Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2026
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Hanford, CA
NWS Hanford, CA issued this red flag warning at May 15, 2026, 11:38 AM PDT for 7 counties in California. It took effect at May 16, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 63 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
- May 15, 2026, 11:38 AM PDT (18:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2026, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hanford, CA
Counties Fresno County, CA, Kern County, CA, Kings County, CA, Madera County, CA, Mariposa County, CA, Merced County, CA, Tulare County, CA
The radar
The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 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 office that day
Everything else NWS Hanford, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 11:17 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | HNX | Kern | 60 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in California, 2026Every red flag warning in 2026
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.