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Red Flag Warning 36, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Jun 18, 2011, 3:50 PM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 19, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jun 18, 2011, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards 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, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
259 WWUS83 KDDC 182050 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 350 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITION WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A DRY LINE WILL MARCH EAST ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BRINGING HOT AND DRY AIR TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE 99F DEGREE TO 105F DEGREE RANGE. YOU CAN EXPECT GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT OCCUR. KSZ061>064-087-088-182200- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0033.110619T1800Z-110620T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-MEADE-CLARK- 350 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 /250 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND REPLACED IT WITH A RED FLAG WARNING. $$ KSZ074>078-084>086-191000- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0033.110619T1800Z-110620T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0036.110619T1800Z-110620T0200Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 350 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075... 076...077...078...084...085 AND 086... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUST OVER 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS. * THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE BANNED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 12
3 follow-up statements
772 WWUS83 KDDC 190832 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 332 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT AND DRYLINE WILL PUSH NORTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING HOT AND DRY AIR TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE 101 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE. YOU CAN EXPECT GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. KSZ061>065-079-080-087>089-200200- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0036.110619T1800Z-110620T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE- 332 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 /232 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING 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...064...065... 079...080...087...088 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ KSZ074>078-084>086-200200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0036.110619T1800Z-110620T0200Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 332 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...076...077...078...084...085 AND 086... * STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 06 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
857 WWUS83 KDDC 192317 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 617 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING... .A WARM FRONT AND A DRYLINE HAS PUSHED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS BRINGING HOT AND DRY AIR TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED THE 101 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AN EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. KSZ061>065-074>080-084>089-200200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110620T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 617 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 /517 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...076...077...078...084...085 AND 086... * STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS. * THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH CONDITIONS. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
719 WWUS83 KDDC 200152 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 852 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DIMINISHING... .FALLING TEMPERATURES AND DECREASING WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN DIMINISHED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. KSZ061>065-074>080-084>089-200300- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110620T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 852 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 /752 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...076...077...078...084...085 AND 086... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS WINDS HAVE ALREADY DIMINISHED...FALLING BELOW CRITERIA WARRANTING THE RED FLAG WARNING. THEREFORE, THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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 17, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Gray, Kearny, Lane, Scott | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Lane, Scott | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Haskell | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness and 1 more | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Haskell, Kearny | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Trego | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford | 17 min |
| Jun 18, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford | 68 min |
| Jun 18, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Rush | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 3:07 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 8 more | 13 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.