Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 1, 2016, 5:43 AM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2016, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 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
- Feb 1, 2016, 5:43 AM CST (11:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2016, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 3719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
332 WWUS84 KEWX 011143 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS. TODAY WILL FEATURE UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS. TUESDAY WILL FEATURE MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS AND NORTHERLY WINDS. BOTH DAYS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EACH DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT SHORTLY AFTER 1 PM AND BOTTOM OUT AROUND 15 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON EACH DAY. WHILE THIS AREA DID EXPERIENCE SOME RAINFALL BACK ON JANUARY 26TH...FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES HAVE CURED AND CAN IGNITE EASILY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FURTHER EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THIS AREA TOO...THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY WILL NOT DROP AS FAR...AND FUELS HAVE A HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT. TXZ183-184-202-217-021145- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0001.160201T1900Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0001.160201T1900Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202 AND 217... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202 AND 217... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ228-021145- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0001.160201T1900Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ DIMMIT- 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ171-185>189-203-204-218-219-021145- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-UVALDE-MEDINA-ZAVALA- FRIO- 543 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...185...186...187...188... 189...203...204...218 AND 219... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...185...186...187... 188...189...203...204...218 AND 219. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
2 follow-up statements
702 WWUS84 KEWX 012114 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TODAY WILL FEATURE UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS. TUESDAY WILL BRING COOLER CONDITIONS AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. BOTH DAYS WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EACH DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT SHORTLY AFTER 1 PM AND BOTTOM OUT AROUND 15 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON EACH DAY. WHILE THIS AREA DID EXPERIENCE SOME RAINFALL BACK ON JANUARY 26TH... FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASSES HAVE CURED AND CAN IGNITE EASILY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THIS AREA TOO...THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. IN ADDITION... HUMIDITY WILL NOT DROP AS FAR...AND FUELS HAVE A HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT. TXZ183-184-202-217-228-021300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-DIMMIT- 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202... 217 AND 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184... 202...217 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK. * WIND...15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 15 TO 20 PERCENT * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ172-190-021300- /O.EXA.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ BURNET-BLANCO- 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 172 AND 190... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... BURNET AND BLANCO. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TXZ171-185>189-203-204-218-219-021300- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-UVALDE-MEDINA-ZAVALA- FRIO- 314 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...185...186...187... 188...189...203...204...218 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...UVALDE... MEDINA...ZAVALA...FRIO * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
963 WWUS84 KEWX 020026 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 626 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND WINTER GARDEN AREA WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO... .BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. COUPLED WITH THESE WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT FROM ABOUT NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND WESTERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THIS AREA TOO...THEY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THE LOWER 20 PERCENTILE. IN ADDITION... HUMIDITY WILL NOT DROP AS FAR...AND FUELS HAVE A HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT. TXZ183-184-202-217-228-021230- /O.EXP.KEWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-DIMMIT- 626 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY... MAVERICK AND DIMMIT COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND EDWARDS PLATEAU FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 183...184...202...217 AND 228... && $$ TXZ171-172-185>190-203-204-218-219-021230- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.A.0002.160202T1900Z-160203T0000Z/ LLANO-BURNET-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-UVALDE- MEDINA-ZAVALA-FRIO- 626 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 171...172...185...186... 187...188...189...190...203...204...218 AND 219... * AFFECTED AREA...THE FOLLOWING SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES... LLANO...REAL...KERR...BANDERA...GILLESPIE...KENDALL... UVALDE... MEDINA...ZAVALA...FRIO * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * THUNDERSTORMS...NONE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 9:23 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:43 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:43 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio and 11 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:40 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | EWX | Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Frio and 5 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.