New event. "Red Flag Warning" from 3/17/2016 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT for (including) Ripley County:
... Red Flag Warning in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening for
wind and low relative humidity for parts of Ohio and east central
Indiana...
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a red flag
warning for wind and low relative humidity... which is in effect
until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* Affected area... fire weather zone 042 Darke... fire weather
zone 045 Union... fire weather zone 046 Delaware... fire weather
zone 050 Wayne... fire weather zone 051 Miami... fire weather
zone 052 Champaign... fire weather zone 053 Clark... fire
weather zone 054 Madison... fire weather zone 055 Franklin...
fire weather zone 056 Licking... fire weather zone 058
Fayette... fire weather zone 059 Union... fire weather zone 060
Preble... fire weather zone 061 Montgomery... fire weather zone
062 Greene... fire weather zone 063 Fayette... fire weather zone
064 Pickaway... fire weather zone 065 Fairfield... fire weather
zone 066 Franklin... fire weather zone 070 Butler... fire
weather zone 071 Warren... fire weather zone 072 Clinton... fire
weather zone 073 Ripley... fire weather zone 073 Ross... fire
weather zone 074 Dearborn... fire weather zone 074 Hocking...
fire weather zone 077 Hamilton... fire weather zone 078
Clermont... fire weather zone 079 Brown... fire weather zone 080
Highland... fire weather zone 081 Adams... fire weather zone 082
Pike and fire weather zone 088 Scioto.
* Winds... West 10 to 20 mph with gusts between 20 mph and 30 mph.
* Relative humidity... lowering between 20 and 25 percent by late
afternoon.
* Impacts... any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
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 will
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Further information at: www.weather.Gov/iln
Webpage: www.ripleycounty.com/ema
Facebook: Ripley County Indiana EMA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RipleyCountyEMA
Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505