Weather Warning

This warning affects:Adair, Benton, Carroll, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Crawford, Creek, Delaware, Franklin, Haskell, Latimer, Le Flore, Madison, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers, Sebastian, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington. View More

Red Flag Warning for Benton, Carroll, Washington, Madison, Crawford, and 27 more locations

  • Issued by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

AREAS AFFECTED : BENTON; CARROLL; WASHINGTON; MADISON; CRAWFORD; FRANKLIN; SEBASTIAN; PUSHMATAHA; CHOCTAW; OSAGE; WASHINGTON; NOWATA; CRAIG; OTTAWA; PAWNEE; TULSA; ROGERS; MAYES; DELAWARE; CREEK; OKFUSKEE; OKMULGEE; WAGONER; CHEROKEE; ADAIR; MUSKOGEE; MCINTOSH; SEQUOYAH; PITTSBURG; HASKELL; LATIMER; LE FLORE

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM TODAY FOR VERY DRY 
AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST 
ARKANSAS... 
 
.Very strong winds and dry air will continue to move into the 
area following the passage of a dryline this afternoon. The 
combination of high winds, very low relative humidity values and 
dry fuels will create extreme fire weather conditions across 
eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. 
 
* AFFECTED AREA...In Arkansas, Benton, Carroll, Washington, 
Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian counties. 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 
counties. 
 
* WIND...South to southwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts 45 to 
65 mph. 
 
* HUMIDITY...Falling to 10 to 25 percent during the afternoon. 
 
* TEMPERATURE...High temperatures in the mid 70s to around 80. 
 
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread dangerously 
fast. Outdoor burning should be avoided today.