Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2011, 3:08 AM CDT for 20 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 4, 2011, 3:08 AM CDT (08:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 5:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties 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, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 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 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
504 WWUS83 KICT 040808 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 308 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-042015- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0009.110404T1800Z-110404T2200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- 308 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067... 068...069...070...082...083...091...092...093...094 AND 098... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...OF RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL DROP TO VERY LOW LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 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. && $$ JAKUB
2 follow-up statements
533 WWUS83 KICT 041535 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1035 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-042200- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0009.110404T1800Z-110404T2200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- 1035 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067... 068...069...070...082...083...091...092...093...094 AND 098... * TIMING...OF RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH CENTRAL...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 23 TO 30 PERCENT...LOWEST OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ ADK
931 WWUS83 KICT 042206 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 506 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-051015- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110404T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.A.0005.110405T1700Z-110406T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- 506 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052... 053...067...068...069...070...082...083...091...092...093... 094 AND 098... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050... 051...052...053...067...068...069...070...082...083...091...092... 093...094 AND 098... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TODAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 18 TO 25 PERCENT...WITH THE LOWEST VALUES ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Marion | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase, Marion | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chase | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Greenwood, Neosho | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Elk, Greenwood | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Woodson | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Woodson | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Chautauqua | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 5:06 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 14 more | 10 hr |
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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.