Eyes turn to how recent winter storms will affect Oklahomaâs spring fire risk Share Updated: 10:19 PM CST Feb 22, 2021 Share Updated: 10:19 PM CST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript THIS TIME OF YEAR MEANS DRY AND WINDY WEATHER AFTER COLD FRONTS OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES TELLS ME THAT THEY LOOK AT THE ENTIRE FIRE ENVIRONMENT TO EVALUATE OKLAHOMAâS FIRE RISK. THAT MEANS LAST WEEKâS SNOW COMES INTO PLAY PLAY SOIL MOISTURE HAS GONE. WAY UP TO SATURATED IN A LOT OF THE STATE, BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WHILE YOUR BACKYARD IS A MUDDY MESS THE OVERALL MOISTURE CONTENT IN THAT SNOW WAS RATHER LOW SINCE IT WAS JUST SO COLD A LOT OF THE AREAS THE EQUATING TO ABOUT A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL, WHICH IS A PRETTY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE THAT REALLY HAS VERY LITTLE EFFECT OVERALL OR CUMULATIVELY THERE IS GOOD NEWS FROM ALL THAT SNOWFALL THOUGH IS IT DID BACK THAT CUMULATIVE DRYING OR THE BUILDUP OF FIRE DANGER INST