Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 24, 2017, 9:25 AM CDT for Edwards County, Kinney County, Val Verde County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
- Mar 24, 2017, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
Counties Edwards County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Val Verde County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:25 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
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 1520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
395 WWUS84 KEWX 241425 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 925 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 TXZ183-184-202-250000- /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0004.170324T1700Z-170325T0000Z/ Val Verde-Edwards-Kinney- 925 AM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Edwards...Kinney...Val Verde Counties. * WIND...West wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon and early evening. * HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent in the afternoon and early evening. * 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...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
2 follow-up statements
617 WWUS84 KEWX 242022 AAA RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 322 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 TXZ183-184-202-250000- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170325T0000Z/ Val Verde-Edwards-Kinney- 322 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... * AFFECTED AREA...Edwards...Kinney...Val Verde Counties1. * WIND...West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph through early evening. * HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent through early evening. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
693 WWUS84 KEWX 242359 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 659 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 TXZ183-184-202-250100- /O.EXT.KEWX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170325T0100Z/ Val Verde-Edwards-Kinney- 659 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND WESTERN HILL COUNTRY... * AFFECTED AREA...Edwards...Kinney...Val Verde Counties1. * WIND...West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph through early evening. * HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent through early evening. * 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...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 46 min |
| Mar 24, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | EWX | Fayette | 45 min |
| Mar 24, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EWX | Fayette | 20 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.