Alert archive / West Virginia / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2012, 11:33 AM EDT for 15 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Kentucky; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. 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 10, 2012, 11:33 AM EDT (15:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 21 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Clay County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 1515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
323 WWUS81 KRLX 101533 RFWRLX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1133 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-030-033>040- 046-047-102345- /O.NEW.KRLX.FW.W.0002.120410T1533Z-120411T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 1133 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DICKENSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 WAYNE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CABELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 LINCOLN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 KANAWHA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 MINGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 BOONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 BRAXTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 LEWIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 MCDOWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 WYOMING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 RALEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 FAYETTE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 NICHOLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 UPSHUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 BARBOUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 POCAHONTAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 GREENUP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 CARTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 BOYD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 LAWRENCE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 25 PERCENT NORTH AND AROUND 20 PERCENT SOUTH AND EAST. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
388 WWUS81 KRLX 101954 RFWRLX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 354 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-030-033>040- 046-047-110000- /O.CON.KRLX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120411T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 354 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DICKENSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 WAYNE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CABELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 LINCOLN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 KANAWHA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 MINGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 BOONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 BRAXTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 LEWIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 MCDOWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 WYOMING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 RALEIGH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 FAYETTE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 NICHOLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 UPSHUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 BARBOUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 POCAHONTAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 GREENUP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 CARTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 BOYD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 LAWRENCE. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 25 PERCENT NORTH AND AROUND 20 PERCENT SOUTH AND EAST. 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. && $$
510 WWUS81 KRLX 102345 RFWRLX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 745 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-030-033>040- 046-047-110045- /O.EXP.KRLX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120411T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 745 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH SOUTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... THE GUSTY WINDS FROM TODAY ARE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING AS WELL AND THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:01 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:09 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:21 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in West Virginia, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Kentucky, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Virginia, 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.