Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 22, 2011, 5:32 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 23, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for . 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 22, 2011, 5:32 AM CST (11:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2011, 8:28 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 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 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 2811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
390 WWUS84 KEWX 221132 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 532 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR EDWARDS... KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES... .AS LOW PRESSURE INCREASES ACROSS WEST TEXAS TODAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. TXZ183-184-202-217-222200- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 532 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK... AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER 7 PM...AND TO 60 TO 80 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 10 MPH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING...WILL BRING BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... AND HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
594 WWUS84 KEWX 221133 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 533 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR EDWARDS... KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES... .AS LOW PRESSURE INCREASES ACROSS WEST TEXAS TODAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. TXZ183-184-202-217-222200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 533 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY... MAVERICK... AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER 7 PM...AND TO 60 TO 80 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 10 MPH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING...WILL BRING BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... AND HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. && $$
037 WWUS84 KEWX 221135 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 535 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY FOR EDWARDS... KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES... .AS LOW PRESSURE INCREASES ACROSS WEST TEXAS TODAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. TXZ183-184-202-217-221945- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 535 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY... MAVERICK... AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER 7 PM...AND TO 60 TO 80 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 10 MPH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING...WILL BRING BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... AND HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
309 WWUS84 KEWX 221137 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 537 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY FOR EDWARDS... KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES... .AS LOW PRESSURE INCREASES ACROSS WEST TEXAS TODAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. TXZ183-184-202-217-221945- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 537 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY... SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY... MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER 7 PM...AND TO 60 TO 80 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 10 MPH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING...WILL BRING BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... AND HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. && $$
329 WWUS84 KEWX 221144 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 544 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES FOR WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS... .AS LOW PRESSURE INCREASES ACROSS WEST TEXAS TODAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. TXZ183-184-202-217-222200- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 544 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY... WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE TO 30 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER 7 PM...AND TO 60 TO 80 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO NEAR 10 MPH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING...WILL BRING BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH... AND HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
028 WWUS84 KEWX 221532 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 932 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES FOR WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTY FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS... .AS LOW PRESSURE INCREASES ACROSS WEST TEXAS TODAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICKUP TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER TEENS AND NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING RE-INFORCING DRY AIR...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TXZ183-184-202-217-222345- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0002.110122T1800Z-110123T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 932 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE FIRES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM A LOCAL BURN BAN WHICH IS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. && $$
060 WWUS84 KEWX 222148 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 348 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES FOR WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...AND VAL VERDE COUNTY FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS... .SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY RECOVER OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING RE-INFORCING DRY AIR...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TXZ183-184-202-217-230600- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110123T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 348 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
366 WWUS84 KEWX 230228 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 828 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON SUNDAY. THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EDWARDS PLATEAU. TXZ183-184-202-217-230330- /O.CAN.KEWX.FW.W.0001.110123T1800Z-110124T0100Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 828 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...VAL VERDE AND MAVERICK COUNTIES. HOWEVER ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 9:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 9 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.