The National Weather Service in Tulsa is warning of a high fire danger in parts if northeast Oklahoma, including Tulsa County. The NWS has issued a RED FLAG WARNING for today. That means conditions are right for fast spreading wildfires. Below, you will find the text from the National Weather Service:
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CREEK...
OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE AND TULSA.
* THIS WARNING REPLACES THE RED FLAG WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...LOW MOISTURE...AND DRY FUELS THIS AFTERNOON TO
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 75 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
* LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT.
* STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
IMPACTS...
* ANY FIRES WILL QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDANGER
LIVES AND PROPERTY.
DEFINITION...
* A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24
HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES.
THE PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER
HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES PROPERLY AND AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT
COULD START FIRES.
