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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS San Angelo, TX
NWS San Angelo, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 28, 2022, 4:51 PM CDT for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 29, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT. 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 28, 2022, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2022, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Angelo, TX
Counties Coke County, TX, Crockett County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Irion County, TX, Jones County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Tom Green County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 906 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -312 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
017 WWUS84 KSJT 282151 RFWSJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Angelo TX 451 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022 ...A Fire Red Warning has been issued for much of the Big Country, Concho Valley, and Crockett country from Friday afternoon through Friday evening... .A combination of a very dry air mass, gusty winds, and ongoing drought conditions will lead to the potential for dangerous fire weather conditions on Friday. TXZ049-054-064-065-071-072-076-098-113-127-291200- /O.UPG.KSJT.FW.A.0016.220429T1800Z-220430T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSJT.FW.W.0021.220429T1700Z-220430T0200Z/ Fisher-Nolan-Sterling-Coke-Irion-Tom Green-Crockett-Haskell-Jones- Taylor- 451 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY, CONCHO VALLEY, AND CROCKETT COUNTY... The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * FUELS...Dry * 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 occur shortly. A combination of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
2 follow-up statements
457 WWUS84 KSJT 290847 RFWSJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Angelo TX 347 AM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of the Big Country, Concho Valley, and Crockett County this afternoon and evening... .A combination of a very dry air mass, gusty winds, and ongoing drought conditions will lead to the potential for dangerous fire weather conditions today. TXZ049-054-064-065-071-072-076-098-113-127-292100- /O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0021.220429T1700Z-220430T0200Z/ Fisher-Nolan-Sterling-Coke-Irion-Tom Green-Crockett-Haskell-Jones- Taylor- 347 AM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY, CONCHO VALLEY, AND CROCKETT COUNTY... * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * FUELS...Dry * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will occur shortly. A combination of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
611 WWUS84 KSJT 292000 RFWSJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Angelo TX 300 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of the Big Country, Concho Valley, and Crockett County this afternoon and evening... .A combination of a very dry air mass, gusty winds, and ongoing drought conditions will lead to the potential for dangerous fire weather conditions through this evening. TXZ049-054-064-065-071-072-076-098-113-127-300200- /O.CON.KSJT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220430T0200Z/ Fisher-Nolan-Sterling-Coke-Irion-Tom Green-Crockett-Haskell-Jones- Taylor- 300 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY, CONCHO VALLEY, AND CROCKETT COUNTY... * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. * FUELS...Dry * 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 occur shortly. A combination of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
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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.