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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2012, 7:34 AM EDT. 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, 7:34 AM EDT (11:34 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 Morristown, TN
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WWUS84 KMRX 091134 RFWMRX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 734 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. VAZ600-100000- /O.NEW.KMRX.FW.W.0001.120409T1600Z-120410T0000Z/ JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA FORESTRY DISTRICT 6- 734 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * TIMING...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * HUMIDITY...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 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 ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ DMG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:10 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 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.