Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 17, 2011, 1:40 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 18, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT. 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
- Jul 17, 2011, 1:40 PM PDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 18, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
248 WWUS85 KREV 172040 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 140 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...VERY DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND BY TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT SOUTH INTO MINERAL COUNTY. STRONGER WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NVZ450-459-181300- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0004.110718T2200Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0004.110719T2000Z-110720T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 140 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS MONDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SOME LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR EAST TO HIGHWAY 95. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-181300- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0004.110719T2000Z-110720T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 140 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND MONO COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN MONO COUNTY. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MLF/MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
405 WWUS85 KREV 181237 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 537 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...VERY DRY WITH GUSTY DAYTIME WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT SOUTH ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA AND AGAIN OVER PARTS OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-190000- /O.EXA.KREV.FW.W.0004.110718T2200Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.110719T2000Z-110720T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 537 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ450-459-190000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.110718T2200Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.110719T2000Z-110720T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 537 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT INTO SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WINDS TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ453-190000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.110719T2000Z-110720T0500Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 537 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
105 WWUS85 KREV 182105 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 205 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...VERY DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING IN THE SIERRA AND MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA MAY PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON. CAZ273-NVZ450-459-191200- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.110719T2000Z-110720T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0005.110719T2000Z-110720T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.110718T2200Z-110719T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 205 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS MAY REMAIN GUSTY ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES OVERNIGHT. * WINDS TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-191200- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.110719T2000Z-110720T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0005.110719T2000Z-110720T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 205 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
030 WWUS85 KREV 190343 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 843 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...VERY DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON THE RIDGES TONIGHT WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL AREAS TUESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON. CAZ273-NVZ450-459-191500- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.110719T2000Z-110720T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 843 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS BELOW 25 MPH EXPECTED BY 10 PM. * WINDS TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY TUESDAY...HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTER RISING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-191500- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.110719T2000Z-110720T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 843 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1:40 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | 24 hr | |
| Jul 17, 2:42 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Washoe | 48 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.