Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Sep 3, 2011, 12:51 PM CDT for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Sep 4, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2011, 12:51 PM CDT (17:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 4, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2011, 8:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 33 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 6:33 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 20 | Pflugerville, TX | THE FIRE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PFLUGER STREET AND WILLOW STREET...THREATENED 192 HOMES...AND THE FIRE IS 45 PERCENT CONTAINED AT THIS TIME. |
| Sep 4, 6:33 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 200 | 5 Ene Pflugerville, TX | 175-200 ACRES BURNED AND IS 100 PERCENT CONTAINED. |
| Sep 4, 6:33 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 325 | 5 Ene Pflugerville, TX | 200 HOMES SAVED...325 ACRES BURNED AND IS 100 PERCENT CONTAINED. |
| Sep 4, 8:23 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 14000 | 1 E Circle D-Kc Estates, TX | 300 HOMES DESTROYED...FIRE CAUSED HIGHWAYS 21 AND 71 TO CLOSE...AND AT ONE TIME WAS 16 MILES BY 4 MILES. THE FIRE IS LOCATED NEAR FM 1441 AND HIGHWAY 21. 2000 TO 3000 ACRES OF THE 6500 ACRE BASTROP STATE PARK HAS BURNED. THE FIRE STARTED IN CIRCLE-D AROUND NOO |
| Sep 4, 8:23 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 25000 | 1 E Circle D-Kc Estates, TX | 476 HOMES DESTROYED...FIRE CAUSED HIGHWAYS 21 AND 71 TO CLOSE...AND AT ONE TIME WAS 16 MILES BY 6 MILES. THE FIRE IS LOCATED NEAR FM 1441 AND HIGHWAY 21. 2000 TO 3000 ACRES OF THE 6500 ACRE BASTROP STATE PARK HAS BURNED. THE FIRE STARTED IN CIRCLE-D AROUND NOO |
| Sep 4, 8:23 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 33349 | 1 E Circle D-Kc Estates, TX | *** 2 FATAL *** 576 HOMES DESTROYED...30 PERCENT CONTAINED...FIRE CAUSED HIGHWAYS 21 AND 71 TO CLOSE...AND AT ONE TIME WAS 24 MILES BY 20 MILES. THE FIRE IS LOCATED NEAR FM 1441 AND HIGHWAY 21. 2000 TO 3000 ACRES OF THE 6500 ACRE BASTROP STATE PARK HAS BURNED. |
| Sep 4, 8:23 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 34000 | 1 E Circle D-Kc Estates, TX | *** 2 FATAL *** 550 HOMES DESTROYED...0 PERCENT CONTAINED...FIRE CAUSED HIGHWAYS 21 AND 71 TO CLOSE...AND AT ONE TIME WAS 16 MILES BY 6 MILES. THE FIRE IS LOCATED NEAR FM 1441 AND HIGHWAY 21. 2000 TO 3000 ACRES OF THE 6500 ACRE BASTROP STATE PARK HAS BURNED. T |
| Sep 4, 8:29 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 250 | 7 Nne La Grange, TX | 30 HOMES THREATENED |
| Sep 4, 8:29 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 2000 | 7 Nne La Grange, TX | 30 HOMES THREATENED...7 HOMES LOST...AND THE FIRE IS 50 PERCENT CONTAINED. |
| Sep 4, 8:29 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 2700 | 7 Nne La Grange, TX | 14 HOMES LOST...1 TRACTOR LOST...30 HOMES THREATENED...AND THE FIRE IS 95 PERCENT CONTAINED. |
| Sep 4, 8:43 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 125 | 2 N Mansfield Dam, TX | 35 HOMES LOST...30 HOMES DAMAGED...FIRE WAS LOCATED IN STEINER RANCH NEAR RANCH ROAD 620 AND MANSFIELD DAM...AND FORCED THE CLOSURE OF RANCH ROAD 620 AT STEINER RANCH. THE FIRE IS 40 PERCENT CONTAINED. |
| Sep 4, 8:43 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 150 | 2 N Mansfield Dam, TX | 24 HOMES DESTROYED...30 HOMES DAMAGED...FIRE WAS LOCATED IN STEINER RANCH NEAR RANCH ROAD 620 AND MANSFIELD DAM...AND FORCED THE CLOSURE OF RANCH ROAD 620 AT STEINER RANCH. THE FIRE IS 25 PERCENT CONTAINED. |
| Sep 4, 8:43 PM CDT | WILDFIRE 1000 | 2 N Mansfield Dam, TX | 25 HOMES DESTROYED...FIRE WAS LOCATED IN STEINER RANCH NEAR RANCH ROAD 620 AND MANSFIELD DAM...AND FORCED THE CLOSURE OF RANCH ROAD 620 AT STEINER RANCH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 1826 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
030 WWUS84 KEWX 031751 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1251 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH EXTENDED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME AND EVENING HOURS SUNDAY AN MONDAY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-040500- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0010.110904T1800Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0021.110904T1500Z-110905T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.A.0011.110905T1300Z-110906T0300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 1251 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH EXTENDED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAME AREA CONTINUES FOR MONDAY...AND HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO BEGIN AT 7 AM MONDAY AND END AT 10 PM MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL... KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS... TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR... COMAL...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...MAVERICK...ZAVALA... FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES...DE WITT... LAVACA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AND 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 4 DAYS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
