Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2012, 3:46 AM CST for 8 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 4, 2012, 3:46 AM CST (09:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
Counties Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Henry County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 2372 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
540 WWUS83 KEAX 040946 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 346 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY. KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-044-053-054-041800- /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0002.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- 346 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028...029...037...043...044...053... 054...057...060...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...060... 103...104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028... 029...037...043...044...053 AND 054. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. * TIMING...NOON TO 6PM THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ DEROCHE
4 follow-up statements
504 WWUS83 KEAX 041015 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 415 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY. KSZ025-102-MOZ020-041800- /O.EXA.KEAX.FW.W.0002.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-BUCHANAN- 415 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028...029...037...043...044...053... 054...057...060...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...060... 103...104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028... 029...037...043...044...053 AND 054. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. * TIMING...NOON TO 6PM THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-044-053-054-041800- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- 415 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028...029...037...043...044... 053... 054...057...060...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...060... 103...104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028... 029...037...043...044...053 AND 054. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. * TIMING...NOON TO 6PM THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ DEROCHE
606 WWUS83 KEAX 041735 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1135 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-028-029-037-043-044-053-054-050000- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES- HENRY- 1135 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028...029...037...043...044... 053... 054...057...060...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...060... 103...104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028... 029...037...043...044...053 AND 054. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. * TIMING...NOON TO 6PM THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MJ
002 WWUS83 KEAX 042204 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 404 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNSET. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-028-029-037-043-044-053-054-050000- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES- HENRY- 404 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028...029...037...043...044... 053... 054...057...060...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057...060... 103...104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028... 029...037...043...044...053 AND 054. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE. * HUMIDITY...LATE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S WILL YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. * TIMING...NOON TO 6PM THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ MJ
454 WWUS83 KEAX 042355 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 555 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-028-029-037-043-044-053-054-050100- /O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES- HENRY- 555 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...025...028...029...037...043...044...053...054... 057...060...102...103...104 AND 105... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING SO THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...SO THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. $$ HAWBLITZEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:41 AM CST | Wind Advisory | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 21 more | 14 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.