Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this red flag warning at Feb 11, 2012, 2:04 AM EST for 8 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in South Carolina. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. 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
- Feb 11, 2012, 2:04 AM EST (07:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2012, 7:33 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
Counties Bulloch County, GA, Candler County, GA, Effingham County, GA, Evans County, GA, Jenkins County, GA, Long County, GA, Screven County, GA, Tattnall County, GA, Allendale County, SC, Berkeley County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC, Hampton County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:04 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
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 693 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
531 WWUS82 KCHS 110704 RFWCHS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 204 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-111600- /O.UPG.KCHS.FW.A.0001.120211T1700Z-120211T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KCHS.FW.W.0001.120211T1700Z-120212T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 204 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 22 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITY AND ONGOING SEVERE TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE DANGER IS SUCH THAT ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
766 WWUS82 KCHS 111515 RFWCHS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-112315- /O.CON.KCHS.FW.W.0001.120211T1700Z-120212T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ONGOING SEVERE TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE DANGER IS SUCH THAT ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ RJB
943 WWUS82 KCHS 111955 RFWCHS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 255 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-120100- /O.CON.KCHS.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120212T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 255 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ONGOING SEVERE TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE DANGER IS SUCH THAT ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
021 WWUS82 KCHS 120033 RFWCHS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 733 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-120145- /O.CAN.KCHS.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120212T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- 733 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:22 AM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 30 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2012Red Flag Warnings in South Carolina, 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.