Alert archive / North Carolina / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC
NWS Raleigh, NC issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2016, 3:58 PM EDT for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 9, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties
Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 44 | Rocky Mount Wilson Apt, NC | 44 MPH WIND GUST OBSERVED AT ROCKY MOUNT WILSON AIRPORT AT 1040 AM |
| Apr 9, 10:56 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Rdu International Airpo, NC | 43 MPH WIND GUST OBSERVED AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AT 1056 AM |
| Apr 9, 12:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 4 Sw Raleigh, NC | 40 MPH WIND GUST OBSERVED AT NWS RALEIGH AT 1225 PM |
| Apr 9, 12:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Raleigh, NC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN RALEIGH...ONE TREE BLOCKING PERSON STREET |
| Apr 9, 12:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Knightdale, NC | TWITTER USER PROVIDED PICTURE OF TREE SNAPPED ACROSS ROAD AT KNIGHTDALE BLVD AND WIDEWATERS PKWY IN KNIGHTDALE |
| Apr 9, 3:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Durham, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY... TREE ON A VEHICLE IN DURHAM WITH 2 INJURIES |
| Apr 9, 3:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Raleigh, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
492 WWUS82 KRAH 081958 RFWRAH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 358 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NC... .BLUSTERY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR SATURDAY. NO OUTDOOR BURNING OF ANY TYPE SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED SATURDAY. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-090400- /O.NEW.KRAH.FW.W.0001.160409T1400Z-160410T0000Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 358 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20-25 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
337 WWUS82 KRAH 090431 RFWRAH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1231 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NC... .BLUSTERY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR TODAY. NO OUTDOOR BURNING OF ANY TYPE SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED TODAY. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-100000- /O.CON.KRAH.FW.W.0001.160409T1400Z-160410T0000Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 1231 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH (ALL LOWER CASE)
525 WWUS82 KRAH 091454 RFWRAH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1054 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NC... .BLUSTERY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR TODAY. NO OUTDOOR BURNING OF ANY TYPE SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED TODAY. NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-100000- /O.CON.KRAH.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160410T0000Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 1054 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY 17 TO 23 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH (ALL LOWER CASE)
302 WWUS82 KRAH 100007 RFWRAH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 807 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-100115- /O.EXP.KRAH.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160410T0000Z/ PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE- ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM- WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE- ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON- 807 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL NC... DIMINISHING WINDS AND RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LESSEN THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Raleigh, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:24 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RAH | Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham and 25 more | 24 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.