Alert archive / Ohio / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this red flag warning at Jun 27, 2012, 3:41 PM EDT for 32 counties in Ohio; 12 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jun 28, 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
- Jun 27, 2012, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 28, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
All 52 counties
Dearborn County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Boone County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 2110 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
708 WWUS81 KILN 271941 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 341 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ034-035-042-043-051- 060>062-070>072-077>082-088-280345- /O.UPG.KILN.FW.A.0001.120628T1600Z-120629T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.FW.W.0001.120628T1600Z-120629T0000Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- SHELBY-MIAMI-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON- HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 341 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREAS...EASTERN INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON THURSDAY * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ OHZ026-044>046-052>056-063>065-073-074-280345- /O.NEW.KILN.FW.W.0001.120628T1600Z-120629T0000Z/ HARDIN-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON- FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-ROSS-HOCKING- 341 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL OHIO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...CENTRAL OHIO * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING ON THURSDAY * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BINAU
5 follow-up statements
938 WWUS81 KILN 280153 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 953 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-281000- /O.CON.KILN.FW.W.0001.120628T1600Z-120629T0000Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 953 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREAS...EASTERN INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON THURSDAY * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
660 WWUS81 KILN 280745 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 345 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-281945- /O.CON.KILN.FW.W.0001.120628T1600Z-120629T0000Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 345 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO... * AFFECTED AREAS...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
178 WWUS81 KILN 281347 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 947 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-282300- /O.CON.KILN.FW.W.0001.120628T1600Z-120629T0000Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 947 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA... NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO... * AFFECTED AREAS...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING . * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
047 WWUS81 KILN 281937 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 337 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-290000- /O.CON.KILN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 337 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA... NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO... * AFFECTED AREAS...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING . * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
703 WWUS81 KILN 282359 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 759 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-290100- /O.EXP.KILN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0000Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 759 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST OHIO... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS ARE NO LONGER AT CRITICAL LEVELS...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 3:57 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:57 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 56 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 51 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Ohio, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Kentucky, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Indiana, 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.