Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in California, 2016
89 red flag warnings in 2016. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 89
- Busiest month
- September25 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- July 9, 20164 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Pacific Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 8:54 AM PST | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 33 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:28 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 29 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:39 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 40 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:35 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | PSR | Imperial, Riverside | 30 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:44 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 51 hr | |
| Jun 10, 2:37 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MTR | 24 hr | |
| Jun 18, 12:56 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 3 days | |
| Jun 22, 3:00 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 67 hr | |
| Jun 24, 5:05 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | HNX | 28 hr | |
| Jun 24, 11:59 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 27 hr | |
| Jul 7, 12:40 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 33 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:57 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | 33 hr | |
| Jul 8, 1:59 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, Tulare | 39 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:10 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | San Bernardino | 32 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:21 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | HNX | Kern | 41 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:11 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 32 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:45 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 39 hr | |
| Jul 16, 10:10 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | HNX | Kern | 35 hr |
| Jul 16, 12:46 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 33 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Sierra | 32 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:59 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 34 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:22 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 days |
| Jul 28, 2:43 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 30 hr |
| Jul 30, 2:56 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 42 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:46 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:15 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 31 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:36 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:55 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 32 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:43 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:50 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 34 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:10 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 28 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:22 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | EKA | 16 hr | |
| Aug 15, 10:02 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 4 days | |
| Aug 15, 12:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 4 days |
| Aug 16, 10:25 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | EKA | 23 hr | |
| Aug 16, 12:49 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 20 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:58 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:34 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 30 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:27 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 31 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:43 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 29 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:07 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | EKA | 19 hr | |
| Aug 28, 2:50 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:09 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 49 hr | |
| Aug 29, 2:58 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 29 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:40 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 16 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:21 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen | 17 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:28 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen | 31 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:44 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 3 days | |
| Sep 1, 3:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 4 days |
| Sep 11, 8:47 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 11 hr |
| Sep 11, 11:14 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 46 hr | |
| Sep 11, 2:28 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 45 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Sep 16, 2:14 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 70 hr | |
| Sep 19, 9:23 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 35 hr |
| Sep 19, 12:39 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 31 hr |
| Sep 20, 10:30 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 34 hr | |
| Sep 20, 12:40 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MTR | Monterey | 56 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:47 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 29 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:13 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Lassen, Plumas, Sierra | 29 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:04 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 41 hr |
| Sep 21, 1:41 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | HNX | Kern | 30 hr |
| Sep 21, 2:31 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 69 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:46 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 5 days |
| Sep 24, 3:00 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | STO | 39 hr | |
| Sep 24, 5:10 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MTR | 37 hr | |
| Sep 24, 11:53 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 51 hr |
| Sep 24, 1:01 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Siskiyou | 21 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:27 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 30 hr |
| Sep 29, 11:17 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Modoc | 33 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:07 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc | 29 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:08 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino, Tulare | 56 hr |
| Oct 2, 3:16 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | 15 hr | |
| Oct 4, 3:25 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 days |
| Oct 5, 12:29 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 50 hr |
| Oct 12, 11:17 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | 54 hr | |
| Oct 13, 2:15 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 53 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:49 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 days |
| Oct 17, 2:59 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 days |
| Oct 17, 2:59 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 3 days | |
| Oct 18, 2:16 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 46 hr |
| Oct 21, 2:37 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, Tulare | 51 hr |
| Oct 22, 9:31 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | 32 hr | |
| Oct 23, 10:47 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 7 hr | |
| Nov 8, 1:20 PM PST | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 51 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:52 PM PST | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 3 days |
| Dec 1, 1:47 PM PST | Red Flag Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 61 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:24 PM PST | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 60 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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