Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2009, 2:25 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 5, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. 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
- Mar 4, 2009, 2:25 PM CST (20:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2009, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 3304 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 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 042025 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 225 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THURSDAY... .SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS THE WARM AND DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-045-064-078-088-050430- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0006.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-CLARK- 225 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...30...45...64...78...88. IT WILL BE WARM AND WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGH GUSTS. WINDS MAY BE STRONGER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. THESE SAME CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FRIDAY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-050430- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0006.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 225 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 /125 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...43...44...61...62...63...74...75...76...77...84...85 ...86...87. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT RESULTING IN A CRITICAL FIRE INDEX. CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE SAME CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-050430- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0006.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 225 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...31...46...65...66...79...80...81...89...90. IT WILL BE WARM AND WINDY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGH GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. THESE SAME CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FRIDAY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KDDC 050100 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 700 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WILL GO DOWN TONIGHT BUT WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY... .SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMING UP AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS. THE EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS THE WARM AND DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-051000- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 700 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 /600 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...30...43...44...45...61...62...63...64...74...75...76 ...77...78...84...85...86...87...88. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS THURSDAY WILL BLOW OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. THESE SAME CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FRIDAY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-051000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 700 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...31...46...65...66...79...80...81...89...90. IT WILL BE WARM AND WINDY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. THESE SAME CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FRIDAY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ 26
000 WWUS83 KDDC 050910 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 310 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITION EXPECTED... .EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS RETURN THIS AFTERNOON, AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AS A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OVERSPREAD ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-051715- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 310 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 /210 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...30...31...43...44...45...46...61...62...63...64...65 ...66...74...75...76...77...78...79...80...81...84...85 ...86...87...88...89...90. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THIS AFTERNOON, AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BLOW OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. THESE SAME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ RUSSELL
000 WWUS83 KDDC 051704 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1104 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY... .EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-060115- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 1104 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009 /1004 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...30...31...43...44...45...46...61...62...63...64...65 ...66...74...75...76...77...78...79...80...81...84...85 ...86...87...88...89...90. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. THESE SAME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS83 KDDC 052120 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 320 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE... .EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS THROUGH SATURDAY. KSZ065-066-079>081-089-090-060530- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0008.090307T1700Z-090308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 320 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...65...66...79...80...81...89...90. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 7 PM. GUSTY WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-060100- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH- 320 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...30...31...45...46. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. 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. $$ KSZ075-076-084>086-060530- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0008.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0008.090307T1700Z-090308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 320 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...75...76...84...85...86. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE SAME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ061-062-074-060530- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0008.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON- 320 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 /220 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...61...62...74. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE BELOW 15 PERCENT ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 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. $$ KSZ064-077-078-087-088-060530- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0008.090307T1700Z-090308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 320 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...64...77...78...87...88. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM WITH WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. THESE SAME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ043-044-063-060530- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY- 320 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...43...44...63. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH. WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. THESE SAME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS83 KDDC 060110 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 710 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS THROUGH SATURDAY. KSZ075-076-084>086-060915- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0008.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.090307T1700Z-090308T0100Z/ GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 710 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS EVENING...HOWEVER A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...75...76...84...85...86. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW AS WINDS INCREASE, TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S, AND HUMIDITY FALLS INTO THE TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ064-077-078-087-088-060915- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.090307T1700Z-090308T0100Z/ HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 710 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS EVENING...HOWEVER A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AS WELL AS FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...64...77...78...87...88. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW AND SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE, TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S, AND HUMIDITY FALLS INTO THE TEENS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ061-062-074-060915- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0008.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON- 710 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 /610 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS EVENING...HOWEVER A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...61...62...74. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE BELOW 15 PERCENT ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ KSZ043-044-063-060915- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.090306T1800Z-090307T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY- 710 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...43...44...63. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN TOMORROW AS WINDS INCREASE, TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S, AND HUMIDITY FALLS INTO THE TEENS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ065-066-079>081-089-090-060915- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.090307T1700Z-090308T0100Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 710 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...65...66...79...80...81...89...90. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN BY SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE, TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 70S, AND HUMIDITY FALLS INTO THE TEENS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-060215- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH- 710 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...30...31...45...46. $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 45 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2009Every red flag warning in 2009
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.