Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2010, 3:45 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 30, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 30, 2010, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 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 08:51 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 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 3715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
598 WWUS83 KDDC 300845 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 345 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON... .DRIER AIR AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. IN ADDITION... GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRES. KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-301745- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0001.100330T1800Z-100331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0002.100331T1800Z-100401T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 345 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 /245 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...61...62...74...75...84...85 RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF AND WINDS DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY ONCE AGAIN CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ063>066-076>081-086>090-301745- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0002.100331T1800Z-100401T0000Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 345 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...63...64...65...66...76...77...78...79...80 ...81...86...87...88...89...90 RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF AND WINDS DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY ONCE AGAIN CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-301745- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- 345 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...30...31...43...44...45...46 RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF AND WINDS DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
678 WWUS83 KDDC 301640 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1140 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON... .DRIER AIR AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. IN ADDITION... GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRES. KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-310100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.100331T1800Z-100401T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 1140 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 /1040 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...61...62...63...64...65...66...74...75...76 ...77...78...79...80...81...84...85...86...87...88 ...89...90 RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF AND WINDS DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY ONCE AGAIN CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-310000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- 1140 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...30...31...43...44...45...46 RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF AND WINDS DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ 32
058 WWUS83 KDDC 310002 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 702 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...FIRE DANGER COULD BE EXTREME TOMORROW... .WINDS THIS EVENING HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH...AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO RISE. TOMORROW...ANOTHER DAY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS COULD CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRES. KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-310815- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.100331T1800Z-100401T0000Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 702 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 /602 PM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...61...62...63...64...65...66...74...75...76 ...77...78...79...80...81...84...85...86...87...88 ...89...90 WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE...AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO INCREASE. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY ONCE AGAIN CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-310115- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- 702 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...30...31...43...44...45...46 WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE...AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO INCREASE. $$ 26
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:45 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 15 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2010Every red flag warning in 2010
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.