What the red flag warning means for Mississippi
The National Weather Service has a red flag warning in effect for 83 areas of Mississippi, lasting until Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 PM CDT.
By News Desk
The National Weather Service has a red flag warning in effect for 83 areas of Mississippi, lasting until Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 PM CDT.
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The National Weather Service has a red flag warning in effect for 83 areas of Mississippi, lasting until Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 PM CDT.
Under a warning, the danger is occurring or imminent: this is the time to act, not just to prepare.
Ashley, Chicot, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Richland, Madison, Franklin, Catahoula, Tensas, Concordia, Bolivar, Sunflower, Leflore, Grenada, Carroll, Montgomery, Webster, Clay, Lowndes, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Washington, Humphreys, Holmes and 58 more areas.
The National Weather Service advises: "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 will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread."
Alerts can be extended, upgraded or cancelled at short notice; check the National Weather Service or local officials for the latest. Information from the National Weather Service. Generated automatically.
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