Alert archive / Ohio / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this red flag warning at May 1, 2018, 10:08 AM EDT for 27 counties in Ohio; Fayette County, Union County, Wayne County, Indiana. It took effect at May 1, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT. 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
- May 1, 2018, 10:08 AM EDT (14:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2018, 7:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
All 30 counties
Fayette County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Auglaize County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 2976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
071 WWUS81 KILN 011408 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1008 AM EDT Tue May 1 2018 INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-054>056-064-065-073-074-082- 012215- /O.UPG.KILN.FW.A.0002.180501T1600Z-180502T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.FW.W.0002.180501T1600Z-180502T0000Z/ Wayne-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Delaware- Miami-Champaign-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Pickaway-Fairfield- Ross-Hocking-Pike- 1008 AM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WHITEWATER VALLEY WEST CENTRAL OHIO THE SCIOTO VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 026 Hardin...Fire Weather Zone 034 Mercer...Fire Weather Zone 035 Auglaize...Fire Weather Zone 042 Darke...Fire Weather Zone 043 Shelby...Fire Weather Zone 044 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 045 Union OH...Fire Weather Zone 046 Delaware...Fire Weather Zone 050 Wayne...Fire Weather Zone 051 Miami...Fire Weather Zone 052 Champaign... Fire Weather Zone 054 Madison...Fire Weather Zone 055 Franklin OH...Fire Weather Zone 056 Licking...Fire Weather Zone 064 Pickaway...Fire Weather Zone 065 Fairfield...Fire Weather Zone 073 Ross...Fire Weather Zone 074 Hocking and Fire Weather Zone 082 Pike. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 21 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please avoid burning as conditions are favorable for rapid fire growth. && $$ INZ058-059-OHZ053-060>063-070>072-088-012215- /O.NEW.KILN.FW.W.0002.180501T1600Z-180502T0000Z/ Fayette IN-Union IN-Clark-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH- Butler-Warren-Clinton-Scioto- 1008 AM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WHITEWATER VALLEY THE SCIOTO VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 053 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 058 Fayette IN...Fire Weather Zone 059 Union IN...Fire Weather Zone 060 Preble...Fire Weather Zone 061 Montgomery... Fire Weather Zone 062 Greene...Fire Weather Zone 063 Fayette OH...Fire Weather Zone 070 Butler...Fire Weather Zone 071 Warren...Fire Weather Zone 072 Clinton and Fire Weather Zone 088 Scioto. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please avoid burning as conditions are favorable for rapid fire growth. && $$
2 follow-up statements
335 WWUS81 KILN 011941 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 341 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES... .Southwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph will begin to die down late this afternoon. These winds coupled with a very dry airmass has led to the continuation of a red flag warning. INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-082- 088-020000- /O.CON.KILN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180502T0000Z/ Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby- Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH- Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield- Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Pike-Scioto- 341 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WHITEWATER VALLEY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 026 Hardin...Fire Weather Zone 034 Mercer...Fire Weather Zone 035 Auglaize...Fire Weather Zone 042 Darke...Fire Weather Zone 043 Shelby...Fire Weather Zone 044 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 045 Union OH...Fire Weather Zone 046 Delaware...Fire Weather Zone 050 Wayne...Fire Weather Zone 051 Miami...Fire Weather Zone 052 Champaign... Fire Weather Zone 053 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 054 Madison... Fire Weather Zone 055 Franklin OH...Fire Weather Zone 056 Licking...Fire Weather Zone 058 Fayette IN...Fire Weather Zone 059 Union IN...Fire Weather Zone 060 Preble...Fire Weather Zone 061 Montgomery...Fire Weather Zone 062 Greene...Fire Weather Zone 063 Fayette OH...Fire Weather Zone 064 Pickaway... Fire Weather Zone 065 Fairfield... Fire Weather Zone 070 Butler...Fire Weather Zone 071 Warren... Fire Weather Zone 072 Clinton...Fire Weather Zone 073 Ross...Fire Weather Zone 074 Hocking...Fire Weather Zone 082 Pike and Fire Weather Zone 088 Scioto. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 24 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please avoid burning as conditions are favorable for rapid fire growth. && $$
932 WWUS81 KILN 012358 RFWILN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 758 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-082- 088-020100- /O.CAN.KILN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180502T0000Z/ Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby- Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH- Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield- Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Pike-Scioto- 758 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOW TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM... The National Weather Service in Wilmington has allowed the Red Flag Warning to expire. Winds are starting to die down and as temperatures drop from their highs of the day, the relative humidity is starting to recover. Therefore will allow the Red Flag Warning to end on time at 8 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:22 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield and 14 more | 14 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.