Good morning and Happy Valentines Day !
Below is a link to a Google based map I will be trying to keep up. I will pull info and link to news stories I find on the web
Thanks and now READ the following weather alert and stay safe!!
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT Issued by the National Weather Service
1 of 2 alerts
- Red Flag WarningAmherst; Appomattox; Bedford; Buckingham; Campbell; Charlotte; Franklin; Halifax; Henry; Patrick; Pittsylvania; Alleghany; Bath; Bland; Botetourt; Carroll; Craig; Floyd; Giles; Grayson; Montgomery; Pulaski; Roanoke; Rockbridge; Smyth; Tazewell; Wythe; Albemarle; Augusta; Culpeper; Greene; King George; Madison; Nelson; Northern Fauquier; Orange; Page; Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park; Rappahannock; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Southern Fauquier; Spotsylvania; Stafford; Warren
- Wind AdvisoryAlbemarle; Augusta; Eastern Highland; Greene; Madison; Nelson; Page; Rappahannock; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Warren; Western Highland
Red Flag Warning
Expiring: 09:00 PM on Monday, February 14
Areas affected: Amherst; Appomattox; Bedford; Buckingham; Campbell; Charlotte; Franklin; Halifax; Henry; Patrick; Pittsylvania
Expiring: 09:00 PM on Monday, February 14
Areas affected: Amherst; Appomattox; Bedford; Buckingham; Campbell; Charlotte; Franklin; Halifax; Henry; Patrick; Pittsylvania
Red Flag Warning issued February 14 at 3:46AM EST expiring February 14 at 9:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY DRY AIR...AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A SURGE OF STRONGER WIND IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY WINDS LINGERING THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED DRYING OF FOREST FUELS SUCH AS GRASS... LEAVES AND BRUSH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS WITH POTENTIAL FOR UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE SPREAD IF A FIRE IGNITION TAKES PLACE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO OCCUR DURING THE PEAK HEATING PART OF THE DAY. * WINDS...WESTERLY...SUSTAINED 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * FUEL MOISTURE...WILL BE VERY LOW...FINE FUELS AROUND 5 PERCENT...10 HOUR FUELS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PERCENT. * IMPACT...CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. FIRE IGNITIONS MAY RESULT FROM WINDS BLOWING TREE LIMBS ONTO POWER LINES.
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