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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1220 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
LAZ024-026-MSZ059>063-221430-
/O.EXA.KJAN.FW.W.0001.260222T1500Z-260223T0000Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
1220 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...ADAMS, FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND CATAHOULA AND CONCORDIA PARISHES IN
LOUISIANA.
* WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
MSZ064>066-072>074-221430-
/O.CON.KJAN.FW.W.0001.260222T1500Z-260223T0000Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
1220 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...
* AFFECTED AREA...JEFFERSON DAVIS, COVINGTON, JONES, MARION,
LAMAR AND FORREST COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI.
* WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
DC
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