Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 19, 2011, 3:20 PM CST for 22 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 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 19, 2011, 3:20 PM CST (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2011, 3:42 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 22 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -237 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
871 WWUS83 KICT 192120 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 320 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ067-068-082-083-091-092-200930- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/ RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- 320 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 067...068... 082...083...091 AND 092... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 135. * WIND...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL DROP AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID ANY 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. && $$ KETCHAM
4 follow-up statements
475 WWUS83 KICT 200946 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 346 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KSZ047-048-050-069>072-093>096-098>100-202200- /O.EXA.KICT.FW.W.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 346 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...048...050...069...070...071...072...093...094...095...096... 098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * WIND...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ067-068-082-083-091-092-202200- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/ RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- 346 AM CST SUN FEB 20 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 067...068...082...083...091 AND 092... * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * WIND...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID ANY 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. && $$ COOK
299 WWUS83 KICT 201247 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 647 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. KSZ032-033-210000- /O.EXA.KICT.FW.W.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN- 647 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 033... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WIND...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ047-048-050-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-210000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/ BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 647 AM CST SUN FEB 20 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 047...048...050...067...068...069...070...071...072...082... 083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WIND...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * 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. && $$ KRC/ADK
945 WWUS83 KICT 201248 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 648 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...DRY GRASSLANDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-210000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0002.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER- GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 648 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...050...067...068...069...070...071... 072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... * TIMING...EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * WIND...WILL BE STOUT OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KRC/ADK
658 WWUS83 KICT 202142 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 342 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-202245- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER- GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 342 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...050...067... 068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094... 095...096...098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. DIMINISHING WINDS AND INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THE REGION. A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. $$ KETCHAM
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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.