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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 22, 20165 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:30 AM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 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 22, 2016, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired: Mar 22, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

Counties Bracken County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Pike County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 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 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

222 
WWUS81 KILN 220730
RFWILN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
330 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

KYZ099-100-OHZ073-074-081-082-088-221530-
/O.UPG.KILN.FW.A.0001.160322T1500Z-160323T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KILN.FW.W.0002.160322T1500Z-160323T0000Z/
MASON-LEWIS-ROSS-HOCKING-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
330 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 ROSS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  074 HOCKING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  082 PIKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 SCIOTO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  099 MASON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 100 LEWIS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 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 WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

KYZ097-098-221530-
/O.NEW.KILN.FW.W.0002.160322T1500Z-160323T0000Z/
BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-
330 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN KENTUCKY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 BRACKEN AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 098 ROBERTSON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 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 WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

3 follow-up statements

150 
WWUS81 KILN 221351
RFWILN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
951 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

KYZ097>100-OHZ073-074-081-082-088-222200-
/O.CON.KILN.FW.W.0002.160322T1500Z-160323T0000Z/
BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-ROSS-HOCKING-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
951 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 ROSS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  074 HOCKING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  082 PIKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 SCIOTO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  097 BRACKEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 098 ROBERTSON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 099 MASON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 100 LEWIS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 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 WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

647 
WWUS81 KILN 221912
RFWILN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
312 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

KYZ097>100-OHZ073-074-081-082-088-230000-
/O.CON.KILN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/
BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-ROSS-HOCKING-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
312 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 ROSS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  074 HOCKING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  082 PIKE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 SCIOTO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  097 BRACKEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 098 ROBERTSON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 099 MASON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 100 LEWIS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 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 WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

325 
WWUS81 KILN 222357
RFWILN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
757 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016


KYZ097>100-OHZ073-074-081-082-088-230100-
/O.EXP.KILN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160323T0000Z/
BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-ROSS-HOCKING-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
757 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE DOWN THIS EVENING...WHILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 25 PERCENT. THEREFORE THE RED
FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Ohio, 2016 Red Flag Warnings in Kentucky, 2016 Every red flag warning in 2016

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.