Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 2, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 30 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
- Apr 2, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 11:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase 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, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:17 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 4 Sse Tampa, KS | |
| Apr 3, 7:29 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Lincolnville, KS | |
| Apr 3, 7:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 Nw Marion, KS | QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS COVERING THE GROUND. 50 MPH WIND GUSTS ALSO OCCURRED WITH THE HAIL. |
| Apr 3, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Ne Marion, KS | |
| Apr 3, 7:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 E Elmdale, KS | POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS ALSO. POWER LINES WERE FLASHING NEAR ELMDALE. |
| Apr 3, 8:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | Wichita Mid Continent A, KS | |
| Apr 3, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Park City, KS | |
| Apr 3, 8:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Saffordville, KS | WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH WERE ALSO ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 3, 8:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw El Dorado, KS | MULTIPLE POWER POLES WERE KNOCKED DOWN WHICH SPARKED A GRASS FIRE AT HIGHWAY 196 JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 254. |
| Apr 3, 8:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 7 N Benton, KS | |
| Apr 3, 8:41 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 N Benton, KS | |
| Apr 3, 8:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Madison, KS | RELAYED BY KSN. |
| Apr 3, 8:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Strong City, KS | |
| Apr 3, 8:48 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | El Dorado, KS | |
| Apr 3, 8:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Nnw El Dorado, KS | 6 INCH TREE LIMBS WERE DOWNED 8 MILES NORTH AND 2 MILES WEST OF EL DORADO. |
| Apr 3, 8:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Nnw El Dorado, KS | |
| Apr 3, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 11 Se Matfield Green, KS | DELAYED REPORT...SUSTAINED WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 3RD. |
| Apr 3, 9:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Rosalia, KS | |
| Apr 3, 9:16 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 9 S El Dorado, KS | |
| Apr 3, 9:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Douglass, KS | |
| Apr 3, 9:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Douglass, KS | |
| Apr 3, 9:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | Eureka, KS | AWOS AT THE AIRPORT NEAR EUREKA MEASURED A GUST OF 59 MPH. |
| Apr 3, 9:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 11 Se Matfield Green, KS | DELAYED REPORT...SUSTAINED WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 3RD. |
| Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | Winfield, KS | 62 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN WINFIELD. |
| Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Winfield, KS | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF WINFIELD. |
| Apr 3, 9:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 10 W Yates Center, KS | |
| Apr 3, 9:51 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ne Winfield, KS | |
| Apr 3, 9:56 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 8 N Yates Center, KS | |
| Apr 3, 10:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Iola, KS | |
| Apr 3, 10:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Nw Iola, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 2426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
405 WWUS83 KICT 022026 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 KSZ047-050-051-067-068-082-083-091-030930- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0004.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0008.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110403T0100Z/ BARTON-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- 326 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047... 050...051...067...068...082...083 AND 091... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 047...050... 051...067...068...082...083 AND 091... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WIND...WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ032-033-048-049-030930- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0008.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110403T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE- 326 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...048 AND 049... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 048 AND 049... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WIND...WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 20 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ052-053-069>072-092>096-098>100-030930- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0004.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0008.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 326 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052...053... 069...070...071...072...092...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 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WIND...WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE FLINT HILLS...AND AROUND 45 TO 50 PERCENT IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ JMC
4 follow-up statements
794 WWUS83 KICT 030056 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 756 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-031300- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110403T0100Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0008.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- 756 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...067...068...082... 083 AND 091... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...067...068...082...083 AND 091... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WIND...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST VALUES WILL BE 15 TO 25 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ052-053-069>072-092>096-098>100-031300- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0008.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK- WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 756 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052...053...069...070...071...072...092...093...094...095...096... 098...099 AND 100... * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WIND...WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 35 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE FLINT HILLS...AND AROUND 45 TO 50 PERCENT IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ LAWSON
814 WWUS83 KICT 031002 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 502 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-032215- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0008.110403T1500Z-110404T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 502 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067... 068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094... 095...096...098...099 AND 100... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE FORECAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...AND ALSO THIS EVENING ACROSS RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE FORECAST. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE THE COLD FRONT. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST VALUES WILL BE 15 TO 30 PERCENT WEST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO ANTHONY...30 TO 45 ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS AND 45 TO 55 ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
529 WWUS83 KICT 032009 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 309 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-040600- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 309 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070... 071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... * TIMING...IN EFFECT CURRENTLY THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS OCCURRING. EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDICES ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH ARE FORECAST. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST VALUES WILL BE 15 TO 30 PERCENT WEST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO ANTHONY...30 TO 45 ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS AND 45 TO 55 ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$
372 WWUS83 KICT 040416 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1116 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-040530- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110404T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 1116 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN KANSAS...32...33...47...48...49...50...51...52...53 ...67...68...69...70...71...72...82...83...91...92 ...93...94...95...96...98...99...100. EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP LOW ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE FIRE RISK TO BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ LAWSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:08 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Lincoln and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:12 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 50 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.