Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 16, 2009, 4:58 AM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 16, 2009, 12:00 PM EST. 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
- Jan 16, 2009, 4:58 AM EST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 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 Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:15 AM EST | Freeze Warning | TBW | Sumter | 29 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:15 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | TBW | 29 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:58 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Polk, Sumter | 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.