Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 28, 2007, 2:57 PM CST for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 1, 2007, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2007, 2:57 PM CST (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2007, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 33 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS84 KEWX 282057 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 257 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... .A DRY PACIFIC FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS AND FAST-SPREADING FIRES. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010500- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0003.070301T1500Z-070302T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T0100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 257 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS AN UPGRADE FROM THE EARLIER FIRE WEATHER WATCH. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS AND FAST- SPREADING FIRES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KEWX 011010 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 410 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... .A DRY PACIFIC FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS AND FAST-SPREADING FIRES. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-011815- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0005.070301T1200Z-070302T0100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 410 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS... AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS AND FAST SPREADING FIRES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 012135 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 335 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE WITH EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A DRY PACIFIC FRONT PUSHED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES PREVAILED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ON SATURDAY WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-020100- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0004.070303T1500Z-070304T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070302T0100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 335 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM CST WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...CONTRIBUTING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS AND FAST SPREADING FIRES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS DRY OR WINDY...ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 020115 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 715 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE WITH EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ON SATURDAY WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-022230- /O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070302T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0004.070303T1500Z-070304T0100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 715 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE STRONG WINDS RECEIVED EARLIER TODAY HAVE DECREASED... VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. BREEZY CONDITIONS AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WITH ANOTHER DRY FRONT SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS SEVERE AS THOSE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE FIRES THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.