Tuesday, July 21, 2015

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (7/21/15-AM)



SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT  SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-  KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-  SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN  LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-  407 AM PDT TUE JUL 21 2015    ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM  PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE  WEATHER ZONES 284...285...624 AND 625...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM  PDT THIS EVENING.    * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624...285...284 AND 625    * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.    NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THE RAIN    CORES OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.    * OUTFLOW WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.    * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING FROM INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL    CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS OUTSIDE RAIN CORES. OUTFLOW WINDS IN    EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AND MAY LEAD TO ERRATIC FIRE    BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE IN    THE STORM CORES.    * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT  HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON EXISTING VERY DRY FUELS COULD CAUSE  NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD  ALSO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.    &&    $$  SVEN    VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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