Alert archive / Louisiana / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this red flag warning at Oct 18, 2011, 3:31 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas; 9 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Oct 19, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report 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
- Oct 18, 2011, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 1:50 PM CDT | WILDFIRE | 1 Sse Kountze, TX | WILDFIRE NEAR KOUNTZE SPREADING QUICKLY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1092 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
345 WWUS84 KLCH 182031 RFWLCH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 331 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS TODAY. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH ALREADY VERY DRY GROUND FUELS...THERE WILL BE A HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY WILD FIRE TO SPREAD QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE EVENING HOURS WITH A GRADUAL RISE IN HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER...ON WEDNESDAY...EVEN LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING AGAIN. LAZ027-030-031-041-042-051-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-190445- /O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0002.111019T1400Z-111020T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111019T0200Z/ VERNON-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-TYLER- HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 331 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...TYLER...HARDIN...JEFFERSON... ORANGE...NORTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON... AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AND VERNON PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND ALLEN... BEAUREGARD... CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...AND CAMERON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. * WIND...WINDS NORTH AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS TOMORROW BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TOMORROW WILL BE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 VERY GROUND FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ LAZ028-029-032-033-043>045-052>055-190445- /O.NEW.KLCH.FW.W.0002.111019T1400Z-111020T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLCH.FW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-111019T0200Z/ RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE- UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- 331 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT ON WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...ACADIA... LAFAYETTE...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...IBERIA...ST. MARY... AND LOWER ST. MARTIN PARISHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. * WIND...WINDS BECOMING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 40 TO 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TOMORROW TO AROUND 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ K. KUYPER
3 follow-up statements
617 WWUS84 KLCH 190349 RFWLCH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1049 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR WEDNESDAY... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS REDEVLOPING COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR WEDNESDAY. LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-191200- /O.CON.KLCH.FW.W.0002.111019T1400Z-111020T0000Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-HARDIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- 1049 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT ON WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...TYLER...HARDIN...JEFFERSON... ORANGE...NORTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON... AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AND VERNON PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND ALLEN... BEAUREGARD... CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...AND CAMERON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. * WIND...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 MPH AND WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
922 WWUS84 KLCH 191128 RFWLCH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 628 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY. LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-192100- /O.CON.KLCH.FW.W.0002.111019T1400Z-111020T0000Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-HARDIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- 628 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...TYLER...HARDIN...JEFFERSON... ORANGE...NORTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON... AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AND VERNON...RAPIDES AND AVOYELLES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA... AND ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...AND CAMERON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... AND EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...UPPER AND LOWER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...IBERIA...AND ST. MARY PARISHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. * WIND...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH AND WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ 24
021 WWUS84 KLCH 192015 RFWLCH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 315 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON... .NORTHERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-200000- /O.CON.KLCH.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111020T0000Z/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-HARDIN- JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER- SOUTHERN NEWTON- 315 PM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... * AFFECTED FIRE WEATHER AREAS...TYLER...HARDIN...JEFFERSON... ORANGE...NORTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON... AND SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AND VERNON... RAPIDES AND AVOYELLES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA... AND ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON DAVIS...AND CAMERON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... AND EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...UPPER AND LOWER ST. MARTIN... VERMILION...IBERIA...AND ST. MARY PARISHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT ...INCREASING THIS EVENING. * GROUND FUELS...VERY DRY WITH KEETCH-BYRAM READINGS OVER 600. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS BANNED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 5:06 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 16 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Louisiana, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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.