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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2010, 2:15 PM CDT for 31 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 31, 2010, 12:00 PM CDT. 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 30, 2010, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2010, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 34 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2470 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
179 WWUS83 KSGF 301915 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 215 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. BRISK AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-094-311200- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0001.100331T1800Z-100401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER- DADE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- 215 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...66...67...77...78...88...89...93...94 IN KANSAS...73...97...101 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MULTIPLE PRAIRIE FIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MOZ055-068-079-090-101-311200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/ BENTON-HICKORY-POLK-GREENE-MCDONALD- 215 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...55...68...79...90...101 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MULTIPLE PRAIRIE FIRES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MOZ056-069-080-311200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ MORGAN-CAMDEN-DALLAS- 215 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...56...69...80 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MOZ095-102-103-311200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/ CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 215 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...95...102...103 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS MAY MATERIALIZE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ MOZ057-058-070-071-081-082-091-092-096-097-104-105-311200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-PULASKI-PHELPS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-DOUGLAS- HOWELL-TANEY-OZARK- 215 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...57...58...70...71...81...82...91...92...96 ...97...104...105 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE MAY RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ SCHAUMANN
6 follow-up statements
544 WWUS83 KSGF 310004 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 704 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088>090-093-094-101-310815- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-BARTON- CEDAR-POLK-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD- 704 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...55...66...67...68...77...78...79...88...89 ...90...93...94...101 IN KANSAS...73...97...101 WHILE RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE. CONTINUING WINDS...OVERNIGHT MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 50S AND CONTINUED LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL ACT TO RETAIN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL SEE LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN MOISTURE OVERNIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE WEAK MOISTURE RETURNS THIS EVENING. ONGOING GRASS FIRES AND WILD FIRES WILL REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS DESPITE THE IMPROVING CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. && 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. && $$ MOZ095-102-103-310815- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ CHRISTIAN-BARRY-STONE- 704 PM CDT 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 THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...95...102...103 WHILE RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE. CONTINUING WINDS...OVERNIGHT MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 50S AND CONTINUED LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL ACT TO RETAIN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL SEE LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN MOISTURE OVERNIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE WEAK MOISTURE RETURNS THIS EVENING. ONGOING GRASS FIRES AND WILD FIRES WILL REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS DESPITE THE IMPROVING CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. && 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. && $$ MOZ056-069-080-310815- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ MORGAN-CAMDEN-DALLAS- 704 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...56...69...80 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20S AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MOZ057-058-070-071-081-082-091-092-096-097-104-105-310815- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-PULASKI-PHELPS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-DOUGLAS- HOWELL-TANEY-OZARK- 704 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...57...58...70...71...81...82...91...92...96 ...97...104...105 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE MAY RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ HATCH
062 WWUS83 KSGF 310753 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 253 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>069-077>080-088>090-093-094-101- 010000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-MCDONALD- 253 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...55...56...66...67...68...69...77...78...79 ...80...88...89...90...93 IN KANSAS...73...97...101 WHILE RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE. CONTINUING WINDS... OVERNIGHT MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 50S AND CONTINUED LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL ACT TO RETAIN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL SEE LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN MOISTURE OVERNIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE WEAK MOISTURE RETURNS THIS EVENING. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ MOZ057-058-070-071-081-082-091-092-095>097-102>105-010000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-PULASKI-PHELPS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 253 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...57...58...70...71...81...82...91...92...95 ...96...97...102...103...104...105 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE MAY RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASS WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$
958 WWUS83 KSGF 310959 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 459 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON... .A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL RESIDE ACROSS THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>069-077>080-088>090-093-094-101- 311800- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-MCDONALD- 459 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...55...56...66...67...68...69...77...78...79 ...80...88...89...90...93 IN KANSAS...73...97...101 GUSTY WINDS WILL RESUME TODAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MOZ057-058-070-071-081-082-091-092-095>097-102>105-311800- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-PULASKI-PHELPS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 459 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...57...58...70...71...81...82...91...92...95 ...96...97...102...103...104...105 PER THE REQUEST OF THE USFS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT FINER FUELS IN FORESTED AREAS ARE RELATIVELY MOIST GIVEN RECENT RAINS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST BELOW CRITERIA LEVEL. CONCERNS FOR THIS AREA CONTINUE TO BE ANY GRASSLANDS WHICH HAVE YET TO FULLY GREEN AND WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH GIVEN WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. INTERAGENCY AND AREA WFO COORDINATION WILL OCCUR AT THE START OF THE WORKDAY TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR A RED FLAG WARNING. 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. && $$ GAGAN
884 WWUS83 KSGF 311412 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 912 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TODAY UNTIL 7 PM... MOZ057-058-070-071-081-082-091-092-095>097-102>105-312215- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ MILLER-MARIES-PULASKI-PHELPS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 912 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...57...58...70...71...81...82...91...92...95 ...96...97...102...103...104...105 GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND INCREASINGLY LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055-056-066>069-077>080-088>090-093-094-101- 312215- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-HICKORY- CAMDEN-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-MCDONALD- 912 AM CDT WED MAR 31 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 MISSOURI...55...56...66...67...68...69...77...78...79 ...80...88...89...90...93 IN KANSAS...73...97...101 GUSTY WINDS WILL RESUME TODAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ DSA
645 WWUS83 KSGF 311437 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 937 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TODAY UNTIL 7 PM FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-312245- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0002.100331T1700Z-100401T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 937 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN MISSOURI...55...56...57...58...66...67...68...69...70 ...71...77...78...79...80...81...82...88...89...90 ...91...92...93...94...95...96...97...101...102...103 ...104...105 IN KANSAS...73...97...101 GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES... AND INCREASINGLY LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ DSA
978 WWUS83 KSGF 312359 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 659 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM... KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-010100- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100401T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 659 PM CDT WED MAR 31 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 MISSOURI...55...56...57...58...66...67...68...69...70 ...71...77...78...79...80...81...82...88...89...90 ...91...92...93...94...95...96...97...101...102...103 ...104...105 IN KANSAS...73...97...101 BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ENHANCED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS T0 REMAIN FAVORABLE INTO THURSDAY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME GUSTY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE DRYING FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF FAST SPREADING FIRES POSSIBLE. SOME LIMITED MOISTURE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAINING IN THE 30 PERCENT RANGE. $$ HATCH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 30, 1:55 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 1:55 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
155 PM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010
...LONG TERM DISCUSSION UPDATE...
