Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2026
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this red flag warning at Feb 22, 2026, 11:21 AM CST for 12 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi; Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 23, 2026, 9:00 AM CST. 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
- Feb 22, 2026, 11:21 AM CST (17:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2026, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
702 WWUS84 KMOB 221721 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 1121 AM CST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... MSZ067-075-076-078-079-230730- /O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0002.260223T1500Z-260224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T0000Z/ Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 1121 AM CST Sun Feb 22 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 9 AM to 6 PM CST Monday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 067, 075, 076, 078 and 079. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
020 WWUS84 KMOB 230720 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 120 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... MSZ067-075-076-078-079-231800- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.260223T1500Z-260224T0000Z/ Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 120 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 067, 075, 076, 078 and 079. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
042 WWUS84 KMOB 231556 RFWMOB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 956 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY DUE TO BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-240000- /O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260224T0000Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal- 956 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 051, 052, 053, 054, 055, 056, 057, 058, 059, 060, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266. * WINDS...Northwest 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. && $$ MSZ067-075-076-078-079-240000- /O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260224T0000Z/ Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 956 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 067, 075, 076, 078 and 079. * WINDS...Northwest 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 6:08 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MOB | 3 hr | |
| Feb 22, 12:07 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:10 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington and 6 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Alabama, 2026Red Flag Warnings in Mississippi, 2026Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.