Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this red flag warning at Apr 6, 2012, 4:08 AM EDT for 7 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 6, 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 6, 2012, 4:08 AM EDT (08:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
Counties Bradford County, PA, Lackawanna County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Pike County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 WWUS81 KBGM 060808 RFWBGM URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 408 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BRING VERY DRY AIR SOUTH ACROSS NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA ON FRIDAY ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-062030- /O.UPG.KBGM.FW.A.0003.120406T1500Z-120407T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBGM.FW.W.0003.120406T1500Z-120406T2300Z/ BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 408 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 038... 039...040...043...044...047...048 AND 072... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SEE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-062030- /O.EXT.KBGM.FW.A.0003.120406T1500Z-120406T2300Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN- 408 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 009...015...016...017...018...022...023...024...025...036...037... 044...045...046...055...056...057 AND 062... * WIND...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...FALLING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
443 WWUS81 KBGM 061403 RFWBGM URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1003 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-061515- /O.CAN.KBGM.FW.A.0003.120406T1500Z-120406T2300Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN- 1003 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK... ALTHOUGH AN ELEVATED RISK OF GRASS AND BRUSH FIRES DOES EXIST TODAY...SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UNDER 25 MPH. $$ PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-062215- /O.CON.KBGM.FW.W.0003.120406T1500Z-120406T2300Z/ BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 1003 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... * WIND...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY UNCONTROLLED FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SEE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MJ
052 WWUS81 KBGM 061741 RFWBGM URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 141 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-070145- /O.NEW.KBGM.FW.A.0004.120407T1500Z-120407T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBGM.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120406T2300Z/ BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 141 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING. WIND WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY UNCONTROLLED FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SEE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-070145- /O.NEW.KBGM.FW.A.0004.120407T1500Z-120407T2300Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN- 141 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY UNCONTROLLED FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SEE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MJ
603 WWUS81 KBGM 062308 RFWBGM URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 708 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-070715- /O.EXP.KBGM.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120406T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBGM.FW.A.0004.120407T1500Z-120407T2300Z/ BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 708 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST INCREASING AGAIN ON SATURDAY TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY UNCONTROLLED FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SEE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-070715- /O.CON.KBGM.FW.A.0004.120407T1500Z-120407T2300Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN- 708 PM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY UNCONTROLLED FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SEE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Binghamton, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 10:07 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | BGM | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 23 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:41 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | BGM | Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and 1 more | 14 hr |
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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.