Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at May 30, 2011, 4:18 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 30, 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
- May 30, 2011, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Ulysses, KS | NUMEROUS OBSERVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HAVE INDICATED SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ACHIEVING 40 MPH OR GREATER. THE SUSTAINED WINDSPEED AT THIS TIME WAS 44 MPH. |
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 1380 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794 WWUS83 KDDC 300918 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 418 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON WHILE A DRYLINE MOVES EAST TO NEAR DODGE CITY BY MID AFTERNOON. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE DRYLINE. KSZ030-045-064-078-088-301030- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-CLARK- 418 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...045...064...078 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO STAY JUST WEST OF A WAKEENEY TO JETMORE TO ASHLAND LINE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. AS A RESULT...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS LESSENED OVER THE AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 283 CORRIDOR. $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-302200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0031.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 418 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 /318 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063... 074...075...076...077...084...085...086 AND 087... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 8 TO 12 PERCENT RANGE BY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
2 follow-up statements
838 WWUS83 KDDC 301631 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1131 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...EXTREME CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WILL LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN WYOMING AND EASTERN MONTANA TODAY. MEANWHILE, A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHWESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON WHILE A DRYLINE MOVES EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE DRYLINE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-310100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110531T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 1131 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 /1031 AM MDT MON MAY 30 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... 074...075...076...077... 084...085...086 AND 087... * WINDS WILL INCREASE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT...AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
978 WWUS83 KDDC 310113 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 813 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-310215- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110531T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 813 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 /713 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075... 076...077...084...085...086 AND 087... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 51 min |
| May 30, 2:52 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 20 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.