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Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2017
122 red flag warnings in 2017. 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
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- Red Flag Warnings
- 122
- Busiest month
- February41 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- February 24, 20179 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:15 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:20 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:38 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:05 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet and 27 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | HGX | Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Washington and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:05 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:13 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:40 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Callahan, Coke, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones and 7 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Uvalde and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:25 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving, Martin and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:16 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:29 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:52 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:09 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Madison and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:50 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 10 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:16 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 9 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FWD | Comanche, Cooke, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood and 9 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 9 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:37 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Loving, Winkler | 13 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:22 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Crane, Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 15 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:26 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:23 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:49 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:16 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:16 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 37 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:49 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:04 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Coke, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:37 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Gaines, Pecos, Terrell | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:56 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Crockett | 12 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:19 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:22 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | CRP | Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:39 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:14 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 10 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 28 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:46 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 20 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:28 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Cochran, Crosby, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:45 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:50 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:35 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:46 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Coke, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:43 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:36 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Hardeman | 14 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:19 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 64 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 14 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:52 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:16 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 29 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:39 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 16 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:21 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 32 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:08 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 30 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 15 hr |
| Mar 23, 7:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Lamb, Parmer, Yoakum | 13 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 15 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:33 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FWD | Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:22 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Loving, Midland, Pecos and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:25 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Val Verde | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 12 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 13 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 17 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:23 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Mar 30, 2:37 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Loving | 31 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:58 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 30 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer, Terry and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:44 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:03 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 30 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:05 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 13 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:05 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 37 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:25 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:53 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 31 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:55 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 30 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:14 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving | 18 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Webb | 14 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Terrell | 14 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:28 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving, Ward, Winkler | 32 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:02 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 31 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:07 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 12 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving | 17 hr |
| May 2, 3:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 15, 4:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| May 15, 8:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 37 hr |
| May 16, 4:06 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 6 more | 18 hr |
| May 17, 3:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Loving | 18 hr |
| May 18, 3:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving, Martin and 3 more | 18 hr |
| May 18, 7:51 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 14 hr |
| May 19, 4:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr | |
| May 24, 7:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 38 hr |
| May 24, 2:55 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 33 hr | |
| May 25, 7:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 38 hr |
| May 26, 3:11 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 hr | |
| May 27, 3:09 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 hr | |
| Jun 11, 8:41 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Nov 1, 1:51 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 2, 12:09 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:31 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 3 more | 26 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 17, 10:17 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 8 hr |
| Nov 21, 11:39 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 27, 4:07 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:35 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 4 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loving County20
- El Paso County19
- Hudspeth County18
- Hartley County16
- Cochran County16
- Winkler County15
- Dallam County15
- Deaf Smith County15
- Oldham County15
- Hockley County15
- Yoakum County15
- Bailey County14
- Lamb County14
- Terry County14
- Andrews County13
- Gaines County13
- Moore County13
- Potter County13
- Randall County13
- Sherman County13
- Lubbock County13
- Ward County13
- Crosby County11
- Lynn County11
- Pecos County11
- Hardeman County10
- Dawson County10
- Armstrong County10
- Carson County10
- Gray County10
- Hansford County10
- Floyd County10
- Hale County10
- Parmer County10
- Baylor County9
- Foard County9
- Knox County9
- Wilbarger County9
- Ector County9
- Midland County9
143 more counties
- Donley County9
- Hutchinson County9
- Roberts County9
- Castro County9
- Martin County8
- Ochiltree County8
- Briscoe County8
- Dickens County8
- Motley County8
- Swisher County8
- Crane County8
- Archer County7
- Wichita County7
- Collingsworth County7
- Hemphill County7
- Lipscomb County7
- Cottle County7
- Garza County7
- Hall County7
- Wheeler County6
- Brooks County5
- Hidalgo County5
- Jim Hogg County5
- Starr County5
- Zapata County5
- Kinney County5
- Clay County5
- Childress County5
- King County5
- Kent County5
- Borden County5
- Upton County5
- Dimmit County4
- Edwards County4
- Frio County4
- Maverick County4
- Medina County4
- Uvalde County4
- Val Verde County4
- Zavala County4
- Coke County4
- Fisher County4
- Haskell County4
- Irion County4
- Jones County4
- Nolan County4
- Sterling County4
- Tom Green County4
- Crockett County4
- Terrell County4
- Cameron County3
- Kenedy County3
- Willacy County3
- Duval County3
- Jim Wells County3
- La Salle County3
- Live Oak County3
- McMullen County3
- Webb County3
- Real County3
- Taylor County3
- Stonewall County3
- Glasscock County3
- Howard County3
- Mitchell County3
- Reagan County3
- Scurry County3
- Bee County2
- Kleberg County2
- Nueces County2
- San Patricio County2
- Atascosa County2
- Bandera County2
- Bexar County2
- Gillespie County2
- Kendall County2
- Kerr County2
- Austin County2
- Burleson County2
- Colorado County2
- Washington County2
- Callahan County2
- Runnels County2
- Shackelford County2
- Throckmorton County2
- Comanche County2
- Cooke County2
- Eastland County2
- Erath County2
- Hamilton County2
- Hood County2
- Jack County2
- Mills County2
- Montague County2
- Palo Pinto County2
- Parker County2
- Somervell County2
- Stephens County2
- Wise County2
- Young County2
- Aransas County1
- Calhoun County1
- Goliad County1
- Refugio County1
- Victoria County1
- Bastrop County1
- Blanco County1
- Burnet County1
- Caldwell County1
- Comal County1
- DeWitt County1
- Fayette County1
- Gonzales County1
- Guadalupe County1
- Hays County1
- Karnes County1
- Lavaca County1
- Lee County1
- Llano County1
- Travis County1
- Williamson County1
- Wilson County1
- Jackson County1
- Matagorda County1
- Wharton County1
- Brazos County1
- Grimes County1
- Madison County1
- Waller County1
- Brown County1
- Coleman County1
- Concho County1
- McCulloch County1
- Menard County1
- Schleicher County1
- Sutton County1
- Bosque County1
- Collin County1
- Dallas County1
- Denton County1
- Grayson County1
- Johnson County1
- Tarrant County1
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.