Alert archive / Kentucky / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this red flag warning at Nov 17, 2016, 1:01 PM CST for 45 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Nov 18, 2016, 10:00 AM CST. 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
- Nov 17, 2016, 1:01 PM CST (19:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2016, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 45 counties
Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1878 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
794 WWUS83 KLMK 171901 RFWLMK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 201 PM EST THU NOV 17 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .ONGOING SEVERE DROUGHT...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. KYZ049-056-057-066-067-075>078-081-082-181015- /O.NEW.KLMK.FW.W.0001.161118T1600Z-161119T0000Z/ CLARK-GARRARD-MADISON-CASEY-LINCOLN-MONROE-METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL- CUMBERLAND-CLINTON- 201 PM EST THU NOV 17 2016 /101 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...CLARK...GARRARD...MADISON...CASEY...LINCOLN... MONROE...METCALFE...ADAIR...RUSSELL...CUMBERLAND...AND CLINTON COUNTIES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...LOCALLY NEAR 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. 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. && $$ RAS
2 follow-up statements
257 WWUS83 KLMK 180825 RFWLMK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 325 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .ONGOING SEVERE DROUGHT...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. KYZ027>043-045>048-053>055-061>065-070>074-181600- /O.EXA.KLMK.FW.W.0001.161118T1600Z-161119T0000Z/ GRAYSON-HARDIN-BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY- FRANKLIN-SCOTT-HARRISON-SPENCER-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON- NICHOLAS-NELSON-WASHINGTON-MERCER-JESSAMINE-LARUE-MARION-BOYLE- BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-GREEN-TAYLOR-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN- BARREN- 325 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 /225 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027...028...029...030...031... 032...033...034...035...036...037...038...039...040...041...042... 043...045...046...047...048...053...054...055...061...062...063... 064...065...070...071...072...073 AND 074... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027...028...029...030... 031...032...033...034...035...036...037...038...039...040... 041...042...043...045...046...047...048...053...054...055... 061...062...063...064...065...070...071...072...073 AND 074. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. 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. && $$ KYZ049-056-057-066-067-075>078-081-082-181600- /O.CON.KLMK.FW.W.0001.161118T1600Z-161119T0000Z/ CLARK-GARRARD-MADISON-CASEY-LINCOLN-MONROE-METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL- CUMBERLAND-CLINTON- 325 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 /225 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...056...057...066... 067...075...076...077...078...081 AND 082... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...056...057...066... 067...075...076...077...078...081 AND 082. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. 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. && $$ BJS
379 WWUS83 KLMK 181434 RFWLMK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 934 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .ONGOING SEVERE DROUGHT...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. KYZ027>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-190000- /O.CON.KLMK.FW.W.0001.161118T1600Z-161119T0000Z/ GRAYSON-HARDIN-BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY- FRANKLIN-SCOTT-HARRISON-SPENCER-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON- NICHOLAS-NELSON-WASHINGTON-MERCER-JESSAMINE-CLARK-LARUE-MARION- BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-BUTLER-EDMONSON-HART-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY- LINCOLN-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-MONROE-METCALFE-ADAIR- RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON- 934 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 /834 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027...028...029...030... 031...032...033...034...035...036...037...038...039...040... 041...042...043...045...046...047...048...049...053...054... 055...056...057...061...062...063...064...065...066...067... 070...071...072...073...074...075...076...077...078...081 AND 082. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ RJS
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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.