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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2022, 2:12 PM CDT for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 8, 2022, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2022, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 33 counties
Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX
The radar
The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 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
- 3567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
930 WWUS84 KEWX 081912 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 212 PM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions expected Saturday across South Central Texas... ...On Saturday south to southwesterly winds are forecast to increase across the entire area, with sustained 20-foot winds of 15 to 20 mph and gusts around 30 mph. This, in combination with minimum RH values in the teens to low 20s will result in critical fire weather conditions. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-090600- /O.UPG.KEWX.FW.A.0011.220409T1700Z-220410T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEWX.FW.W.0021.220409T1700Z-220410T0100Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera- Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde- Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala- Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit- 212 PM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could be difficult to control and will likely spread rapidly. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
932 WWUS84 KEWX 081915 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 215 PM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions expected Saturday across South Central Texas... ...On Saturday south to southwesterly winds are forecast to increase across the entire area, with sustained 20-foot winds of 15 to 20 mph and gusts around 30 mph. This, in combination with minimum RH values in the teens to low 20s will result in critical fire weather conditions. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-090500- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0021.220409T1700Z-220410T0100Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera- Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde- Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala- Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit- 215 PM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * WINDS...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could be difficult to control and will likely spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
233 WWUS84 KEWX 090507 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 1207 AM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions expected Saturday across South Central Texas... ...Southerly winds are forecast to increase across the entire area, with sustained 20-foot winds of 15 to 20 mph and gusts around 30 mph. This, in combination with minimum RH values in the teens to low 20s and dry fuel conditions, will lead to critical fire weather conditions. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-092000- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0021.220409T1700Z-220410T0100Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera- Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde- Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala- Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit- 1207 AM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * WINDS...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could be difficult to control and will likely spread rapidly. 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. && $$
684 WWUS84 KEWX 091937 RFWEWX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 237 PM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Continue across South Central Texas... ...Gusty southerly winds will continue across all of South-Central Texas, with sustained 20-foot winds around 15 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. This, in combination with minimum RH values in the 15 to 20 percent range and dry drought-stressed fuels, result in critical fire weather conditions into this evening. TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-100100- /O.CON.KEWX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220410T0100Z/ Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera- Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde- Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala- Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit- 237 PM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * WINDS...South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could be difficult to control and will likely spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:53 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 11 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.