.UPDATE...
NUDGED UP HIGHS FOR TODAY BASED ON SHORT TERM TEMPERATURE TRENDS
AND MORNING RAOB. DESPITE FILTERED SUNSHINE FROM HIGH
CLOUDS...TEMPERATURES ARE HAVING LITTLE PROBLEM CLIMBING GIVEN THE
DRY AIRMASS. HAVE ALSO LOWERED HOURLY DEW POINT AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY GRIDS AS AREA SOUNDINGS...KSGF...KOUN...KTOP...KSHV...ALL
INDICATE QUITE A DRY LAYER JUST OFF THE DECK. THIS WILL HAVE BIG
IMPACTS ON FIRE WEATHER. SEE DISCUSSION BELOW. FINALLY...HAVE
INCREASED WINDS ABOUT 5 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
SCHAUMANN
&&
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY - TUESDAY)...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BE
APPROACHING THE REGION BY FRIDAY. THERE WERE SOME MINOR TIMING
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE SLOWER ECMWF...AND HAVE LEANED
OUR FORECAST CLOSER TO THE ECWMF. THEREFORE SHOWERS AND MAYBE EVEN
SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FRIDAY
EVENING...SLOWLY TRANSLATING ACROSS THE REST OF THE OZARKS FRIDAY
NIGHT AND EVEN INTO SATURDAY. GIVEN THE LACK OF QUALITY GULF
MOISTURE...INSTABILITY LEVELS WILL BE VERY MODEST...WITH MODELS
PRELIMINARILY ONLY SHOWING LESS THAN 500 J/KG OF MOST UNSTABLE
CAPE. THEREFORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY ARE
NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRONTAL PASSAGE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. DESPITE THE LACK OF MOISTURE
RETURN...MODELS DEVELOP QPF ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN MISSOURI
REGION. HAVE PLACED A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
GRIDS DURING THIS PERIOD.
REGARDING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE EXTENDED...THESE PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED FRONTAL PASSAGES WILL BE OF PACIFIC ORIGIN. THEREFORE
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD THROUGH THE ENTIRE EXTENDED
PERIODS...WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE 60S AND 70S...AND LOWS IN THE
40S AND 50S ON A NIGHTLY BASIS.
CRAMER
&&
.AVIATION...
PILOTS FLYING IN AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AIRPORTS WILL
NEED TO MONITOR FOR LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PARTICULARLY TONIGHT...A 45 - 55 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET WILL ASSUME A
POSITION DIRECTLY OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. SURFACE WINDS WILL ALSO
BE GUSTY...WITH SOME GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KNOTS AT TIMES.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE
INCREASING WINDS. MEANWHILE...NO LOW CEILINGS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
CRAMER
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
HOISTED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ALONG AND
WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR. DRIER AIR IS BEGINNING TO MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALREADY IN
THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE AT THE NOON HOUR. SUSTAINED WINDS IN
THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. WILL BE
LOOKING CLOSELY AT WEDNESDAY FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION/UPGRADE OF
CURRENT FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
SCHAUMANN
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MOZ055-066>068-
077>079-088>090-093>095-101>103.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-093-094.
KS...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ073-097-101.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 11:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1116 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-311215- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 1116 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MIDWEEK... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SOUTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. FIRES IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY GROW AND ESCAPE CONTROL. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WARM AND DRY WEATHER ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE OZARK PLATEAU. FIRES IN THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSOURI ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA...TO STOCKTON...TO MOUNT VERNON...TO NEOSHO. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) SCHAUMANN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 5:47 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Barry, Christian, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Maries and 9 more | 19 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.