Alert archive / North Carolina / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this red flag warning at Apr 30, 2021, 3:41 AM EDT for 15 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 30, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT. 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
- Apr 30, 2021, 3:41 AM EDT (07:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2021, 7:43 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
Counties Beaufort County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Craven County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Greene County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Washington County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 1203 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
198 WWUS82 KMHX 300741 RFWMHX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 341 AM EDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .Very low humidity and gusty winds behind a cold front this morning will combine with extremely low fuel moisture, to lead to a high risk for rapid fire spread today. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203-301545- /O.UPG.KMHX.FW.A.0001.210430T1600Z-210430T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMHX.FW.W.0001.210430T1400Z-210501T0000Z/ Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow- Coastal Onslow-Northern Outer Banks- 341 AM EDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has issued a Red Flag Warning for high fire danger, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Martin, Pitt, Washington, Tyrrell, Mainland Dare, Greene, Beaufort, Mainland Hyde, Duplin, Lenoir, Jones, Pamlico, Northern Craven, Southern Craven, West Carteret, East Carteret, Inland Onslow, Coastal Onslow and Northern Outer Banks. * TIMING...Friday afternoon through early evening. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the upper 70s. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop today. Outdoor fires may easily grow out of control in these conditions. All outdoor burning is discouraged. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
994 WWUS82 KMHX 301606 RFWMHX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1206 PM EDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .Very low humidity, gusty winds, and extremely low fuel moisture will lead to a high risk for rapid fire spread today. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203-010000- /O.CON.KMHX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210501T0000Z/ Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow- Coastal Onslow-Northern Outer Banks- 1206 PM EDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * AFFECTED AREA...Martin, Pitt, Washington, Tyrrell, Mainland Dare, Greene, Beaufort, Mainland Hyde, Duplin, Lenoir, Jones, Pamlico, Northern Craven, Southern Craven, West Carteret, East Carteret, Inland Onslow, Coastal Onslow and Northern Outer Banks. * TIMING...Friday afternoon through early evening. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the upper 70s. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop today. Outdoor fires may easily grow out of control in these conditions. All outdoor burning is discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, .or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
575 WWUS82 KMHX 302343 RFWMHX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 743 PM EDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .Gusty winds have diminished and dew points have begun to rebound across Eastern NC, thus the Red Flag Warning has been cancelled. NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203-010045- /O.CAN.KMHX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210501T0000Z/ Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Pamlico-Northern Craven- Southern Craven-West Carteret-East Carteret-Inland Onslow- Coastal Onslow-Northern Outer Banks- 743 PM EDT Fri Apr 30 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN NC... The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:09 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MHX | 24 hr | |
| Apr 30, 7:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 35 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.