Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2011, 12:03 PM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Feb 26, 2011, 12:03 PM CST (18:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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, Hodgeman 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), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 6:02 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Hugoton, 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 415 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 464 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
867 WWUS83 KDDC 261803 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1203 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH INTO KANSAS SUNDAY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE PLANNED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ066-079>081-089-090-261915- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0100Z/ STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 1203 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WIND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 40 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR BURNING IS STILL DISCOURAGED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TOWARD 20 PERCENT...HOWEVER RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ KSZ061>064-074>078-084>088-270615- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0004.110227T1800Z-110228T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.110227T1700Z-110228T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 1203 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 /1103 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077... 078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR FIRE WILL EASILY SPREAD AND COULD RAPIDLY BECOME HARD TO MANAGE. AVOID ALL OUTDOOR BURNING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ043-044-270615- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.110227T1700Z-110228T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 1203 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR FIRE WILL EASILY SPREAD AND COULD RAPIDLY BECOME HARD TO MANAGE. AVOID ALL OUTDOOR BURNING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ 33 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
4 follow-up statements
238 WWUS83 KDDC 270517 AAA RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1117 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH INTO KANSAS SUNDAY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE PLANNED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-271800- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.110227T1700Z-110228T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 1117 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 /1017 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY 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... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR FIRE WILL EASILY SPREAD AND COULD RAPIDLY BECOME HARD TO MANAGE. AVOID ALL OUTDOOR BURNING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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
297 WWUS83 KDDC 270755 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 155 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...EXPECT CRITICAL WILD FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL NUDGE NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS WILD FIRES. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>088-280000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.110227T1700Z-110228T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL- GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 155 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 /1255 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ 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... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR FIRE WILL EASILY SPREAD AND COULD RAPIDLY BECOME HARD TO MANAGE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE BANNED THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 12
026 WWUS83 KDDC 271539 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 939 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...EXPECT CRITICAL WILD FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .A WARM FRONT WILL NUDGE NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR DANGEROUS WILD FIRES. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. KSZ043-044-061>064-075>078-087-088-271645- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0004.110227T1700Z-110228T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 939 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 /839 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062... 063...064...074... 075...076...077...078...084...085...086... 087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT WERE EXPECTED EARLIER WILL NOT MATERIALIZE. $$ KSZ074-084>086-280100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.110227T1700Z-110228T0100Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 939 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST 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... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTY. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR FIRE WILL EASILY SPREAD AND COULD RAPIDLY BECOME HARD TO MANAGE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE BANNED THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
490 WWUS83 KDDC 280100 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 700 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ENDING... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED TEMPERATURES. AS A RESULT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED OUT OF THE RED FLAG RANGE. KSZ074-084>086-280200- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T0100Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 700 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...084... 085 AND 086... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 14 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:57 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 14 more | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.