Alert archive / Indiana / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this red flag warning at Oct 21, 2007, 4:11 AM EDT for 12 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Oct 21, 2007, 8:44 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Oct 21, 2007, 4:11 AM EDT (08:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2007, 8:44 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2007, 6:59 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Greene County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Sullivan County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:16 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KIND 210811 RFWIND RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 411 AM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL ALLOW FOR CRITIAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. INZ060-061-064-065-067-068-072-211615- /O.NEW.KIND.FW.W.0001.071021T1800Z-071022T0000Z/ SULLIVAN-GREENE-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-JENNINGS- 411 AM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /311 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL CREATE WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE LOW TO MID 80S ALONG WITH LOW SURFACE MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER 8 PM EDT (7 PM CDT) THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JOHNSON
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KIND 211244 RFWIND RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 844 AM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL ALLOW FOR CRITIAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. INZ062-063-069>071-212045- /O.EXA.KIND.FW.W.0001.071021T1800Z-071022T0000Z/ MONROE-BROWN-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- 844 AM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /744 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL CREATE WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE LOW TO MID 80S ALONG WITH LOW SURFACE MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER 8 PM EDT (7 PM CDT) THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ INZ060-061-064-065-067-068-072-212045- /O.CON.KIND.FW.W.0001.071021T1800Z-071022T0000Z/ SULLIVAN-GREENE-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-JENNINGS- 844 AM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /744 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL CREATE WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE LOW TO MID 80S ALONG WITH LOW SURFACE MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER 8 PM EDT (7 PM CDT) THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS83 KIND 211837 RFWIND RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 237 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA UNTIL 800 PM... .THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH WINDS...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL ALLOW FOR CRITIAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. INZ060>065-067>072-220000- /O.CON.KIND.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071022T0000Z/ SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS- MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 237 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /137 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS HAS CREATED WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE LOW TO MID 80S ALONG WITH LOW SURFACE MOISTURE HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER 8 PM EDT (7 PM CDT) THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS83 KIND 212259 RFWIND RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 659 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 INZ060>065-067>072-220000- /O.CAN.KIND.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071022T0000Z/ SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS- MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 659 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /559 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE RISING AND WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. THESE TRENDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING HOURS. $$
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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.