Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at May 10, 2008, 3:13 PM MDT for Garfield County, Mesa County, Colorado. It took effect at May 11, 2008, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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
- May 10, 2008, 3:13 PM MDT (21:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2008, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2008, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Garfield County, CO, Mesa County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 10:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Miguel | 10 hr |
| May 10, 3:13 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, San Miguel | 24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.