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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 23, 2026, 12:03 AM CST for 5 counties in Alabama; 17 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 23, 2026, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 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 23, 2026, 12:03 AM CST (06:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2026, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 48 counties
Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:08 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 267 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
- 1988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
011 WWUS82 KTAE 230603 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 103 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR DIXIE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... FLZ034-134-240000- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.260223T1800Z-260224T0000Z/ Inland Dixie-Coastal Dixie- 103 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR DIXIE COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 034 and 134. * WIND...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. * 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 shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
1 follow-up statement
325 WWUS82 KTAE 231550 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1050 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE TRI-STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-027>029-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-326-426- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-240000- /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0002.260223T1700Z-260224T0000Z/ Coffee-Dale-Henry-Geneva-Houston-North Walton-Central Walton- Holmes-Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf- Inland Franklin-Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison- Inland Wakulla-Inland Taylor-Lafayette-South Walton-Coastal Bay- Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla- Coastal Taylor-Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty-Quitman-Clay- Randolph-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin- Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole- Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- 1050 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 /950 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE TRI-STATE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Southeast Alabama, Southwest and South Central Georgia, the Florida Panhandle and Florida Big Bend. * WIND...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 28 mph. * HUMIDITY...In the afternoon as low as 15 to 18 percent across the region. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds and low relative humidity will contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ FLZ034-134-240000- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0002.260223T1700Z-260224T0000Z/ Inland Dixie-Coastal Dixie- 1050 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR DIXIE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...Dixie County. * WIND...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 22 percent. * 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 shortly. A combination of strong winds and low relative humidity will contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Godsey
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 11:57 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:57 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 19 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:17 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 11 more | 19 hr |
Nearby
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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.