Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Oct 17, 2012, 4:28 AM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 18, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 17, 2012, 4:28 AM CDT (09:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis 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, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Wnw Shallow Water, KS | |
| Oct 18, 1:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 E Medicine Lodge, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 3055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
808 WWUS83 KDDC 170928 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 428 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-076>081-087>090-171730- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0014.121018T1800Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121018T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0025.121017T1800Z-121017T2300Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- 428 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /328 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS ON THURSDAY OF UP TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING... BECOMING WINDY THIS MORNING THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AGAIN BY AROUND 9 AM THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ074-075-084>086-171730- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0014.121018T1800Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121018T2300Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 428 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 33
5 follow-up statements
385 WWUS83 KDDC 171929 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 229 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THEN LIKELY AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND MIDWEST REGION TODAY AND THURSDAY. AS MUCH DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 PERCENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THURSDAY. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-076>081-087>090-180330- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-121017T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121018T2300Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- 229 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /129 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ074-075-084>086-180330- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121018T2300Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 229 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
256 WWUS83 KDDC 172247 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 547 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND MIDWEST REGION THURSDAY. AS MUCH DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 PERCENT OR BELOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-076>081-087>090-180700- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-121017T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121018T2300Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- 547 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 /447 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ074-075-084>086-180700- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121018T2300Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 547 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 32
027 WWUS83 KDDC 180635 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 135 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM MATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND MIDWEST REGION TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO WESTERN KANSAS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 15 PERCENT OR BELOW THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-182300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121018T2300Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 135 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /1235 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE REGION... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 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. && $$
013 WWUS83 KDDC 180817 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 317 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 15 PERCENT OR BELOW THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-190000- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0026.121018T1800Z-121019T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 317 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /217 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE REGION... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 70. WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR ELKHART. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE LOWER TO MID 60S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY. 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. && $$ SUGDEN
983 WWUS83 KDDC 182353 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 ..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DECREASED... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAD DECREASED INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WERE CLIMBING ABOVE 15 PERCENT...AND OUT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-190100- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 653 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012 /553 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE REGION... THE RISK OF FIRES HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CLIMB ABOVE 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 4:31 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:31 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 18 more | 38 hr |
| Oct 17, 1:23 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 3 more | 20 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.