Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at May 14, 2008, 3:24 AM MDT. It took effect at May 14, 2008, 8:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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 14, 2008, 3:24 AM MDT (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2008, 8:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2008, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KSLC 140924 RFWSLC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 324 AM MDT WED MAY 14 2008 UTZ439-142100- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0013.080514T1400Z-080514T2100Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 324 AM MDT WED MAY 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439 BELOW 8000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TO CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH WINDS MAY BECOME EVEN STRONGER LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE ACCOMPANYING AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE MOIST WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KSLC 141523 RFWSLC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 923 AM MDT WED MAY 14 2008 UTZ439-142130- /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080515T0100Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 923 AM MDT WED MAY 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439 BELOW 6500 FEET... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439 BELOW 6500 FEET. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING TO CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL START TO RISE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THIS WILL ALSO BE THE PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO THIS EVENING TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE GUSTIER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 WWUS85 KSLC 142121 RFWSLC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 321 PM MDT WED MAY 14 2008 UTZ439-150100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080515T0100Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 321 PM MDT WED MAY 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439 BELOW 6500 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439 BELOW 6500 FEET. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH HAVE COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...INCREASED MOISTURE MOVING THROUGH THE STATE IS EXPECTED TO REACH FAR SOUTHERN UTAH EARLY THIS EVENING AND RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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.