Red Flag Warning Issued for Woods County, Oklahoma

Source: NOAA · Northwest Oklahoma

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on May 24, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Norman OK has issued a Red Flag Warning for Woods County due to hot, dry, and windy conditions from May 17 at 11 AM to 9 PM CDT.

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Record type
Red Flag Warning
Affected area
Northwest Oklahoma
Issued
May 24, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Norman OK

Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.

Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwest Oklahoma.

Alert Details

A Red Flag Warning (event code FWW) has been issued by the National Weather Service Norman OK. The alert is effective from May 16 at 12:43 PM CDT and remains in effect until May 17 at 9:00 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Woods County in northwest Oklahoma (UGC OKZ005).

What You Should Do

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. Residents should prepare for extreme fire behavior.

Expected Conditions

Winds south 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Relative humidity as low as 25 percent. Temperatures up to 96 degrees.

Timeline

The warning is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM CDT Sunday, May 17, 2026.

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NWS Norman OK has issued a Red Flag Warning for Woods County due to hot, dry, and windy conditions from May 17 at 11 AM to 9 PM CDT.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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