Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 5:54AM CDT until October 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
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...DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY... * WINDS...North to northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 to 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires that develop could spread rapidly due to the strong winds and very dry fuels. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- AR, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Desha; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Drew
- event
- Red Flag Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T09:00:00-05:00
- states
- ["AR"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-16T05:54:00-05:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b6253ff802b864e25178dc41acaf79620d34f471.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.76835817ee627ae2b38287bd973d371f2e252fa3.001.1"]
- instruction
- 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.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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