Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 44, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Oct 1, 2011, 3:48 AM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 1, 2011, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Oct 1, 2011, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 1, 2011, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 2921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
589 WWUS83 KDDC 010848 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 348 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... .SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE PRESSURES FALL IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. WITH A DRY AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE...CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES. KSZ043>045-062>064-075>078-085>088-012115- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0044.111001T1900Z-111002T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 348 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063...064...075...076... 077...078...085...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...INCLUDES EAST OF A LINE FROM SCOTT CITY...LAKIN AND HUGOTON...TO NESS CITY...DODGE CITY...AND ASHLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE NEAR OR 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. && $$ 06
3 follow-up statements
703 WWUS83 KDDC 011506 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1006 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE PRESSURES FALL IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. WITH A DRY AIR MASS CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE HIGH PLAINS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREMELY ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ043>045-062>064-075>078-085>088-020000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0044.111001T1900Z-111002T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 1006 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063...064...075...076... 077...078...085...086...087 AND 088... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HUGOTON TO KENDALL. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
346 WWUS83 KDDC 012048 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 348 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 15 PERCENT, ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY. KSZ043>045-062>064-075>078-085>088-020500- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0040.111002T1800Z-111003T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 348 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043... 044...045...062...063...064...075...076...077...078...085...086... 087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063...064...075...076... 077...078...085...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HUGOTON TO KENDALL. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ030-020500- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0040.111002T1800Z-111003T0000Z/ TREGO- 348 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HUGOTON TO KENDALL. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 01
271 WWUS83 KDDC 012354 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 654 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS START TO RISE EARLY THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS HOWEVER WILL RETURN ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 15 PERCENT...ANY FIRES THAT START SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY. KSZ043>045-062>064-075>078-085>088-020800- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-111002T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0040.111002T1800Z-111003T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 654 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063...064...075... 076...077...078...085...086...087 AND 088... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044... 045...062...063...064...075...076...077...078...085...086... 087 AND 088... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HUGOTON TO KENDALL. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ030-020800- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0040.111002T1800Z-111003T0000Z/ TREGO- 654 PM CDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 283 AND EAST OF A LINE FROM HUGOTON TO KENDALL. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 3:48 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 9 more | 11 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.