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Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
Wednesday March 16th, 2016 :: 03:41 a.m. CDT

Alert

Red Flag Warning in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening

...LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE REGION TODAY...CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT COULD BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND OCCASIONALLY REACH OR EXCEED 30 MPH. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...023...024...025...025...028...029...030...031... 032...033...037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053... 054...057...060...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...057...060...103... 104 AND 105. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...023...024... 025...028...029...030...031...032...033...037...038...039... 040...043...044...045...046...053 AND 054.

* WIND...WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BATES ... BUCHANAN ... CALDWELL ... CARROLL ... CASS ... CHARITON ... CLAY ... CLINTON ... COOPER ... HENRY ... HOWARD ... JACKSON ... JOHNSON ... LAFAYETTE ... LINN ... LIVINGSTON ... MACON ... PETTIS ... PLATTE ... RANDOLPH ... RAY ... SALINE

Instructions:

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

Address/Location
Macon County, Mo Emergency Management
101 Washington
Macon, MO 63552

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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

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