Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 31, 2008, 1:14 PM CST for 23 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 31, 2008, 1:14 PM CST (19:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2008, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 23 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Comal County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Hays County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney 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, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -325 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 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 311914 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 114 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...A NEW RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 NOON FRIDAY THROUGH 5 PM FRIDAY. .NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO OVER 4O MPH HAVE SWEPT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. COUPLED WITH THE ALREADY VERY LOW HUMIDITIES HAVE CREATED CONDITIONS THAT WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING..HOWEVER.. THE DRY AIRMASS SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE FRIDAY WHEN SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD AGAIN INCREASE BY MIDDAY TO RED FLAG CRITERIA LEVELS. TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>220-228-010315- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0007.080201T1800Z-080201T2300Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080201T0100Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR- COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT- 114 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. 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. $$ TXZ193-194-207>209-221>225-010100- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080201T0100Z/ BASTROP-LEE-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES- DE WITT-LAVACA- 114 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KEWX 011048 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 448 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 5 PM TODAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .VERY DRY AIR SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 20-FT WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A GEORGETOWN TO NEW BRAUNFELS TO PLEASANTON LINE...BUT GULF MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW TO RETURN. BY AROUND 5 PM...WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO BELOW 15 MPH...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO CLIMB ABOVE 25 PERCENT. TXZ171>173-183>192-202>206-217>220-228-012300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0007.080201T1800Z-080201T2300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR- COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT- 448 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS... EXPECT 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S. 20-FOOT WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO BELOW 15 MPH BY 5 PM...BUT THEY MAY REMAIN ABOVE 10 MPH WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FINALLY RETURN TO ABOVE 25 PERCENT THIS EVENING WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT MOISTURE RECOVERY EXPECTED FROM ONSHORE WINDS FROM THE GULF. 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. $$
000 WWUS84 KEWX 012105 RFWEWX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 305 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS WILL RELAX BY SUNSET. THE HILL COUNTRY, ESCARPMENT COUNTIES AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 6 PM. AS SUNSET APPROACHES, THE WINDS WILL DECOUPLE, DROPPING BELOW THE 15 MPH THRESHOLD...AND MOST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE RISEN ABOVE 25 PERCENT BY 7PM. TXZ171-183>186-188-020000- /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080202T0100Z/ LLANO-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-GILLESPIE- 305 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX BY SUNSET. AS SUNSET APPROACHES, THE WINDS WILL DECOUPLE, DROPPING BELOW THE 15 MPH THRESHOLD...AND MOST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE RISEN ABOVE 25 PERCENT BY 7PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. $$ TXZ172-173-187-189>192-202>206-217>220-228-020000- /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080202T0000Z/ BURNET-WILLIAMSON-BANDERA-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-KINNEY- UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-DIMMIT- 305 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS WILL RELAX BEFORE SUNSET. THE ESCARPMENT COUNTIES, MOST OF THE HILL COUNTRY, AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND 20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH THROUGH 6 PM. AS SUNSET APPROACHES, THE WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES QUICKLY RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT. 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. $$
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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.