Alert archive / Virginia / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this red flag warning at Mar 13, 2014, 3:51 AM EDT for 14 counties in Virginia; 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 13, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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 13, 2014, 3:51 AM EDT (07:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, Franklin County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
920 WWUS81 KRNK 130751 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 351 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO MAKE FOR ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY... .DRY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL QUICKLY BECOME CRITICAL EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY AND GREATLY ENHANCE FIRE DANGER AS FINE FUELS QUICKLY DRY UNDER INCREASING SUNSHINE. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-131600- /O.UPG.KRNK.FW.A.0001.140313T1300Z-140313T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FW.W.0002.140313T1300Z-140313T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 351 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 SURRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 STOKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CASWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 WILKES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 PATRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 FRANKLIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 BEDFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 AMHERST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PITTSYLVANIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 APPOMATTOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 BUCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 HALIFAX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 CHARLOTTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
814 WWUS81 KRNK 131814 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 214 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO MAKE FOR ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY... .DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BECOME CRITICAL EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY AND GREATLY ENHANCE FIRE DANGER AS FINE FUELS QUICKLY DRY UNDER INCREASING SUNSHINE. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-132200- /O.CON.KRNK.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 214 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 SURRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 STOKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CASWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 WILKES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 PATRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 FRANKLIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 BEDFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 AMHERST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PITTSYLVANIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 APPOMATTOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 BUCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 HALIFAX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 CHARLOTTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
253 WWUS81 KRNK 131953 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 353 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY... .ABUNDANT SUNSHINE COMBINED WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY TO HELP DRY THE FINE FUELS AFTER WEDNESDAYS RAINFALL. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY FOR FRIDAY...BRINGING MUCH WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHILE RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE WARMER AIR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER DRYING OF FUELS...AND MAKE FOR INCREASED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-140400- /O.NEW.KRNK.FW.A.0002.140314T1500Z-140314T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 353 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 SURRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 STOKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CASWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 WILKES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 PATRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 FRANKLIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 BEDFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 AMHERST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PITTSYLVANIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 APPOMATTOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 BUCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 HALIFAX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 CHARLOTTE. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ011>020-022>024-140400- /O.NEW.KRNK.FW.A.0002.140314T1500Z-140314T2200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- 353 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 ALLEGHANY NC. IN VIRGINIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 GILES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 WYTHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PULASKI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 MONTGOMERY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRAYSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 FLOYD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 CRAIG...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 ALLEGHANY VA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 BATH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 ROANOKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 BOTETOURT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 ROCKBRIDGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
538 WWUS81 KRNK 132200 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 600 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER EXPECTED FRIDAY... .WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE UP THIS EVENING. HOWEVER HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ONLY GOING TO RECOVER INTO THE 50-60 PERCENT RANGE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY FOR FRIDAY...BRINGING MUCH WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHILE RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE WARMER AIR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER DRYING OF FUELS...AND MAKE FOR INCREASED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-140600- /O.EXP.KRNK.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140313T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FW.A.0002.140314T1500Z-140314T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 600 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ011>020-022>024-140600- /O.CON.KRNK.FW.A.0002.140314T1500Z-140314T2200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- 600 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NEW RIVER...ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS WEST TO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 9:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:53 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 24 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Virginia, 2014Red Flag Warnings in North Carolina, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
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.