Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Tuesday 
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong southwest winds and low relative humidity values, which is in effect from 1 PM EDT /noon CDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Indiana, Starke, Pulaski, Marshall, Fulton IN, Whitley, Allen IN, White, Cass IN, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Grant, Blackford, Jay, Northern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte and Southern Kosciusko.
* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon into early evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 35 percent. Locally lower humidity values to 30 percent are possible.
* TEMPERATURES...Uppper 70s to lower 80s.
* IMPACTS...A combination of drought conditions, dry grasses and fields and gusty southwest winds will set the stage for rapidly spreading fires. Burning is not advised Tuesday afternoon. In addition, extra caution should be exercised during harvest operations.
* AFFECTED AREAS: STARKE ... PULASKI ... MARSHALL ... FULTON ... WHITLEY ... ALLEN ... WHITE ... CASS ... MIAMI ... WABASH ... HUNTINGTON ... WELLS ... ADAMS ... GRANT ... BLACKFORD ... JAY ... NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO ... SOUTHERN LA PORTE ... SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO
Instructions:
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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Address/Location
City of Portland, IN
319 N Meridian St
Portland, IN 47371
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-726-7161