Red Flag Warning issued February 24 at 12:31AM CST until February 24 at 7:00PM CST by NWS Springfield MO
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag
Warning which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CST
this evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 068 Hickory, Fire Weather
Zone 069 Camden, Fire Weather Zone 070 Pulaski, Fire Weather
Zone 071 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 077 Barton, Fire Weather
Zone 078 Cedar, Fire Weather Zone 079 Polk, Fire Weather Zone
080 Dallas, Fire Weather Zone 081 Laclede, Fire Weather Zone
082 Texas, Fire Weather Zone 088 Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 089
Dade, Fire Weather Zone 090 Greene, Fire Weather Zone 091
Webster, Fire Weather Zone 092 Wright, Fire Weather Zone 093
Newton, Fire Weather Zone 094 Lawrence, Fire Weather Zone 095
Christian, Fire Weather Zone 096 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone
097 Crawford, Fire Weather Zone 097 Howell, Fire Weather Zone
101 Cherokee, Fire Weather Zone 101 McDonald, Fire Weather
Zone 102 Barry, Fire Weather Zone 103 Stone, Fire Weather Zone
104 Taney and Fire Weather Zone 105 Ozark.
* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 24 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 63.
IMPACTS: Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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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.