Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Aug 1, 2008, 2:47 PM MDT for 24 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Aug 2, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 2, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2008, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 24 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 498 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -483 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 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 KLBF 012047 RFWLBF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 347 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME OF THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SUMMER. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE REGION...HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ208-012200- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.A.0005.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR- 247 PM MDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO NO LONGER BE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH...THEREFORE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.. $$ NEZ204-206-210-219-022100- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0005.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0009.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 347 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 /247 PM MDT FRI AUG 1 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /12 PM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL FAVOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND RAPID DRYING OF FUEL MOISTURE...CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ NEZ209-022100- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0009.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 347 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL FAVOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND RAPID DRYING OF FUEL MOISTURE...CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KLBF 020850 RFWLBF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 350 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME OF THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SUMMER. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE REGION... HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ204-206-209-021000- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0009.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 350 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 /250 AM MDT SAT AUG 2 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RANGELAND FUEL STATUS DOES NOT SUPPORT RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA TODAY. $$ NEZ210-219-021700- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 350 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS... SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL FAVOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND RAPID DRYING OF FUEL MOISTURE...CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. $$
000 WWUS83 KLBF 021651 RFWLBF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1151 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME OF THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SUMMER. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE REGION... HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ210-219-030200- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 1151 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS... SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL FAVOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND RAPID DRYING OF FUEL MOISTURE...CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS83 KLBF 022044 RFWLBF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 344 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS... .RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. NEZ210-219-030200- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080803T0200Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 344 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH VERY HOT TEMPERATURES OF 105 TO 110...AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW FALL OFF THIS EVENING AS OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY DROP TO THE UPPER 60S. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HOT AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER. 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. $$
000 WWUS83 KLBF 030216 RFWLBF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 916 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 NEZ210-219-030330- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080803T0200Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 916 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE MIDDLE TO LOWER 90S ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO RECOVER INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS ARE ALSO DROPPING TO BELOW 20 MPH AND THE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE SLOWLY IMPROVING. $$
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.