Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 24, 2011, 8:43 PM EDT for 26 counties in Georgia; Leon County, Wakulla County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 25, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Mar 24, 2011, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 28 counties
Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 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
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 3924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
217 WWUS82 KTAE 250043 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 843 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8PM EDT FRIDAY FOR WAKULLA AND LEON COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... .A DRY AIR MASS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. DUE TO PERSISTENT DRY CONDITIONS THE ERC HAS RISEN ABOVE 35 IN THESE AREAS...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ017-027-260000- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0030.110325T1700Z-110326T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 843 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KGG/KRG
2 follow-up statements
073 WWUS82 KTAE 250824 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 424 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT TODAY FOR INLAND WAKULLA AND LEON COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT TODAY FOR COASTAL WAKULLA COUNTY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EDT TODAY FOR ALL THE GEORGIA COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .A DRY AIR MASS FOLLOWING A FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. DUE TO PERSISTENT DRY CONDITIONS THE ERC HAS RISEN ABOVE 35 IN THESE AREAS...THUS A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE COUNTIES. LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE ALSO FORECAST FOR SOUTH GEORGIA. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR THESE AREAS AS WELL. GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-252300- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0030.110325T1900Z-110325T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK- BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 424 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ127-260000- /O.EXA.KTAE.FW.W.0030.110325T1700Z-110326T0000Z/ COASTAL WAKULLA- 424 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ017-027-260000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.110325T1700Z-110326T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA- 424 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BLOCK
244 WWUS82 KTAE 251958 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 358 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... .RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND IN TWO COUNTIES ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ...LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS IN THESE AREAS...AND THE ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT IS ALSO HIGH ACROSS THE FLORIDA COUNTIES. BEYOND THIS AFTERNOON ...ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE THE MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WHICH WILL IMPACT THE AREA BY SATURDAY EVENING...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THE MOST PART...THIS SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ...WITH SOME STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE. GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-252300- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110325T2300Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK- BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 358 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FLZ017-027-127-260000- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110326T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA- 358 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COUPLED WITH HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ M BARRY
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.