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Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Oct 2, 2016, 3:16 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 2, 2016, 12:00 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
- Oct 2, 2016, 3:16 AM PDT (10:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2016, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
The text
As transmitted.
924 WWUS85 KREV 021016 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 316 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 CAZ273-NVZ459-030000- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0023.161002T1900Z-161003T0100Z/ MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 316 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 19 PERCENT. LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BRIDGEPORT TO YERINGTON TO SCHURZ. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
108 WWUS85 KREV 022132 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 232 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 CAZ273-NVZ459-030100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-161003T0100Z/ MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 232 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 19 PERCENT. LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BRIDGEPORT TO YERINGTON TO SCHURZ. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
698 WWUS85 KREV 030040 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 540 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 CAZ273-NVZ459-030145- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-161003T0100Z/ MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 540 PM PDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT HUMIDITY VALUES ARE RISING, LESSENING FIRE DANGER. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 3:08 AM PDT | Freeze Warning | REV | Lassen, Plumas, Sierra | 29 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.