Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jul 3, 2008, 6:57 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 3, 2008, 8:20 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 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
- Jul 3, 2008, 6:57 AM PDT (13:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2008, 8:20 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2008, 9:50 PM PDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KOTX 031357 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 657 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 WAZ676-031500- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.A.0002.080703T1800Z-080704T0500Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 657 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS. $$ WAZ677-684-032200- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0002.080703T1800Z-080704T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0002.080703T1800Z-080704T0200Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 657 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY MID DAY AND SPREAD INTO THE OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ673-032200- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0002.080703T1800Z-080704T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0002.080703T2000Z-080704T0500Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- 657 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN BY MID AFTERNOON. A LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND THIS LINE WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KOTX 031520 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 820 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 WAZ676-032330- /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0002.080703T1800Z-080704T0200Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 820 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY MID DAY AND SPREAD INTO THE VALLEYS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ677-684-032330- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0002.080703T1800Z-080704T0200Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 820 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY MID DAY AND SPREAD INTO THE OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. 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. $$ WAZ673-032330- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0002.080703T2000Z-080704T0500Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- 820 AM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN BY MID AFTERNOON. A LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND THIS LINE WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 032147 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 247 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 WAZ676-677-684-040200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080704T0200Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 247 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE OVER EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES SPREAD INTO THE VALLEYS BY EVENING. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. 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. $$ WAZ673-040500- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080704T0500Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- 247 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COUPLED WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 040215 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED ZONE 676 CANCELLED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 652 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 WAZ677-040300- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080704T0200Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 652 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE THREAT OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED FOR THE NIGHT. THERE REMAINS A THREAT OF ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE MAIN AXIS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ WAZ673-676-040300- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080704T0500Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 652 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE THREAT OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED FOR THE NIGHT. THERE REMAINS A THREAT OF ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE MAIN AXIS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. $$ WAZ684-040500- /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080704T0500Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 652 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO ISOLATED STORMS AFTER 10 PM. THE MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN BUT...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC WINDS FROM FAST MOVING STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE NEW STARTS TO GROW TO LARGE FIRES QUICKLY. 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. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 040450 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 950 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 WAZ684-040600- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080704T0500Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 950 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE THREAT OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:54 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 66 min |
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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.