Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Aug 1, 2008, 3:54 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Aug 1, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2008, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 1, 2008, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 147 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KDDC 010854 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 354 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE PLAINS STATES TODAY...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. ALONG WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES...DRIER AIR OVER FAR WESTERN KANSAS WILL BRING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN TO 15 PERCENT OR BELOW. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL PICK UP BY MID AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS. THIS WILL CREATE PRIME CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES TODAY. KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-012100- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0021.080801T1800Z-080802T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 354 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 /254 AM MDT FRI AUG 1 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES BY AFTERNOON AS DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN THE 30S TO LOW 40S. THIS WILL BRING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN BELOW 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. 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. $$ 26
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KDDC 011938 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 238 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR OVER FAR WESTERN KANSAS HAS CAUSED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO 15 PERCENT OR BELOW. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS. THIS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-020100- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0022.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080802T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 238 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 /138 PM MDT FRI AUG 1 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 100 DEGREES WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 30S TO LOW 40S. THIS HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ KSZ043-044-063-076-086-020100- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0022.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD- 238 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ABOVE 100 DEGREES WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 30S TO LOW 40S BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 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. $$
000 WWUS83 KDDC 020057 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 757 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR ACROSS FAR WESTERN KANSAS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO 15 PERCENT OR BELOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS. THIS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-020900- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080802T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0022.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 757 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 /657 PM MDT FRI AUG 1 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO ABOVE 100 DEGREES WITH DEWPOINTS DOWN INTO 40S AND BELOW. THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ KSZ043-044-063-076-086-020900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0022.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD- 757 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ABOVE 100 DEGREES WITH DEWPOINTS DOWN INTO THE 40S AND BELOW BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. IN ADDITION... WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 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. $$ 32
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2:35 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Kiowa, Pawnee and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:38 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 16 more | 59 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.