Alert archive / Virginia / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2016, 4:22 PM EDT for 10 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 9, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 8, 2016, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 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 Blacksburg, VA
Counties Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
646 WWUS81 KRNK 082022 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 422 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...VERY WINDY AND DRY WEATHER TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY... .A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AND MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL DRY OUT THE AIRMASS QUICKLY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-090430- /O.NEW.KRNK.FW.W.0002.160409T1400Z-160410T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 422 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 STOKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CASWELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PITTSYLVANIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 APPOMATTOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 BUCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 HALIFAX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 CHARLOTTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
686 WWUS81 KRNK 090344 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1144 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...VERY WINDY AND DRY WEATHER TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY... .A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AND MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL DRY OUT THE AIRMASS QUICKLY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-091200- /O.CON.KRNK.FW.W.0002.160409T1400Z-160410T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 1144 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTH CAROLINA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 STOKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 ROCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 CASWELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 HENRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 PITTSYLVANIA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 APPOMATTOX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 BUCKINGHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 HALIFAX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 CHARLOTTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
956 WWUS81 KRNK 090907 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 507 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... .A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL DRY THE AIR MASS QUICKLY. COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF RECENT RAINFALL AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS SITUATION WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT WILDFIRE SPREAD. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-100000- /O.CON.KRNK.FW.W.0002.160409T1400Z-160410T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 507 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE PIEDMONT REGION OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA... * AFFECTED AREA...VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE) PW
877 WWUS81 KRNK 100006 RFWRNK URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 806 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WINDS SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-100115- /O.EXP.KRNK.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160410T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 806 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT REACHING 60 TO 70 PERCENT. WIND WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH WINDS SPEEDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. BY MORNING WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK/EMER/EMER_FIRE.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 5:12 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:12 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 35 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:12 AM EDT | Hard Freeze Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 16 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:42 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 30 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:04 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 20 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Virginia, 2016Red Flag Warnings in North Carolina, 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.