Red Flag Warning until 07:00PM Thursday
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .Strong winds and low relative humidity this afternoon will cause any fires that occur to spread rapidly. Please refrain from open burning and report any fires that you may see. The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 7 PM EST this evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 042 Darke, Fire Weather Zone 045 Union OH, 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 OH, Fire Weather Zone 056 Licking, Fire Weather Zone 058 Fayette IN, Fire Weather Zone 059 Union IN, Fire Weather Zone 060 Preble, Fire Weather Zone 061 Montgomery, Fire Weather Zone 062 Greene, Fire Weather Zone 063 Fayette OH, Fire Weather Zone 064 Pickaway, Fire Weather Zone 065 Fairfield, Fire Weather Zone 066 Franklin IN, 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 075 Ohio, Fire Weather Zone 077 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 078 Clermont, Fire Weather Zone 079 Brown, Fire Weather Zone 080 Switzerland, Fire Weather Zone 080 Highland, Fire Weather Zone 081 Adams, Fire Weather Zone 082 Pike, Fire Weather Zone 088 Scioto, Fire Weather Zone 089 Carroll, Fire Weather Zone 090 Gallatin, Fire Weather Zone 091 Boone, Fire Weather Zone 092 Kenton, Fire Weather Zone 093 Campbell, Fire Weather Zone 094 Owen, Fire Weather Zone 095 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 096 Pendleton, Fire Weather Zone 097 Bracken, Fire Weather Zone 098 Robertson, Fire Weather Zone 099 Mason and Fire Weather Zone 100 Lewis.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLINTON ... HOCKING ... GALLATIN ... MIAMI ... DARKE ... SWITZERLAND ... UNION ... PENDLETON ... DELAWARE ... FRANKLIN ... MADISON ... OWEN ... OHIO ... PICKAWAY ... BUTLER ... BRACKEN ... FRANKLIN ... GREENE ... BROWN ... RIPLEY ... CARROLL ... PREBLE ... MASON ... UNION ... PIKE ... BOONE ... HAMILTON ... FAYETTE ... LEWIS ... GRANT ... WAYNE ... HIGHLAND ... CLARK ... WARREN ... DEARBORN ... FAIRFIELD ... KENTON ... CLERMONT ... ROBERTSON ... MONTGOMERY ... LICKING ... CAMPBELL ... SCIOTO ... ROSS ... CHAMPAIGN ... ADAMS ... FAYETTE
Instructions:
Avoid burning. Conditions are favorable for rapid fire growth.
Address/Location
Union County Sheriff's Office, OH
221 W 5th St
Marysville, OH 43040
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 937-645-4100
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