Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2012, 3:20 AM CST for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 26, 2012, 12:26 PM CST. 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
- Feb 26, 2012, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2012, 12:26 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 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 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 3672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 483 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
024 WWUS83 KDDC 260920 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 320 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY.. .DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THIS DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS. IN ADDITION A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 96. KSZ030-031-043>046-262000- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.120226T1900Z-120227T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- 320 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TR EGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NE SS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 1 AND 6 PM SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
326 WWUS83 KDDC 261826 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1226 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THIS DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS. IN ADDITION A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ062>066-077>081-270100- /O.EXB.KDDC.FW.W.0004.120226T1826Z-120227T0100Z/ KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT- 1226 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR WEST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...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 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-270100- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0004.120226T1826Z-120227T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH- 1226 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$
588 WWUS83 KDDC 270038 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 638 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-077>081-270145- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120227T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- 638 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TO MODERATE LEVELS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ SUGDEN
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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.