Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2011, 4:45 AM CDT for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 9, 2011, 4:45 AM CDT (09:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 24 counties
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, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 N Trousdale, KS | HAIL COVERED THE GROUND WITH THE LARGEST UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 4126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
850 WWUS83 KDDC 090945 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 445 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY... .A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS DRY AIR ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS STARTING LATE THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS LOW ON SUNDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. KSZ030-031-045-046-065-079-080-089-092300- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0014.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE- 445 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046...065...079...080 AND 089... ...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...079...080 AND 089... 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. * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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 SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-092300- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0014.110409T1600Z-110410T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 445 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 /345 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063... 064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...064...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 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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 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. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-092300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 445 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 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. * IMPACTS...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
3 follow-up statements
859 WWUS83 KDDC 091821 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 121 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS DRY AIR ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTH TO WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. KSZ030-031-045-046-065-079-080-089-100100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE- 121 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 031...045...046...065...079...080 AND 089... ...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...079...080 AND 089... * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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 SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-100100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 121 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 /1221 PM MDT SAT APR 9 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 043...044...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077... 078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...064...074...075... 076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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 SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-100100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 121 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 AND 090... * WIND...ON SUNDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SUGDEN FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
587 WWUS83 KDDC 092032 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 332 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS DRY AIR ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTH TO WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. KSZ030-045-100100- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ TREGO-NESS- 332 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030 AND 045... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030 AND 045... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-061-062-100100- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY- 332 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 /232 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061 AND 062... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061 AND 062... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-079-080-089-100100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0015.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE- 332 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031... 046...065...079...080 AND 089... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046... 065...079...080 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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 SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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. && $$ KSZ063-064-074>078-084>088-100100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0012.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0015.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 332 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063... 064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 063...064... 074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-100100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0013.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0015.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 332 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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. && $$ SUGDEN FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
435 WWUS83 KDDC 100045 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 745 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS DRY AIR ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTH TO WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. KSZ031-046-063>065-074>080-084>089-101245- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 745 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...063...064...065...074...075...076...077...078...079... 080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046... 063...064...065...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...084... 085...086...087...088 AND 089... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES THIS EVENING WERE RISING AS TEMPERATURES START TO FALL. WIND SPEEDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW 20 MPH AROUND 8 PM. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. * 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. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 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. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-061-062-100145- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110410T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY- 745 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 /645 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061 AND 062... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES THIS EVENING WERE RISING AS TEMPERATURES START FALL. WIND SPEEDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW 20 MPH AROUND 8 PM. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ KSZ066-081-090-101245- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.110410T1600Z-110411T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 745 PM CDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 AND 090... * WIND...ON SUNDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. A SMALL FIRE COULD GROW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 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 9, 4:35 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:40 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.