Alert archive / Tennessee / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2012, 11:24 AM CST. It was in force for 10 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
- Mar 6, 2012, 11:24 AM CST (17:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
913 WWUS84 KOHX 061724 RFWOHX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1124 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR ALL MIDDLE TENNESSEE FIRE DISTRICTS... .THE COMBINATION OF ABNORMALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A STRONG SOUTHERLY BREEZE HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND AND HIGHLAND RIM FIRE DISTRICTS TODAY. TNZ400-501-502-070000- /O.NEW.KOHX.FW.W.0002.120306T1724Z-120307T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)- HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)- 1124 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 400...501 AND 502... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 400. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 501. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 502. * WIND...SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20% TO 30%. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * 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. && $$ ROSE
1 follow-up statement
434 WWUS84 KOHX 062352 RFWOHX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 552 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR ALL MIDDLE TENNESSEE FIRE DISTRICTS... .THE COMBINATION OF ABNORMALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A STRONG SOUTHERLY BREEZE HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND AND HIGHLAND RIM FIRE DISTRICTS TODAY. TNZ400-501-502-070300- /O.EXT.KOHX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120307T0300Z/ CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)- HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)- 552 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ALL THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 400. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 501. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 502. * WIND...SOUTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15% TO 25%. * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 04
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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.