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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards May.

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State: OK Total alerts: 4 Updated: Apr 22, 2026 3:57am CDT

Fire Weather Watch

Area
Harper; Woods; Ellis; Woodward; Roger Mills; Beckham; Harmon; Greer
Fire Weather Watch issued April 22 at 1:50AM CDT until April 23 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Fire Weather Watch for hot, dry and windy conditions which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 93. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th to 89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10).

Red Flag Warning

Area
Cimarron; Texas; Dallam; Sherman; Hartley; Moore; Oldham; Potter; Deaf Smith; Randall; Palo Duro Canyon
Red Flag Warning issued April 22 at 12:51AM CDT until April 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

* WINDS...Today. Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Thursday. West southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Today. As low as 7 percent. Thursday. As low as 5 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Today. In the upper 80s. Thursday in the mid 80s to lower 90s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).

Fire Weather Watch

Area
Cimarron; Texas; Dallam; Sherman; Hartley; Moore; Oldham; Potter; Deaf Smith; Randall; Palo Duro Canyon
Fire Weather Watch issued April 22 at 12:51AM CDT until April 23 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

* WINDS...Today. Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Thursday. West southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Today. As low as 7 percent. Thursday. As low as 5 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Today. In the upper 80s. Thursday in the mid 80s to lower 90s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10).

Fire Weather Watch

Area
Beaver; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Carson; Gray; Wheeler; Armstrong; Donley; Collingsworth
Fire Weather Watch issued April 22 at 12:51AM CDT until April 23 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the mid 80s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10).

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