Alert archive / Indiana / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this red flag warning at May 1, 2018, 3:34 AM EDT for 24 counties in 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, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 24 counties
Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 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
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 2789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
406 WWUS83 KIND 010734 RFWIND URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 334 AM EDT Tue May 1 2018 INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-011545- /O.NEW.KIND.FW.W.0001.180501T1600Z-180502T0000Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush- 334 AM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds...low relative humidity levels and dry fine fuels, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 70s and lower 80s. * 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. && $$ Ryan
3 follow-up statements
034 WWUS83 KIND 011339 RFWIND URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 939 AM EDT Tue May 1 2018 INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-012145- /O.CON.KIND.FW.W.0001.180501T1600Z-180502T0000Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush- 939 AM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... * Winds...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 26 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 70s. * Impacts...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ PUMA
324 WWUS83 KIND 011935 RFWIND URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 335 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-020000- /O.CON.KIND.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180502T0000Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush- 335 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...Around 25 percent. * Temperatures...Around 80. * 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. && $$
960 WWUS83 KIND 020003 RFWIND URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 803 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-020115- /O.EXP.KIND.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180502T0000Z/ Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery- Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Madison-Delaware-Randolph-Vermillion-Parke- Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-Hancock-Henry-Morgan-Johnson-Shelby-Rush- 803 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Humidities are rising, and winds are diminishing across the area. $$
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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.