Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2011, 4:49 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 8, 2011, 2:00 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
- Apr 8, 2011, 4:49 AM CDT (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2011, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 2732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
909 WWUS83 KDDC 080949 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 449 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A POTENT DRYLINE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS DRY AIR ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. KSZ061>063-074>078-084>088-082300- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0013.110408T1900Z-110409T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110409T1800Z-110411T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 449 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 /349 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075... 076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078... 084...085...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AS THE STORM PASSES ON SUNDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED THIS WEEKEND. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS 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. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-064-082300- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110409T1800Z-110411T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HODGEMAN- 449 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044 AND 064... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...ON SATURDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AS THE STORM PASSES ON SUNDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED THIS WEEKEND. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-082300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- COMANCHE-BARBER- 449 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046...065...066...079...080... 081...089 AND 090... * WIND...ON SUNDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED ON SUNDAY. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
2 follow-up statements
676 WWUS83 KDDC 082030 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 330 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND A POTENT DRYLINE SITUATED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE DRY AIR ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. KSZ061>063-074>078-084>088-090830- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110409T1800Z-110411T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 330 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 /230 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075... 076...077...078...084... 085...086...087 AND 088......FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074... 075...076...077...078... 084...085...086...087 AND 088... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AS THE STORM PASSES ON SUNDAY... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED THIS WEEKEND. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS 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. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-064-090830- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110409T1800Z-110411T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HODGEMAN- 330 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044 AND 064... * ON SATURDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AS THE STORM PASSES ON SUNDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED THIS WEEKEND. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-090830- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- COMANCHE-BARBER- 330 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046...065...066...079...080... 081...089 AND 090... * ON SUNDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED ON SUNDAY. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
143 WWUS83 KDDC 090050 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 750 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE DRY AIR ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. KSZ061>063-074>078-084>088-091300- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110409T1800Z-110411T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 750 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 /650 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078... 084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086... 087 AND 088... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES THIS EVENING WERE GREATER THAN 15 PERCENT AS SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASED BACK INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. * ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AS THE STORM PASSES ON SUNDAY... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED THIS WEEKEND. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-064-091300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110409T1800Z-110411T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HODGEMAN- 750 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044 AND 064... * ON SATURDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AS THE STORM PASSES ON SUNDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED THIS WEEKEND. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-091300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- COMANCHE-BARBER- 750 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046...065...066...079...080... 081...089 AND 090... * ON SUNDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED ON SUNDAY. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:26 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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.