Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2011, 3:29 PM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 5, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 23 counties
Anderson County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1169 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
928 WWUS83 KTOP 042029 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 329 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 .GRASSES AND VEGETATION ACROSS KANSAS ARE DRY AND CURED. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ008-009-020>022-034>037-054-050830- /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0004.110405T1700Z-110406T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY- MORRIS-LYON- 329 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009... 020...021...022...034...035...036...037 AND 054... 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 TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...REPUBLIC COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY...CLOUD COUNTY...CLAY COUNTY...RILEY COUNTY...OTTAWA COUNTY...DICKINSON COUNTY...GEARY COUNTY...MORRIS COUNTY... LYON COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 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. && $$ BLAIR
4 follow-up statements
404 WWUS83 KTOP 050808 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 308 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 .GRASSES AND VEGETATION ACROSS KANSAS ARE DRY AND CURED. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ010>012-023-024-026-038>040-055-056-058-059-052015- /O.EXA.KTOP.FW.W.0004.110405T1700Z-110406T0000Z/ MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 308 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009... 020...021...022...034...035...036...037 AND 054... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES... HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...REPUBLIC COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY...CLOUD COUNTY...CLAY COUNTY...RILEY COUNTY...OTTAWA COUNTY...DICKINSON COUNTY...GEARY COUNTY...MORRIS COUNTY... LYON COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...FIRES ARE LIKELY TO BECOME OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY... AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ONCE THEY ARE STARTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ008-009-020>022-034>037-054-052015- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0004.110405T1700Z-110406T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY- MORRIS-LYON- 308 AM CDT TUE APR 5 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 008...009... 020...021...022...034...035...036...037 AND 054... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...REPUBLIC COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY...CLOUD COUNTY...CLAY COUNTY...RILEY COUNTY...OTTAWA COUNTY...DICKINSON COUNTY...GEARY COUNTY...MORRIS COUNTY... LYON COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 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. && $$
187 WWUS83 KTOP 051138 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 638 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 .GRASSES AND VEGETATION ACROSS KANSAS ARE DRY AND CURED. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-052345- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0004.110405T1700Z-110406T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 638 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009...010...011...012...020...021...022...023...024... 026...034...035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056... 058 AND 059... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...REPUBLIC COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY...MARSHALL COUNTY...NEMAHA COUNTY...BROWN COUNTY... CLOUD COUNTY...CLAY COUNTY...RILEY COUNTY...POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...JACKSON COUNTY...JEFFERSON COUNTY...OTTAWA COUNTY... DICKINSON COUNTY...GEARY COUNTY...MORRIS COUNTY...WABAUNSEE COUNTY...SHAWNEE COUNTY...DOUGLAS COUNTY...LYON COUNTY... OSAGE COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY...COFFEY COUNTY...ANDERSON COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 15 TO 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...FIRES ARE LIKELY TO BECOME OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY... AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ONCE THEY ARE STARTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
167 WWUS83 KTOP 052007 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 307 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 .GRASSES AND VEGETATION ACROSS KANSAS ARE DRY AND CURED. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY AND COULD CAUSE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-060000- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 307 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008... 009...010...011...012...020...021...022...023...024... 026... 034...035...036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056... 058 AND 059... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...REPUBLIC COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY...MARSHALL COUNTY...NEMAHA COUNTY...BROWN COUNTY... CLOUD COUNTY...CLAY COUNTY...RILEY COUNTY...POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...JACKSON COUNTY...JEFFERSON COUNTY...OTTAWA COUNTY... DICKINSON COUNTY...GEARY COUNTY...MORRIS COUNTY...WABAUNSEE COUNTY...SHAWNEE COUNTY...DOUGLAS COUNTY...LYON COUNTY... OSAGE COUNTY...FRANKLIN COUNTY...COFFEY COUNTY...ANDERSON COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 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. && $$
317 WWUS83 KTOP 052357 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 657 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM... KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-060100- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110406T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 657 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008...009... 010...011...012...020...021...022...023...024...026...034...035... 036...037...038...039...040...054...055...056...058 AND 059... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Topeka, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson, Geary, Jackson, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley and 2 more | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Morris | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Morris, Wabaunsee | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Osage, Shawnee | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon, Osage | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Lyon | 52 min |
| Apr 3, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Franklin, Osage | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey, Lyon, Osage | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Coffey | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Anderson | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 3:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TOP | Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson and 17 more | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.