Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Aug 31, 2011, 3:59 PM CDT for 25 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Sep 1, 2011, 12:00 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
- Aug 31, 2011, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 25 counties
Barber County, KS, 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -282 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
808 WWUS83 KDDC 312059 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 359 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DOWN INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRES. KSZ043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-010900- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0039.110901T1700Z-110902T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0041.110901T1700Z-110902T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 359 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2011 /259 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...046...061...062...063... 064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...081... 084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SYRACUSE TO SCOTT CITY, LACROSSE AND STAFFORD TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ GERARD
3 follow-up statements
035 WWUS83 KDDC 010829 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 329 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... .VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DOWN INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRES. KSZ043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-011630- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0041.110901T1700Z-110902T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 329 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011 /229 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...046... 061...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078... 079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SYRACUSE TO SCOTT CITY... LACROSSE AND STAFFORD TO THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAH
621 WWUS83 KDDC 011611 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1111 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... .VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP TO DECREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DOWN TO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRES. KSZ043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-020100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0041.110901T1700Z-110902T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 1111 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2011 /1011 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065...066... 074...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086... 087...088...089 AND 090... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...INCLUDES MUCH OF SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 96. * WINDS...A SOUTHWEST WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ SUGDEN
036 WWUS83 KDDC 020045 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 745 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA... .AS TEMPERATURES FALL AND WINDS DIMINISH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE THROUGH THE EVENING AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL END. KSZ043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-020145- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110902T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 745 PM CDT THU SEP 1 2011 /645 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065...066...074... 075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087... 088...089 AND 090... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. $$ 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 3:45 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 19 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.