Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2026
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2026, 2:59 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 7, 2026, 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 7, 2026, 2:59 AM EDT (06:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 2168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
872 WWUS82 KFFC 070659 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 259 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 GAZ106-108>111-080000- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0003.260407T1500Z-260408T0000Z/ Crisp-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- 259 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * Affected Area...South-Central Georgia including Crisp, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair, and Wheeler Counties. * Timing...Between 11 AM and 8 PM today. * Winds...East-Northeast at 12 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...22 to 25 percent. * Temperatures...66 to 76 degrees. * Impacts...With elevated winds and low relative humidities, critical fire weather conditions are possible. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring...or will occur within 24 hours. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside...use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Red Flag Warning. && $$
1 follow-up statement
246 WWUS82 KFFC 072129 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 529 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 GAZ106-108>111-081200- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0002.260408T1200Z-260409T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260408T0000Z/ Crisp-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- 529 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA... * Affected Area...South-Central Georgia including Crisp, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair, and Wheeler Counties. * Timing...Until 8 PM today. * Winds...East-Northeast at 12 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...22 to 25 percent. * Temperatures...66 to 76 degrees. * Impacts...With elevated winds and low relative humidities, critical fire weather conditions are possible. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside...use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Fire Weather Watch. && $$ GAZ062-074>076-083>086-095>098-105-107-112-113-081200- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0002.260408T1200Z-260409T0000Z/ Warren-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Dooly-Pulaski- Montgomery-Toombs- 529 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * Affected Area...South-Central Georgia including the following: Crisp, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler, Montgomery, Toombs, Emanuel, Treutlen, Laurens, Pulaski, Dooly, Houston, Bleckley, Johnson, Jefferson, Twigs, Wilkinson, Washington, Glascock, and Warren. * Timing...Noon to 8 PM Wednesday * Winds...15 to 20 mph; with gusts to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...Less than 25% * Temperatures...70 to 75 degrees * Impacts...With elevated winds and low relative humidities, critical fire weather conditions are possible. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that there is high potential for the development of critical fire weather conditions in 12 to 96 hours. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside...use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Fire Weather Watch. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 5:29 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Glascock and 15 more | 8 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.