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13 warnings total · 0 tornado warnings · 16 alerts including watches and advisories

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16 of 16 alerts
  1. High Wind WarningGuadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware MountainsNWS Midland/Odessa TX · until warning · alerts checked
  2. Flood WarningBrewster County, TXNWS Midland/Odessa TX · until warning · alerts checked
  3. Flood WarningVal Verde County, TXNWS Austin/San Antonio TX · until warning · alerts checked
  4. Flood WarningWichita and Wilbarger counties, TXNWS Norman OK · until warning · alerts checked
  5. Freeze WarningCimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Oldham; Potter; Carson; Gray; Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Palo Duro CanyonNWS Amarillo TX · until warning · alerts checked
  6. Freeze WarningHarper; EllisNWS Norman OK · until warning · alerts checked
  7. Freeze WarningNorthwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley; Far Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent LowlandsNWS Albuquerque NM · until warning · alerts checked
  8. Freeze WarningParmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Yoakum; Terry; LynnNWS Lubbock TX · until warning · alerts checked
  9. Freeze WarningGuadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Davis MountainsNWS Midland/Odessa TX · until warning · alerts checked
  10. Red Flag WarningVernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern NewtonNWS Lake Charles LA · until warning · alerts checked
  11. Red Flag WarningLincoln; Union; Jackson; Ouachita; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Sabine; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; SabineNWS Shreveport LA · until warning · alerts checked
  12. Red Flag WarningZapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Northern HidalgoNWS Brownsville TX · until warning · alerts checked
  13. Red Flag WarningVernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Hardin; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern OrangeNWS Lake Charles LA · until warning · alerts checked
  14. Flood WatchTillman; Cotton; Jefferson; Wichita; ClayNWS Norman OK · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  15. Frost AdvisoryWheeler; Donley; CollingsworthNWS Amarillo TX · until advisory · radar-alerts checked
  16. Frost AdvisoryWoods; Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Woodward; Major; Garfield; Noble; Roger Mills; Dewey; Custer; Beckham; Washita; Harmon; GreerNWS Norman OK · until advisory · radar-alerts checked

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    Historical message · warning-issued

    Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton

    Red Flag Warning

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    Office
    NWS Lake Charles LA

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    Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 12:14PM CDT until October 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

    ...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.

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Red
Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity which is
in effect from 9 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch
is no longer in effect.

* 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 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 82 Friday and 73 Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. 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.
    Warning-message history (4)

    Data: NOAA/NWS · KLCH.FW.W.0008

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    Recording coverage and limits
    • warnings: retained from 2026-10-16T03:18:00.253Z through 2026-10-17T03:17:02.302Z
    • outlooks: retained from 2026-10-16T03:18:00.253Z through 2026-10-17T03:15:06.220Z
    • hydro: retained from 2026-10-16T03:18:00.253Z through 2026-10-17T03:15:05.284Z
    • analysis: retained from 2026-10-16T03:18:00.253Z through 2026-10-17T03:15:08.424Z
    • winter: retained from 2026-10-16T03:18:00.253Z through 2026-10-17T03:08:04.565Z

    Source-message history is not recorded imagery replay. Recorded radar/satellite imagery is not available in this view.

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    About this monitored event

    This event, as this site’s operators set it up

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    Severe weather
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    Spotlight: Flash-flood risk, Day 1

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    Flash-flood risk, Day 1

    • Marginal

    WPC’s excessive rainfall outlook, to , issued : a chance of flash flooding, in four categories. Data: NOAA/WPC.

    River gauges in flood

    0 major · 1 moderate · 3 minor · 4 at action stage

    NWS’s gauges at flood stage or above in the area, worst first, each with its forecast hydrograph on Rain & rivers. Data: NOAA/NWPS.

    Rain expected and rain that fell

    WPC’s rain forecast and MRMS’s radar estimate of the rain that fell, on the Briefing’s map for the area.

    Open Rain & rivers

    Data: NOAA/WPC, NOAA/NSSL MRMS.

    SPC Day 1 outlook

    • General Thunderstorms Risk

    SPC’s Day 1 categorical outlook, valid to , issued . SPC’s categories, as drawn. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Watches

    No tornado or severe thunderstorm watch in force in this area.

    SPC’s watches, by number, matched by the counties they list. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Mesoscale discussions

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    SPC’s mesoscale discussions whose outline reaches the area. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Storm ingredients

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    Area
    Texas (NWS states: TX)
    Hazards
    Tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, river flood, areal flood, coastal flood and other warnings, watches and advisories, and the forecasts for them
    Window
    In force now, with the next days of SPC’s and WPC’s products
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    In force in this area 9

    1. High Wind Warning1until 06:00Z
    2. Flood Warning31 not yet in effect · until 20 Oct 09:00Z
    3. Red Flag Warning41 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 01:00Z
    4. Flood Watch11 not yet in effect · until 19 Oct 00:00Z
    Every alert in this area, most urgent first
    1. High Wind WarningGuadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountainsuntil · NWS Midland/Odessa TX
    2. Flood WarningBrewster County, TXuntil · NWS Midland/Odessa TX
    3. Flood WarningVal Verde County, TXuntil · NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
    4. Flood WarningWichita and Wilbarger counties, TXFrom · until · NWS Norman OK
    5. Red Flag WarningVernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newtonuntil · NWS Lake Charles LA
    6. Red Flag WarningLincoln; Union; Jackson; Ouachita; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Sabine; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabineuntil · NWS Shreveport LA
    7. Red Flag WarningZapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Northern Hidalgountil · NWS Brownsville TX
    8. Red Flag WarningVernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Tyler; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Hardin; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern OrangeFrom · until · NWS Lake Charles LA
    9. Flood WatchTillman; Cotton; Jefferson; Wichita; ClayFrom · until · NWS Norman OK

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