Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 15, 2008, 3:05 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2008, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2008, 3:05 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2008, 7:44 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 4:20 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Rolla, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT ROLLA SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 6:51 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Copeland, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT COPELAND GRADE SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 6:56 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Ingalls, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT INGALLS GRADE SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 9:51 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Healy, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT HEALY HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 4:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Rolla, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT ROLLA SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 6:51 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Copeland, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT COPELAND GRADE SCHOOL. |
| Apr 15, 6:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Ingalls, KS | REPORT FROM KSNW-WXLAB AT INGALLS GRADE SCHOOL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 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 141937 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 237 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008 ...CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES WILL EXIST TUESDAY... .WARM...WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TUESDAY...WHICH ARE PRIME CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. ANY FIRE WHICH IGNITES COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PLANNED FOR TUESDAY. KSZ061>063-074>077-084>087-150400- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0004.080415T1500Z-080416T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.080415T1500Z-080416T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE- 237 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008 /137 PM MDT MON APR 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80 TO 85 DEGREE RANGE COUPLED WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LEVELS TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. $$ 32
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KDDC 150321 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1021 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST TUESDAY... .WARM...WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TUESDAY...WHICH ARE PRIME CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. ANY FIRE WHICH IGNITES COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PLANNED FOR TUESDAY. KSZ061>063-074>077-084>087-151200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.080415T1500Z-080416T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE- 1021 PM CDT MON APR 14 2008 /921 PM MDT MON APR 14 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80 TO 85 DEGREE RANGE COUPLED WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND HIGHT WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ 12
000 WWUS83 KDDC 150805 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 305 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST TODAY... .WARM...WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TUESDAY...WHICH ARE PRIME CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. ANY FIRE WHICH IGNITES COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PLANNED FOR TUESDAY. KSZ043-044-152100- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0009.080415T1500Z-080416T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 305 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80 TO 85 DEGREE RANGE COUPLED WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. $$ KSZ061>063-074>077-084>087-152100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.080415T1500Z-080416T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE- 305 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 /205 AM MDT TUE APR 15 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80 TO 85 DEGREE RANGE COUPLED WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ 12
000 WWUS83 KDDC 151930 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 230 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST TODAY... .WARM...WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TODAY...WHICH ARE PRIME CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. ANY FIRE WHICH IGNITES COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. NO OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PLANNED FOR TODAY. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-160100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080416T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 230 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 /130 PM MDT TUE APR 15 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80 TO 85 DEGREE RANGE COUPLED WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. $$
000 WWUS83 KDDC 160044 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 744 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DECREASING... .AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY FALL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISE THIS EVENING THE RISK OF WILD FIRES HAS DIMINISHED. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-160145- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080416T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 744 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2008 /644 PM MDT TUE APR 15 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CONDITIONS IMPROVED AND THE RISK OF WILD FIRES HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 11:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:23 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more | 38 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.