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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Hanford, CA

August 19, 2025Kern County, California

NWS Hanford, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 19, 2025, 2:44 PM PDT for Kern County, California. It took effect at Aug 20, 2025, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 19, 2025, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 20, 2025, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 23, 2025, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Hanford, CA

County Kern County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 2:11 PM PDTHeat AdvisoryHNXFresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and 1 more6 days
Aug 19, 2:11 PM PDTExtreme Heat WarningHNXFresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and 1 more6 days

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in California, 2025Every red flag warning in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.