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Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 6:02PM CDT until October 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA, United States of America
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...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
.Breezy and dry conditions due to a frontal passage will combine
with very dry fuels resulting in a period of high fire danger.
Red flag conditions will develop across portions of central and
southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas Friday afternoon and
evening, before winds decrease and humidity recovers some
overnight. Red flag conditions will then be expected again across
all of central and southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas during
the day Saturday.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 027 Vernon, Fire Weather
Zone 028 Rapides, Fire Weather Zone 029 Avoyelles, Fire
Weather Zone 030 Beauregard, Fire Weather Zone 180 Tyler, Fire
Weather Zone 259 Northern Jasper and Fire Weather Zone 260
Northern Newton.
* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 1 AM CDT
Saturday. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM to 8 PM
CDT Saturday.
* WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 72.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Expected |
| Cap Certainty | Likely |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-17T20:00:00-05:00 |
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Internet connectivity at the time
Internet connectivity in United States dropped 25 hours after this event, and stayed disrupted for about 1 hour.
From 18 Oct 2026 00:00 UTC to 18 Oct 2026 01:00 UTC. Detected by active probing — networks that stopped answering.
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The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.
Area as the agency stated it: Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton
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