Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2008, 7:19 PM CDT for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 17, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2008, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Starr County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Brownsville, TX | BROWNSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS TREE ON POWERLINES AT 112 DEW STREET. |
| Mar 17, 3:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mcallen, TX | HIDALGO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SEVERAL CALLS OF UTILITY POLES ON FIRE DUE TO WIND WHIPPED POWER LINES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 1220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -284 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 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 KBRO 170020 RFWBRO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 719 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...EXTREME WILDFIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRE FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON MONDAY. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS WILDFIRES WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ248>255-170830- /O.EXP.KBRO.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080317T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.FW.W.0013.080317T1500Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.FW.A.0013.080318T1800Z-080319T0000Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON- 719 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES ON MONDAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR. A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT KENEDY COUNTY. REMEMBER...FAILURE TO ABIDE BY A BUN BAN MAY RESULT IN FINES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. 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. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A CONTINUATION OF CURED FUELS WILL ALSO BRING ABOUT DANGEROUS WILDFIRE POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ256-257-170830- /O.EXP.KBRO.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080317T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.FW.W.0013.080317T1500Z-080318T0000Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 719 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES ON MONDAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR. A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT KENEDY COUNTY. REMEMBER...FAILURE TO ABIDE BY A BUN BAN MAY RESULT IN FINES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ RUA
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KBRO 171005 RFWBRO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 505 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...EXTREME WILDFIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON TODAY AND TOMORROW AND THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRE FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AND TOMORROW. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 7 PM CDT TODAY. CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS WILDFIRES WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ248>255-171815- /O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0013.080317T1500Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.FW.A.0013.080318T1800Z-080319T0000Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON- 505 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRES TODAY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES TODAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR. A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT KENEDY COUNTY. REMEMBER...FAILURE TO ABIDE BY A BUN BAN MAY RESULT IN FINES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. 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. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A CONTINUATION OF CURED FUELS WILL ALSO BRING ABOUT DANGEROUS WILDFIRE POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ256-257-171815- /O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0013.080317T1500Z-080318T0000Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 505 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRES TODAY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES TODAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR. A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT KENEDY COUNTY. REMEMBER...FAILURE TO ABIDE BY A BUN BAN MAY RESULT IN FINES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ SPEECE
000 WWUS84 KBRO 171816 RFWBRO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 116 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...EXTREME WILDFIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON TODAY AND TOMORROW AND THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRE FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AND TOMORROW. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM CDT TODAY. CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS WILDFIRES WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ248>255-180000- /O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.FW.A.0013.080318T1800Z-080319T0000Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON- 116 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRES TODAY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES TODAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR. A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT KENEDY COUNTY. REMEMBER...FAILURE TO ABIDE BY A BUN BAN MAY RESULT IN FINES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. 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. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A CONTINUATION OF CURED FUELS WILL ALSO BRING ABOUT DANGEROUS WILDFIRE POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ TXZ256-257-180000- /O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080318T0000Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 116 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF DANGEROUS WILDFIRES TODAY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO CONDUCT ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES TODAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR. A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT KENEDY COUNTY. REMEMBER...FAILURE TO ABIDE BY A BUN BAN MAY RESULT IN FINES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 7:19 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:12 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 8 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:20 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 15 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 15 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:02 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.