4 follow-up statements
433 WWUS84 KEWX 040025 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 725 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT SUNDAY TO 11 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME AND EVENING HOURS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-041230- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0021.110904T1500Z-110905T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0011.110905T1300Z-110906T0300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 725 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL... KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS... TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR... COMAL...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...MAVERICK...ZAVALA... FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES...DE WITT... LAVACA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AND 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 4 DAYS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
626 WWUS84 KEWX 041100 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TODAY TO 11 PM CDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME AND EVENING HOURS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-042300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0021.110904T1500Z-110905T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0011.110905T1300Z-110906T0300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR A DRY FRONT MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PROMOTING STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL... KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS... TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR... COMAL...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...MAVERICK...ZAVALA... FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES...DE WITT... LAVACA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AND 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 4 DAYS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
538 WWUS84 KEWX 041554 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1054 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE TODAY IS ONLY EXPECTED TO CHANGE WIND DIRECTIONS BY ABOUT 20 DEGREES... FROM NORTHEAST TO NORTH...MAKING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE HARD TO NOTICE. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-050400- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0011.110905T1300Z-110906T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0022.110905T1300Z-110906T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110905T0400Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 1054 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR TODAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL... KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS... TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR... COMAL...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...MAVERICK...ZAVALA... FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES...DE WITT... LAVACA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
334 WWUS84 KEWX 050156 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 856 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS EVENING WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 PERCENT. HOWEVER...POOR OVERNIGHT MOISTURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED...WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAINING AT OR BELOW 60 PERCENT MONDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE VERY DRY...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVERNIGHT...WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DESPITE THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES OVERNIGHT. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-051400- /O.CAN.KEWX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110905T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0022.110905T0156Z-110906T0300Z/ LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 856 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...REAL... KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...BLANCO...HAYS... TRAVIS...BASTROP...LEE...KINNEY...UVALDE...MEDINA...BEXAR... COMAL...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...FAYETTE...MAVERICK...ZAVALA... FRIO...ATASCOSA...WILSON...KARNES...GONZALES...DE WITT... LAVACA...DIMMIT. * 20-FOOT WIND...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT AND 10 TO 20 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAN MAY GENERATE SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN WILDFIRES. && $$ FOR INFORMATION ON BURN BANS PLEASE VISIT THE TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER WEBSITE AT: TICC.TAMU.EDU
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 6:02 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:02 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.