Alert archive / West Virginia / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this red flag warning at Apr 13, 2018, 8:49 AM EDT for 18 counties in West Virginia; 7 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Apr 13, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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 13, 2018, 8:49 AM EDT (12:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 25 counties
Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Mason County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 2262 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 369 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
593 WWUS81 KRLX 131249 RFWRLX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 849 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 OHZ075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039-040-525-526- 132100- /O.NEW.KRLX.FW.W.0002.180413T1500Z-180414T0000Z/ Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH- Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie- Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 849 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 007 Mason, Fire Weather Zone 008 Jackson WV, Fire Weather Zone 009 Wood, Fire Weather Zone 010 Pleasants, Fire Weather Zone 011 Tyler, Fire Weather Zone 016 Roane, Fire Weather Zone 017 Wirt, Fire Weather Zone 018 Calhoun, Fire Weather Zone 019 Ritchie, Fire Weather Zone 020 Doddridge, Fire Weather Zone 028 Braxton, Fire Weather Zone 029 Gilmer, Fire Weather Zone 030 Lewis, Fire Weather Zone 031 Harrison, Fire Weather Zone 032 Taylor, Fire Weather Zone 039 Upshur, Fire Weather Zone 040 Barbour, Fire Weather Zone 075 Athens, Fire Weather Zone 076 Washington, Fire Weather Zone 083 Jackson OH, Fire Weather Zone 084 Vinton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Meigs, Fire Weather Zone 086 Gallia, Fire Weather Zone 087 Lawrence OH, Fire Weather Zone 525 Northwest Randolph and Fire Weather Zone 526 Southeast Randolph. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Timing...Noon today through 8PM * Relative Humidity...As low as 22 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 70s to near 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. && $$ Kistner
2 follow-up statements
888 WWUS81 KRLX 131755 RFWRLX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 155 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 OHZ075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039-040-525-526- 140000- /O.CON.KRLX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180414T0000Z/ Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH- Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie- Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 155 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 007 Mason, Fire Weather Zone 008 Jackson WV, Fire Weather Zone 009 Wood, Fire Weather Zone 010 Pleasants, Fire Weather Zone 011 Tyler, Fire Weather Zone 016 Roane, Fire Weather Zone 017 Wirt, Fire Weather Zone 018 Calhoun, Fire Weather Zone 019 Ritchie, Fire Weather Zone 020 Doddridge, Fire Weather Zone 028 Braxton, Fire Weather Zone 029 Gilmer, Fire Weather Zone 030 Lewis, Fire Weather Zone 031 Harrison, Fire Weather Zone 032 Taylor, Fire Weather Zone 039 Upshur, Fire Weather Zone 040 Barbour, Fire Weather Zone 075 Athens, Fire Weather Zone 076 Washington, Fire Weather Zone 083 Jackson OH, Fire Weather Zone 084 Vinton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Meigs, Fire Weather Zone 086 Gallia, Fire Weather Zone 087 Lawrence OH, Fire Weather Zone 525 Northwest Randolph and Fire Weather Zone 526 Southeast Randolph. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Timing...Noon today through 8PM * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 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. && $$ Kistner
948 WWUS81 KRLX 132351 RFWRLX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 751 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 OHZ075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-016>020-028>032-039-040-525-526- 140100- /O.EXP.KRLX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180414T0000Z/ Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH- Mason-Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Roane-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie- Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Randolph-Southeast Randolph- 751 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 016, 017, 018, 019, 020, 028, 029, 030, 031, 032, 039, 040, 075, 076, 083, 084, 085, 086, 087, 525, AND 526... Though the red flag warning is expiring, burning is discouraged this evening. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in West Virginia, 2018Red Flag Warnings in Ohio, 2018Every red flag warning in 2018
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.