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Last Map Update: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 8:56:53 pm CDT

Fire weather concerns ramp up on Friday as winds increase out of the south to southwest and drier air moves into the region. Prepare now for critical to extreme fire weather conditions on Friday.
A Red Flag Warning (extreme fire weather danger) has been issued for Friday for eastern OK & northwest AR. A combination of strong winds and dry conditions will lead to rapid spread of any fires across the region. These conditions will help to create critical to extreme grassland fire spread rates Friday afternoon into evening. Take any precaution to avoid any activities that could create a spark!
A strong storm system will bring strong, gusty winds to the area during the day Friday. Wind gusts of 60mph with locally higher gusts will spread across portions of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Friday afternoon. Elsewhere, gusts of 40-55 mph will be possible within the Wind Advisory through early evening Friday.
A potent storm system is forecast to impact the Plains into the Mississippi Valley as we move into Friday. Severe weather is possible across parts of northwest Arkansas Friday.
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