RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...OF A DRY AIR MASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WILL
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF BRISK WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Denise Cooey
Deputy Director
[email protected]
256-549-4575