Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT.
* TIMING...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND PEAK WINDS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM.
* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILD FIRES...OR FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS ... BEDFORD ... BLAIR ... COLUMBIA ... CUMBERLAND ... DAUPHIN ... FRANKLIN ... FULTON ... HUNTINGDON ... JUNIATA ... LANCASTER ... LEBANON ... MIFFLIN ... MONTOUR ... NORTHERN CENTRE ... NORTHERN CLINTON ... NORTHERN LYCOMING ... NORTHUMBERLAND ... PERRY ... SCHUYLKILL ... SNYDER ... SOUTHERN CENTRE ... SOUTHERN CLINTON ... SOUTHERN LYCOMING ... SULLIVAN ... TIOGA ... UNION ... YORK
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
5080 N Sherman St Ext
Mount Wolf, PA 17347
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-577-1844
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NEAEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Red Flag Warning