Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2012, 3:38 PM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 1, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Mar 31, 2012, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2012, 8:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 630 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -284 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
608 WWUS83 KDDC 312038 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 338 PM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH BY NOON SUNDAY. A DRYLINE WILL PROPAGATE EASTWARD TO NEAR HIGHWAY 283 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE DRY AIR. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WIND WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR VERY ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-010445- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0009.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0015.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 338 PM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 /238 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WEST OF HIGHWAY 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM NOON CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO NEAR 90 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP, BUT SUFFICIENT CURED VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-063-064-076>078-086-087-010445- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0015.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-SEWARD- MEADE- 338 PM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WEST OF HIGHWAY 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO NEAR 90 BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP, BUT SUFFICIENT CURED VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
4 follow-up statements
178 WWUS83 KDDC 010254 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 954 PM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH BY NOON SUNDAY. A DRYLINE WILL PROPAGATE EASTWARD TO NEAR HIGHWAY 283 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE DRY AIR. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WIND WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR VERY ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>087-011300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 954 PM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 /854 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WEST OF HIGHWAY 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM NOON CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...RISING TO NEAR 90 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
793 WWUS83 KDDC 010734 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 234 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH BY NOON SUNDAY. A DRYLINE WILL MIX EASTWARD TO NEAR HIGHWAY 283 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE DRY AIR. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR VERY ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ088-020200- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0015.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ CLARK- 234 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AS WINDS BECOME GUSTY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL RAPIDLY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>087-020200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 234 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 /134 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AS WINDS BECOME GUSTY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL RAPIDLY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SUGDEN
555 WWUS83 KDDC 012038 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 338 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A DRYLINE WILL MIX EASTWARD TO NEAR HIGHWAY 283 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER IN THE DRY AIR. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR VERY ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-020200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 338 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 /238 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AS WINDS BECOME GUSTY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL RAPIDLY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HOVORKA 42
361 WWUS83 KDDC 020106 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 806 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-020215- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 806 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 /706 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED AND WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.