Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 2, 2011, 3:13 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 2 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, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
Counties Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Geary County, KS, Morris County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Riley County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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, 6:05 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Nw Manhattan, KS | |
| Apr 3, 6:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Sw Wamego, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
399 WWUS83 KTOP 022013 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 313 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... GRASSES AND VEGETATION ACROSS KANSAS ARE DRY AND CURED. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS...AND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ020>022-034>037-030815- /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0003.110403T1700Z-110404T0000Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- 313 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021... 022...034...035...036 AND 037... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES... HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA COUNTY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS COUNTY. * WIND...WINDS BY MID DAY WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 20 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER. WINDS WILL SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MID AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP QUICKLY AROUND THE NOON HOUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE WITH LOCALLY LOWER VALUES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE LIKELY TO BECOME OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. IN ADDITION...SMOLDERING FIRES FROM PREVIOUS DAYS BURNS MAY REIGNITE AND BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
790 WWUS83 KTOP 030800 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 300 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... GRASSES AND VEGETATION ACROSS KANSAS ARE DRY AND CURED. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS...AND WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ020>022-034>037-040000- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0003.110403T1700Z-110404T0000Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- 300 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021... 022...034...035...036 AND 037... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA COUNTY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS COUNTY. * WIND...WINDS BY MID DAY WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 20 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER. WINDS WILL SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP QUICKLY AROUND THE NOON HOUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE WITH LOCALLY LOWER VALUES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE LIKELY TO BECOME OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. IN ADDITION...SMOLDERING FIRES FROM PREVIOUS DAYS BURNS MAY REIGNITE AND BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
257 WWUS83 KTOP 031647 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1147 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 GRASSES AND VEGETATION ACROSS KANSAS ARE DRY AND CURED. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ020>022-034>037-040000- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0003.110403T1700Z-110404T0000Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- 1147 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...034...035...036 AND 037... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY THE LATE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES BY. THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A LULL IN WIND SPEEDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL PICK BACK UP WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVELY HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BETWEEN 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES ARE LIKELY TO BECOME OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ONCE THEY ARE STARTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WOLTERS
576 WWUS83 KTOP 040009 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 709 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 KSZ020>022-034>037-040115- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- 709 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...034...035...036 AND 037... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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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.