Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Apr 15, 2007, 2:00 PM CDT for Walton County, Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Apr 16, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 15, 2007, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 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 KMOB 151951 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 200 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FCST AREA...WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OCCURRING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. FLZ001>006-008-160400- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.070416T1500Z-070417T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0032.070417T1700Z-070417T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 200 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ056>060-160400- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.070416T1800Z-070416T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 200 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KMOB 151951 CCA RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 200 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20 PERCENT RANGE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FCST AREA...WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OCCURRING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. FLZ001>006-008-160400- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.070416T1500Z-070417T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0032.070417T1700Z-070417T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 200 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ056>060-160400- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0040.070416T1800Z-070416T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 200 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 160905 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 405 AM CDT MON APR 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT TODAY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TODAY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OCCURRING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. FLZ001>006-008-161900- /O.EXT.KMOB.FW.W.0040.070416T1500Z-070416T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.A.0032.070417T1700Z-070417T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 405 AM CDT MON APR 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ056>060-161900- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0040.070416T1800Z-070416T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 405 AM CDT MON APR 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS84 KMOB 161835 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 135 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TODAY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT TODAY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO A LONG DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE MOISTURE BEGINS INCREASING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. FLZ001>006-008-170245- /O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0032.070417T1700Z-070417T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0041.070417T1700Z-070417T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-070416T2300Z/ INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- COASTAL WALTON- 135 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ ALZ056>060-162300- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-070416T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON- 135 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 34 min | |
| Apr 14, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 15, 2:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MOB | 17 hr | |
| Apr 15, 2:00 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MOB | Walton | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 52 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2007Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 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.