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Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Oct 23, 2012, 3:37 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 24, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2012, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 24, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2012, 9:34 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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 153 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
- 2703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
560 WWUS83 KDDC 232037 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 337 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY OVER EASTERN COLORADO WITH AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INTO WESTERN KANSAS. A DRY LINE WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON BOTH AFTERNOONS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES. KSZ061-074-075-084-085-240445- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0016.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0028.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121023T2300Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 337 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 /237 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...1 PM CDT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS CAN EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. 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. && $$ KSZ062-063-076-086-240445- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0016.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ KEARNY-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD- 337 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...1 PM CDT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS CAN EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ043-044-077-078-087-088-232300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121023T2300Z/ SCOTT-LANE-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 337 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 1 PM CDT TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS CAN EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
267 WWUS83 KDDC 232253 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 552 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY OVER EASTERN COLORADO WITH AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INTO WESTERN KANSAS. A DRY LINE WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WEST OF THE DRYLINE. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. KSZ061-074-075-084-085-240700- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0028.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 552 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 /452 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS CAN EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ062-063-076-086-240700- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0016.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ KEARNY-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD- 552 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...1 PM CDT TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS CAN EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-077-078-087-088-240000- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121023T2300Z/ SCOTT-LANE-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 552 PM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WITH THE SETTING SUN...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ UMSCHEID
653 WWUS83 KDDC 240546 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1246 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FOR PART OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN INTO THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN COLORADO WITH AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INTO SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ061-240700- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0028.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ HAMILTON- 1146 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ KSZ062-063-076-086-240700- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0016.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ KEARNY-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD- 1246 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ KSZ074-075-084-085-241400- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0028.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 1246 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS CAN EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. 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. && $$ 06
093 WWUS83 KDDC 241434 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 934 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD PREVENT RED FLAG CONDITIONS... .WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS ARE MOVING SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS THIS MORNING. THIS AREA OF CLOUD COVER WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TEMPERATURES DURING HE AFTERNOON, AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL NOT LIKELY BE MET. KSZ074-075-084-085-241545- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0028.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 934 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ RUSSELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2:57 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Ellis, Lane, Ness, Rush, Scott, Trego | 7 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.