Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 31, 2016, 3:21 AM PDT for Washoe County, Nevada; Lassen County, California. It took effect at Aug 31, 2016, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Aug 31, 2016, 3:21 AM PDT (10:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2016, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 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
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 3832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
369 WWUS85 KREV 311021 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 321 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 CAZ270-312300- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0011.160831T2000Z-160901T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0012.160901T1800Z-160902T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- 321 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY...BUT BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE STILL LIKELY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA. * WINDS...FOR TODAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY THURSDAY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 10 TO 16%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ278-NVZ450-458-312300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.160831T2000Z-160901T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0017.160831T2100Z-160901T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0012.160901T1800Z-160902T0400Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 321 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...FOR TODAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 8 TO 16%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
943 WWUS85 KREV 312128 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 228 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 CAZ270-312230- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0012.160901T1800Z-160902T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- 228 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RATHER BREEZY THURSDAY, RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE RISING. GUSTS SHOULD BE ON THE ORDER OF 30-35 MPH WITH RH RISING TO AROUND 20% THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS SUCH...THE WATCH FOR ZONE 270 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ278-NVZ450-458-010930- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0012.160901T1800Z-160902T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0018.160901T1800Z-160902T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160901T0300Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 228 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...FOR TODAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 8 TO 16%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION, SUCH AS YARD WORK, TARGET SHOOTING, OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ NVZ453-010930- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0018.160901T2000Z-160902T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 228 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE BASIN AND RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 8 TO 14%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION, SUCH AS YARD WORK, TARGET SHOOTING, OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
519 WWUS85 KREV 010300 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 CAZ278-NVZ450-458-011500- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160901T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0018.160901T1800Z-160902T0400Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * HUMIDITY THURSDAY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 8 TO 16%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION, SUCH AS YARD WORK, TARGET SHOOTING, OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ NVZ453-011500- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0018.160901T2000Z-160902T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 8 TO 14%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
884 WWUS85 KREV 010305 CCA RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 805 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 CAZ278-NVZ450-458-011515- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160901T0300Z/ /O.COR.KREV.FW.W.0018.160901T1800Z-160902T0400Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 805 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 CORRECTED TO ADD WINDS FOR THURSDAY ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY THURSDAY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 8 TO 16%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ NVZ453-011515- /O.COR.KREV.FW.W.0018.160901T2000Z-160902T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 805 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 8 TO 14%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2:28 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | Washoe | 31 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2016Red Flag Warnings in California, 2016Every 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.