Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2011, 3:54 PM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 17, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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
- Feb 16, 2011, 3:54 PM CST (21:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 4327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
480 WWUS83 KICT 162154 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 354 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... KSZ032-047-171000- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0001.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0001.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- 354 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. * WINDS...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ BILLINGS
4 follow-up statements
910 WWUS83 KICT 170924 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 324 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... KSZ033-048-050-172130- /O.EXA.KICT.FW.W.0001.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 324 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 033...048 AND 050... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. * WINDS...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-047-172130- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0001.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- 324 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ JMC
464 WWUS83 KICT 170938 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 338 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ032-033-047-048-050-180000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0001.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 338 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048 AND 050... * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. * WINDS...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ JMC
195 WWUS83 KICT 171754 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1154 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ049-051-067-082-091-180000- /O.EXA.KICT.FW.W.0001.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- 1154 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...051... 067...082 AND 091... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. * WINDS...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-180000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0001.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 1154 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048 AND 050... * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 14. * WINDS...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ DUNTEN
569 WWUS83 KICT 172340 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 540 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-180045- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 540 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...067...082 AND 091... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. DIMINISHING WINDS AND INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ JAKUB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 8:51 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Allen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 16 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:46 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ICT | Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery and 3 more | 5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.