Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wichita KS
324 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-130830-
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion-Chase-
Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-
Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-Montgomery-Labette-
324 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas,
South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Very dangerous fire weather conditions and strong southwest winds
will impact central and south central Kansas today. The strong
southwest winds, warmer temperatures, and low relative humidity
values will create extreme fire danger levels this afternoon. See
latest Red Flag Warning and Wind Advisory for additional details.
Very high fire danger will affect southeast Kansas. Avoid outdoor
burning today as any fire would be very difficult to impossible to
control.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday
A powerful weather system is forecast to move across the region on
Sunday and could cause unusually strong north winds to overspread
Kansas. Stay tuned for updates as we refine the details and possible
impacts from this system.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.
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For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at:
https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
313 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
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Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
313 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.
.DAY ONE...Thursday and Thursday Night.
Dry and gusty conditions Thursday afternoon are expected to result
in widespread critical fire weather for the day. A Red Flag
Waring is currently present starting at noon.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Elevated to critical fire weather remains possible clear into next
week. Sunday continues to show potential for strong winds behind a
passing cold front.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
206 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
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Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
206 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling
Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Elevated to critical fire weather is likely today. A Red Flag
Warning is in effect from noon until 8 PM for the far southern Texas
Panhandle and adjacent areas of the South Plains and Rolling Plains.
A Rangeland Fire Danger Statement is in effect for the remainder of
the forecast area from noon through 8 PM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Elevated to critical fire weather is possible on Sunday along with
strong northerly winds.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1256 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
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Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
1256 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026 /1156 PM MDT Wed Mar 11 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Kansas,
south central Kansas, southwest Kansas, and west central Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Tonight
Thursday has a Red Flag Warning in effect from 1-8 PM CDT with
strong SW winds at 20-30 mph winds gusting to 40 mph. Relative
humidities will vary from 10-20%. Fuels are ripe for dangerous
fire weather conditions.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
622 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026
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Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK-
Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK-
Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK-
Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK-
Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK-
Washington OK-Washington AR-
622 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026
This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.
.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
DISCUSSION...
Breezy conditions are ongoing and will continue the next few hours
before diminishing tonight. Gusts of 25-30 mph are possible
through sunset. Any lingering fire weather potential will diminish
shortly as well.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential.
FRIDAY...No Hazards.
SATURDAY...High Wind Potential.
SUNDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential.
MONDAY...High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY...No Hazards.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Warm and breezy conditions return Tuesday, with winds becoming
southerly. Areas of fire weather potential are expected to return,
particularly west of I-44. Strong winds return Saturday and Sunday
as a potent cold front moves through. Rain chances do not look
very impressive, so fire weather will remain an issue. Warm and
dry weather builds in once again early next week.
weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
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