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Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2020
92 red flag warnings in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 92
- Busiest month
- June19 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- May 2, 20204 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 8, 4:38 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Hardeman, Wilbarger | 14 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:55 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:18 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:21 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:01 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:42 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:32 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | CRP | Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Gray, Hansford, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:02 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 29 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 30 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:22 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:46 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 17 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Dimmit, Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 12 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | CRP | Webb | 14 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:18 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson, Ector and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Hudspeth | 20 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:44 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 17 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:03 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 17 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 19 hr |
| Apr 11, 4:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | CRP | Bee, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle and 7 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 12, 4:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Atascosa, Dimmit, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 18, 4:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 16 hr |
| Apr 21, 5:19 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 17 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:33 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:15 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Crockett, Irion, Schleicher, Sutton | 16 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 18 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:30 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Crockett, Irion | 16 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 14 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:00 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 30 hr |
| May 1, 4:06 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves | 17 hr |
| May 2, 3:03 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Foard, Hardeman, Knox | 16 hr |
| May 2, 3:23 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 18 hr |
| May 2, 3:23 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Brewster, Culberson, Dawson, Gaines, Jeff Davis and 4 more | 18 hr |
| May 2, 6:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 14 more | 13 hr |
| May 3, 3:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson | 18 hr |
| May 4, 3:42 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves | 17 hr |
| May 6, 2:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson | 31 hr |
| May 6, 3:51 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 31 hr |
| May 7, 3:01 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Lamb, Parmer | 18 hr |
| May 7, 4:18 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 17 hr |
| May 12, 2:52 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 31 hr |
| May 20, 3:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson | 18 hr |
| May 21, 2:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson | 18 hr |
| May 22, 4:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson | 17 hr |
| May 23, 2:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 17 hr |
| May 23, 4:26 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson | 17 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:09 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 29 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:53 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 41 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson, Ector and 14 more | 40 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:05 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SJT | Crockett, Irion, Sterling | 15 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Val Verde | 15 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:59 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby and 14 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 10 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:27 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:54 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford and 12 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Parmer | 18 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:48 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:41 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Sherman | 19 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 15 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:40 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso | 30 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 16 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:05 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer, Swisher | 19 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:35 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 16 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 41 hr |
| Oct 10, 12:21 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens and 13 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Borden, Culberson, Dawson, Gaines | 30 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:11 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Randall | 18 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:18 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson, Dawson, Gaines | 16 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:45 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens and 13 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 17 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:06 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Parmer | 16 hr |
| Nov 14, 2:33 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | Foard, Hardeman | 16 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:23 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Culberson, Dawson, Gaines, Loving, Reeves and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:38 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 15 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 15 hr |
| Nov 19, 2:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:54 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 14 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:07 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | EWX | Bandera, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kerr and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:33 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:52 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson | 16 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dallam County23
- Hartley County23
- Deaf Smith County21
- Oldham County20
- Culberson County17
- Randall County13
- Sherman County13
- Moore County12
- Potter County12
- Parmer County12
- Bailey County11
- Castro County11
- Hansford County10
- El Paso County10
- Hudspeth County9
- Cochran County9
- Lamb County9
- Hutchinson County8
- Lipscomb County8
- Ochiltree County8
- Reeves County8
- Hockley County8
- Roberts County7
- Brewster County7
- Jeff Davis County7
- Loving County7
- Presidio County7
- Hale County7
- Terry County7
- Yoakum County7
- Jim Hogg County6
- Starr County6
- Armstrong County6
- Carson County6
- Hemphill County6
- Dawson County6
- Gaines County6
- Lubbock County6
- Lynn County6
- Swisher County6
71 more counties
- Brooks County5
- Cameron County5
- Hidalgo County5
- Kenedy County5
- Willacy County5
- Webb County5
- Gray County5
- Wheeler County5
- Val Verde County5
- Winkler County5
- Briscoe County5
- Crosby County5
- Floyd County5
- Garza County5
- Hall County5
- Motley County5
- Zapata County4
- Andrews County4
- Pecos County4
- Ward County4
- Dickens County4
- Hardeman County3
- Duval County3
- Jim Wells County3
- Kleberg County3
- Nueces County3
- San Patricio County3
- La Salle County3
- Dimmit County3
- Kinney County3
- Maverick County3
- Zavala County3
- Crockett County3
- Irion County3
- Cottle County3
- Collingsworth County3
- Donley County3
- Refugio County2
- Bee County2
- Live Oak County2
- McMullen County2
- Uvalde County2
- Crane County2
- Ector County2
- Martin County2
- Midland County2
- Upton County2
- Frio County2
- Terrell County2
- Foard County2
- Childress County2
- Wilbarger County1
- Aransas County1
- Calhoun County1
- Goliad County1
- Victoria County1
- Atascosa County1
- Schleicher County1
- Sutton County1
- Knox County1
- Glasscock County1
- Reagan County1
- Sterling County1
- Borden County1
- Bandera County1
- Edwards County1
- Gillespie County1
- Kerr County1
- Llano County1
- Medina County1
- Real 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.