Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 23, 2009, 2:04 AM CDT for 19 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Mar 23, 2009, 2:04 AM CDT (07:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1:19 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Larned, KS | REPORT FROM THE KSN WEATHER LAB AT FT LARNED MIDDLE SCHOOL. |
| Mar 23, 1:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Pratt, KS |
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 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KDDC 230704 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 204 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...THE WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE CRITICAL MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ITS ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. THUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CRITICAL TO EXTREME. KSZ063-064-074>078-084>088-231515- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0009.090323T1800Z-090324T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.090323T1600Z-090324T0100Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 204 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...63...64...74...75...76...77...78...84...85...86...87 ...88. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRES BY LATE THIS MORNING. 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. $$ KSZ065-066-079>081-089-090-231515- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.090323T1600Z-090324T0100Z/ PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 204 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...65...66...79...80...81...89...90. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRES BY LATE THIS MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ EKB
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KDDC 231321 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 821 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...THE WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE CRITICAL MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. THUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CRITICAL TO EXTREME. KSZ063>066-074>081-084>090-232130- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.090323T1600Z-090324T0100Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- 821 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...63...64...65...66...74...75...76...77...78...79...80 ...81...84...85...86...87...88...89...90. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRES BY LATE THIS MORNING. 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. $$ 18
000 WWUS83 KDDC 232043 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 343 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...THE WILDFIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN CRITICAL LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH, WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT TIMES OF 50 TO 60 MPH, WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT. WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS, THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED AS WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO UNDER 25 MPH. KSZ063-074>077-084>087-232145- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/ FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 343 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...63...74...75...76...77...84...85...86...87. $$ KSZ064>066-078>081-088>090-240100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- 343 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...64...65...66...78...79...80...81...88...89...90. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH, AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRES BY LATE THIS 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. $$ RUSSELL
000 WWUS83 KDDC 240114 RFWDDC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 814 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED... .WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND COOLER AIR IS MOVING OVER THE REGION ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. KSZ064>066-078>081-088>090-240215- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/ HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-COMANCHE- BARBER- 814 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND COOLER AIR IS MOVING OVER THE REGION ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES ...64...65...66...78...79...80...81...88...89...90. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 11:09 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Ness and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:35 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford and 20 more | 27 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.