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Location: Cherokee, AL
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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 5:03 PM Mar. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
ELEVATED WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 001 Lauderdale, Fire Weather
Zone 002 Colbert, Fire Weather Zone 003 Franklin AL, Fire
Weather Zone 004 Lawrence, Fire Weather Zone 005 Limestone,
Fire Weather Zone 006 Madison, Fire Weather Zone 007 Morgan,
Fire Weather Zone 008 Marshall, Fire Weather Zone 009 Jackson,
Fire Weather Zone 010 DeKalb, Fire Weather Zone 014 Winston
and Fire Weather Zone 016 Cullman.

* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Please obey any local burn bans that are in place!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are expected. A combination of strong winds and low relative
humidity over a prolonged period will increase fire growth
potential.

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