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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 144 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA GARFIELD GRANT IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA ALFALFA BLAINE DEWEY ELLIS HARPER MAJOR WOODS WOODWARD IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA GREER HARMON JACKSON KIOWA TILLMAN IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA BECKHAM CUSTER ROGER MILLS WASHITA IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN TEXAS FOARD HARDEMAN WILBARGER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTUS, ALVA, ARNETT, BUFFALO, BURNS FLAT, CARMEN, CHEROKEE, CHEYENNE, CLINTON, CORDELL, CROWELL, ELK CITY, ENID, FAIRVIEW, FARGO, FREDERICK, GAGE, GEARY, GRANITE, HAMMON, HELENA, HOBART, HOLLIS, LAMONT, LAVERNE, LEEDEY, MANGUM, MEDFORD, OKEENE, POND CREEK, QUANAH, SAYRE, SEILING, SENTINEL, SHATTUCK, SNYDER, TALOGA, VERNON, VICI, WAKITA, WATONGA, WEATHERFORD, AND WOODWARD.