Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Jan 28, 2012, 3:16 AM CST for 6 counties in Kansas; 24 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 28, 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
- Jan 28, 2012, 3:16 AM CST (09:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
All 30 counties
Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492 WWUS83 KGID 280916 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 316 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WEST WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 15 TO NEAR 20 PERCENT RANGE...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL PROMOTE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-281030- /O.CAN.KGID.FW.A.0001.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/ NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 316 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...048...049...063...064... 076...077...086 AND 087... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. ALTHOUGH STRONG WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE NO LOWER THAN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. $$ KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 281745- /O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0001.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0002.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- 316 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...039...040...046...047...060... 061...062...072...073...074...075...082...083...084 AND 085... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER. * WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS....WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE AREA. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN CONDUCTING ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. 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. && $$ HEINLEIN
3 follow-up statements
418 WWUS83 KGID 281624 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1024 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WEST WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 15 TO NEAR 20 PERCENT RANGE...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL PROMOTE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 290000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0002.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- 1024 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005... 006...007...017...018...019...039...040...046...047...060...061... 062...072...073...074...075...082...083...084 AND 085... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS....WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE AREA. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN CONDUCTING ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. 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. && $$ ADO
124 WWUS83 KGID 281806 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1206 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WEST WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 15 TO NEAR 20 PERCENT RANGE...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL PROMOTE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-290000- /O.EXA.KGID.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/ NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 1206 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 041...048... 049...063...064...076...077...086 AND 087... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE AREA. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN CONDUCTING ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 290000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- 1206 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005... 006...007...017...018...019...039...040...046...047...060...061... 062...072...073...074...075...082...083...084 AND 085... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS....WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE AREA. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED...AND CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN CONDUCTING ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. 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. && $$ ADO
630 WWUS83 KGID 282353 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 553 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 290100- /O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 553 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006... 007...017...018...019...039...040...041...046...047...048...049... 060...061...062...063...064...072...073...074...075...076...077... 082...083...084...085...086 AND 087... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Red 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.