Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Dec 31, 2011, 4:01 AM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 31, 2011, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 6 reports 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
- Dec 31, 2011, 4:01 AM CST (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2011, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2011, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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 10:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 6:07 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Russell, KS | |
| Dec 31, 6:26 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Russell, KS | SECOND GUST AT 56 MPH IN PAST HOUR. |
| Dec 31, 7:24 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Kingman, KS | |
| Dec 31, 7:43 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 E Nickerson, KS | |
| Dec 31, 7:51 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Salina Airport, KS | |
| Dec 31, 7:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Hutchinson Airport, 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 00:00Z, 10.0 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
- 2437 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
155 WWUS83 KICT 311001 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 401 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-010000- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0020.111231T1700Z-120101T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 401 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048 AND 050... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER EXPECTED BETWEEN 11AM AND 6PM. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 36 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ BILLINGS
2 follow-up statements
936 WWUS83 KICT 311720 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1120 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 KSZ049-051-067-082-091-010600- /O.EXB.KICT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120101T0600Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-RENO-KINGMAN-HARPER- 1120 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...051... 067...082 AND 091... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-050-010600- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120101T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 1120 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048 AND 050... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 36 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ LAWSON
918 WWUS83 KICT 312108 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 308 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-010200- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120101T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 308 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048 AND 050... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER LEVELS OVER THE WARNING AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ JAKUB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:44 AM CST | High Wind Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.