| Event | Red Flag Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Harper; Woods; Alfalfa; Ellis; Woodward; Major; Roger Mills; Dewey; Custer; Beckham; Washita |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 1:17:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT |
Red Flag Warning issued August 9 at 1:17AM CDT until August 9 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Red Flag
Warning for western Oklahoma, which is in effect from 1 PM this
afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening.
* WINDS…South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 14 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 106.
* IMPACTS…
* SEVERITY…
FUELS (ERC)…90th+ percentile…5 (out of 5).
WEATHER…Elevated…2 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT…7 (out of 10).
Instructions
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures will
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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