Alert archive / Kentucky / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this red flag warning at Dec 13, 2017, 6:29 AM EST for 33 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Dec 13, 2017, 11:00 AM EST. 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
- Dec 13, 2017, 6:29 AM EST (11:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2017, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2017, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
All 33 counties
Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
173 WWUS83 KJKL 131129 RFWJKL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Jackson KY 629 AM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today Due to Low RH and Strong Winds... .Gusty winds this afternoon and into the evening will result in critical fire weather conditions. South to southwest winds sustained at times from 15 to 20 mph this afternoon and early will combine with humidities bottoming out near 20 percent in many places to lead to dangerous fire behavior. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-140200- /O.NEW.KJKL.FW.W.0002.171213T1600Z-171214T0200Z/ Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- 629 AM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 044, 050, 051, 052, 058, 059, 060, 068, 069, 079, 080, 083, 084, 085, 086, 087, 088, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, AND 120... The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM EST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 044 Fleming, Fire weather zone 050 Montgomery, Fire weather zone 051 Bath, Fire weather zone 052 Rowan, Fire weather zone 058 Estill, Fire weather zone 059 Powell, Fire weather zone 060 Menifee, Fire weather zone 068 Rockcastle, Fire weather zone 069 Jackson, Fire weather zone 079 Pulaski, Fire weather zone 080 Laurel, Fire weather zone 083 Wayne, Fire weather zone 084 McCreary, Fire weather zone 085 Whitley, Fire weather zone 086 Knox, Fire weather zone 087 Bell, Fire weather zone 088 Harlan, Fire weather zone 104 Elliott, Fire weather zone 106 Morgan, Fire weather zone 107 Johnson, Fire weather zone 108 Wolfe, Fire weather zone 109 Magoffin, Fire weather zone 110 Floyd, Fire weather zone 111 Lee, Fire weather zone 112 Breathitt, Fire weather zone 113 Knott, Fire weather zone 114 Owsley, Fire weather zone 115 Perry, Fire weather zone 116 Clay, Fire weather zone 117 Leslie, Fire weather zone 118 Letcher, Fire weather zone 119 Martin, and Fire weather zone 120 Pike. * WIND...South to southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Down to between 20 to 25 percent by mid 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...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ GREIF
2 follow-up statements
135 WWUS83 KJKL 131319 CCA RFWJKL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED National Weather Service Jackson KY 819 AM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Today and This Evening Due to Low Humidity and Strong Winds... .Gusty winds and low humidity this afternoon and into the evening will result in red flag conditions. Sustained south to southwest winds will increase during the day, reaching 15 to 20 mph at times. Combined with relative humidity bottoming out at 20 to 25 percent in most places, this will lead to a potential for dangerous fire behavior lasting into the evening. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-140200- /O.COR.KJKL.FW.W.0002.171213T1600Z-171214T0200Z/ Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- 819 AM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 044, 050, 051, 052, 058, 059, 060, 068, 069, 079, 080, 083, 084, 085, 086, 087, 088, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, AND 120... The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM EST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 044 Fleming, Fire weather zone 050 Montgomery, Fire weather zone 051 Bath, Fire weather zone 052 Rowan, Fire weather zone 058 Estill, Fire weather zone 059 Powell, Fire weather zone 060 Menifee, Fire weather zone 068 Rockcastle, Fire weather zone 069 Jackson, Fire weather zone 079 Pulaski, Fire weather zone 080 Laurel, Fire weather zone 083 Wayne, Fire weather zone 084 McCreary, Fire weather zone 085 Whitley, Fire weather zone 086 Knox, Fire weather zone 087 Bell, Fire weather zone 088 Harlan, Fire weather zone 104 Elliott, Fire weather zone 106 Morgan, Fire weather zone 107 Johnson, Fire weather zone 108 Wolfe, Fire weather zone 109 Magoffin, Fire weather zone 110 Floyd, Fire weather zone 111 Lee, Fire weather zone 112 Breathitt, Fire weather zone 113 Knott, Fire weather zone 114 Owsley, Fire weather zone 115 Perry, Fire weather zone 116 Clay, Fire weather zone 117 Leslie, Fire weather zone 118 Letcher, Fire weather zone 119 Martin, and Fire weather zone 120 Pike. * WIND...south to southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, especially late in the day and into the evening. * HUMIDITY...bottoming out from 20 to 25 percent in most locations late today. * 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. && $$ GREIF/HAL
055 WWUS83 KJKL 140202 RFWJKL URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Jackson KY 902 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-140315- /O.EXP.KJKL.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-171214T0200Z/ Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- 902 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY... Gusty winds will continue this evening and tonight as a cold front approaches eastern Kentucky, but relative humidity values will steadily recover and remain above 25 percent. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:15 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | Bath, Laurel, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Pulaski and 3 more | 13 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.