty north winds.
The next severe weather threat looks to occur possibly next Tuesday.
Also, note the
new Current Weather Conditions tab on the navigation bar to the left. I've placed several different
current maps on there for your viewing pleasure. Here is a direct link to the page: http://www.tulsagoldenhurricane.com/id11.html
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