Alert archive / Connecticut / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2012, 3:30 AM EDT for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It took effect at Apr 4, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 4, 2012, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 3316 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
182 WWUS81 KALY 040730 RFWALY URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 330 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 NYZ032-033-042-047-058-063-082-040830- /O.CAN.KALY.FW.A.0002.120404T1500Z-120404T2300Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN GREENE-WESTERN ULSTER-NORTHERN FULTON- 330 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS... SCHOHARIE VALLEY...AND EASTERN CATSKILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...AND THE EASTERN CATSKILLS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL OR GREATER HAS OCCURRED OVER THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY AND THE EASTERN CATSKILLS OVER THE PAST 5 DAYS. THEREFORE...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELED. $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-048>054-059>061-064>066-083- 084-VTZ013>015-041600- /O.UPG.KALY.FW.A.0002.120404T1500Z-120404T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.FW.W.0002.120404T1500Z-120404T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 330 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION ...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS AND HELDERBERGS OF EASTERN NEW YORK...AND ALL OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...HELDERBERGS...AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY OF EASTERN NEW YORK...AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...UPPER TEENS TO UPPER 20S. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ALY
4 follow-up statements
159 WWUS81 KALY 040820 RFWALY URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 420 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-048>054-059>061-064>066-083- 084-VTZ013>015-041700- /O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0002.120404T1500Z-120404T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 420 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS AND HELDERBERGS OF EASTERN NEW YORK...AND ALL OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND... * AFFECTED AREA...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE NORTHERN SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY... TACONICS...HELDERBERGS...AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY OF EASTERN NEW YORK...AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...UPPER TEENS TO UPPER 20S. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ALY
809 WWUS81 KALY 041632 RFWALY URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1232 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-048>054-059>061-064>066-083- 084-VTZ013>015-042300- /O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120404T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 1232 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS AND HELDERBERGS OF EASTERN NEW YORK...AND ALL OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND... * AFFECTED AREA...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...HELDERBERGS...AND THE MOHAWK VALLEY OF EASTERN NEW YORK...AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...UPPER TEENS TO UPPER 20S. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
173 WWUS81 KALY 042006 RFWALY URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 406 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 NYZ038>041-043-048>054-083-084-042115- /O.CAN.KALY.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120404T2300Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY- SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- 406 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT INCLUDING THE SARATOGA AND GLENS FALLS AREAS... HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE INCREASED AND LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ059>061-064>066-VTZ013>015-042300- /O.CON.KALY.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120404T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 406 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN THE 20S. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ALY
124 WWUS81 KALY 042255 RFWALY URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 655 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ059>061-064>066-VTZ013>015-050000- /O.EXP.KALY.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120404T2300Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 655 PM EDT WED APR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY... LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS HAVE CAUSED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO RISE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ALY
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Connecticut, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Massachusetts, 2012Red Flag Warnings in New York, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.