Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Jun 15, 2011, 3:30 PM CDT for 12 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 16, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jun 15, 2011, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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, 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), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 5:01 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | Garden City, KS |
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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -370 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1643 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
521 WWUS83 KDDC 152030 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 330 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. KSZ061>063-074>076-084>086-160830- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0032.110616T1800Z-110617T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0035.110616T1800Z-110617T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 330 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 /230 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. * THIS COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... ALONG WITH HOT TEMPERATURES... WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
2 follow-up statements
136 WWUS83 KDDC 160704 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 204 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. KSZ043-077-087-170200- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0035.110616T1800Z-110617T0200Z/ SCOTT-GRAY-MEADE- 204 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...077 AND 087... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. * THIS COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... ALONG WITH HOT TEMPERATURES... WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ061>063-074>076-084>086-170200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0035.110616T1800Z-110617T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 204 AM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 /104 AM MDT THU JUN 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063... 074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. * THIS COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... ALONG WITH HOT TEMPERATURES... WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ SUGDEN FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
635 WWUS83 KDDC 170151 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 851 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 KSZ043-061>063-074>077-084>087-170300- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110617T0200Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 851 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 /751 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...084...085... 086 AND 087... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED WITH WEAKENING WINDS AND GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. $$ SUGDEN FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Scott | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane, Scott | 67 min |
| Jun 15, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Finney | 50 min |
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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.