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Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 7:32AM CDT until October 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

Red Flag Warning · Wayne; Perry; Greene; Stone; George. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued
17 October 2026 at 12:32 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
17 October 2026

The linked daily edition preserves what we captured that UTC day; this event page is not a live warning.

Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Mobile AL · Wayne; Perry; Greene; Stone; George
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
18 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
17 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO DRY FUELS, BREEZY WINDS AND SEVERE DROUGHT... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 067, 075, 076, 078 and 079. * WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 28 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instructions in this archived message

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.

The saved record

What changed

1 update · 1 first record

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    Title
    Before

    Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 12:18PM CDT until October 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

    After

    Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 7:32AM CDT until October 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:18 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 12:32 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:18 UTC

    After

    17 October 2026 at 12:32 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    17 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC

    After

    18 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO DRY FUELS, BREEZY WINDS AND SEVERE DROUGHT... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 067, 075, 076, 078 and 079. * WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 28 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Ou…

    After

    ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO DRY FUELS, BREEZY WINDS AND SEVERE DROUGHT... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 067, 075, 076, 078 and 079. * WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 28 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Ou…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b0f85bb09a2e599015083241d7978969d1428e11.001.2

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e8bf351d3c0cbac1413b2a4ee8969d60e66855e.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 12:32 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC

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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 12:18PM CDT until October 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:18 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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