Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Florida, 2016
36 red flag warnings in 2016. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 36
- Busiest month
- November14 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- April 9, 20164 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2:21 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:10 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Pasco | 7 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:03 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 16 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:15 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau | 14 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:24 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:40 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 13 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:06 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:51 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Dixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 16 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:51 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 9 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:05 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 16 hr |
| May 6, 1:12 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole | 7 hr |
| May 6, 1:38 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Palm Beach | 5 hr |
| May 7, 7:50 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 11 hr |
| May 8, 3:22 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Lee, Sarasota | 16 hr |
| May 8, 3:59 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 15 hr |
| Oct 22, 4:31 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 14 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:21 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 16 hr |
| Oct 23, 4:03 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 15 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:32 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 13 hr |
| Oct 24, 4:59 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 14 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:47 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 17 hr |
| Nov 5, 5:10 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 13 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:06 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:24 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 27 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:40 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Manatee | 14 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:01 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Lee, Manatee, Pinellas | 28 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:59 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 15 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:14 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 15 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:10 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 28 hr |
| Nov 21, 1:44 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Leon and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:59 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 14 hr |
| Nov 21, 2:36 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Leon and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 22, 3:27 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Manatee, Pinellas | 15 hr |
| Nov 22, 3:52 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 15 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:10 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands and 8 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:03 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 14 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Walton County8
- Washington County8
- Okaloosa County8
- Santa Rosa County8
- Manatee County7
- Pinellas County7
- Escambia County7
- Bay County7
- Holmes County6
- Lee County6
- Calhoun County5
- Jackson County5
- Sarasota County5
- Citrus County4
- Hernando County4
- Pasco County4
- Lake County4
- Orange County4
- Seminole County4
- Gadsden County3
- Leon County3
- Wakulla County3
- Okeechobee County3
- Osceola County3
- Volusia County3
- Charlotte County3
- DeSoto County3
- Hardee County3
- Highlands County3
- Hillsborough County3
- Polk County3
- Sumter County3
- Broward County3
- Collier County3
- Jefferson County2
- Lafayette County2
- Madison County2
- Taylor County2
- Levy County2
- Duval County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.