Alert archive / North Carolina / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2012, 11:10 AM EDT for 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 9, 2012, 12:00 PM 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 9, 2012, 11:10 AM EDT (15:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Davie County, NC, Iredell County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Rowan County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 2628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
937 WWUS82 KGSP 091510 RFWGSP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1110 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW... .DEEP WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENCE OF A DRY AND RELATIVELY WARM AIR MASS TODAY. WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A DRY COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING COOLER BUT ALSO DRIER AIR TO THE REGION...ALONG WITH STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-100000- /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0003.120409T1600Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.A.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 1110 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED DANGER OF THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068>072-082-303-501-503-505- 507>510-100000- /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.A.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK- 1110 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS...AND SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED DANGER OF THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ LANE
1 follow-up statement
630 WWUS82 KGSP 091850 RFWGSP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 250 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW... .DEEP WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENCE OF A DRY AND RELATIVELY WARM AIR MASS THROUGH TOMORROW. WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A DRY COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT ALSO DRIER AIR TO THE REGION...ALONG WITH STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-100000- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- 250 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. 20 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED DANGER OF THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE. 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. && $$ SCZ001>007-010-100000- /O.EXA.KGSP.FW.A.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/ OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- ANDERSON- 250 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED DANGER OF THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-068>072-082-303-501-503-505- 507>510-100000- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- NORTH CAROLINA PORTION OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK- 250 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS...AND SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED DANGER OF THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE. 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. && $$ LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 11:10 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:34 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in North 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.