Red flag warnings for New England

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Red flag warnings 4-4-2012

Red flag warnings April 4, 2012

It is unusual to see Red Flag warnings for the New England states, but today the list includes most of southern New England — portions of: NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, as well as parts of the western states of NV, AZ, NM, TX,  MT, ND, and SD.

Here is an example of one of the warnings issued by the National Weather Service, in this case it is for western Mass.:

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RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON [MASS.] HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

  • AFFECTED AREA…ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT FOR CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
  • WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
  • TIMING…FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING.
  • RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
  • TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
  • IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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Be careful out there New Englanders.

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2 thoughts on “Red flag warnings for New England”

  1. Thanks, Bill. Firewise follows the National Weather Service on Twitter and I’ve re-posted the info to our Facebook page (and on my personal page), with advice about prevention (don’t toss those cigarettes) and preparedness (clean out those gutters and rake those leaves!). It was the warmest, driest winter I can remember as a native Bostonian and spring is looking similar.

  2. Looks like we’re looking at Red Flag w/ Very High fire danger from Wednesday at least through Saturday, with only an outlook for “possible showers” early next week.

    The one positive thing is “green up” is running about two weeks or more ahead of schedule to shorten the fire season. I was planting peas & onions in the garden Monday and almost rototilled it again to handle the young weeds…I could’ve planted two weeks ago, and most years I plant closer to 4/15.

    Article from today’s Telegram & Gazette of a brush fire in the extremely difficult conditions of the debris field from last June’s tornado:
    http://www.telegram.com/article/20120404/NEWS/120409779/1116

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