Alert archive / Mississippi / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this red flag warning at Jan 14, 2012, 2:03 PM CST for 22 counties in Mississippi; 20 counties in Tennessee; 12 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 2 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
- Jan 14, 2012, 2:03 PM CST (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2012, 4:20 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 54 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 2339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
659 WWUS84 KMEG 142003 RFWMEG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 203 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON... .A DRY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM WHILE SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOW. IN ADDITION...WITH LITTLE RAIN THE PAST FEW DAYS...10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE HAS DECREASED TO NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW 10 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE AROUND SUNSET WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>017-020>024- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>091-150000- /O.NEW.KMEG.FW.W.0001.120114T2003Z-120115T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-MARSHALL- BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA- TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- 203 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WIND...20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT...PERHAPS NEAR 20 PERCENT IN SOME SPOTS. * 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE...AROUND 10 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. && $$ JCL
2 follow-up statements
007 WWUS84 KMEG 142034 RFWMEG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 234 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON... .A DRY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM WHILE SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOW. IN ADDITION...WITH LITTLE RAIN THE PAST FEW DAYS...10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE HAS DECREASED TO NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW 10 PERCENT. THESE WEATHER FACTORS WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE AROUND SUNSET WITH FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>017-020>024- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>091-150000- /O.CON.KMEG.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120115T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-MARSHALL- BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA- TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- 234 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI... * WIND...20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT...PERHAPS NEAR 20 PERCENT IN SOME SPOTS. * 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE...AROUND 10 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. && $$ JCL
868 WWUS84 KMEG 142220 RFWMEG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 420 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MIDSOUTH HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE MIDSOUTH ALLOWING HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. STRONG WINDS OVER THE AREA HAVE ALSO BEGUN TO DIMINISH. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>017-020>024- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>091-142330- /O.CAN.KMEG.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120115T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-MARSHALL- BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA- TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- 420 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Mississippi, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Tennessee, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Arkansas, 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.