
Another Wind Storm Will Impact Oklahoma Tuesday Evening Into Wednesday
Residents across Oklahoma will want to secure their trampolines and watch out for falling trees Tuesday evening and into Wednesday afternoon as another windstorm is expected to sweep through the state. The upcoming windstorm won't be as strong as the one from March 14, but gusts could reach 70 miles per hour.
A strong, dry cold front is expected to move through Oklahoma on Tuesday evening and into Wednesday morning. The cold front will bring in strong west to northwest winds with possible wing gusts from 45 to 60 miles per hour.
According to the National Weather Service in Norman, parts of northern and western Oklahoma could see locally higher wind gusts of 60 to 70 miles per hour Tuesday evening and into the day Wednesday.
A High Wind Warning will go into effect Tuesday evening for parts of northwest and western Oklahoma.
A High Wind Warning has been issued for Canadian, Kingfisher, Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and Kiowa Counties. These areas are expected to see west winds from 25 to 35 miles per hour with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. The warning will be in effect from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Residents in these areas could see damaging winds with the potential to blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected, along with difficult travel, especially for high profile vehicles.
A Wind Advisory has also been issued for multiple counties across southwest, central, northeast, eastern and southeast Oklahoma. Residents in these areas could see west winds from 20 to 30 miles per hour with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Gusty winds are expected to blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could also be blown down and a few power outages are possible. The advisory is in effect till 7 p.m. Wednesday.
A Red Flag Warning is in place for most of Oklahoma.
As another wind storm approaches, Oklahoma is also expected to have critical to extreme fire weather this week. A Red Flag Warning has been put in place for most of western, northern and central Oklahoma.
According to the National Weather Service in Norman, a Red Flag Warning means that a combination of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. The current Red Flag Warning is in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday.
In response to the ongoing wildfires and continuous critical to extreme fire weather across Oklahoma, multiple counties across the state have issued Burn Bans, including the counties of Texas, Harper, Major, Grady, Stephens, Garvin, Delaware and Adair.
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