Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2012, 2:06 AM CST for 15 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 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 6, 2012, 2:06 AM CST (08:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 5:56 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
All 21 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, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 3599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
081 WWUS83 KGID 060806 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 206 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PROMOTE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ005-017-NEZ060-072-073-082-083-062015- /O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0003.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0007.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-ROOKS-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-HARLAN- 206 AM CST TUE MAR 6 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...017...060...072...073...082 AND 083... 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. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN. * WIND...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROMOTE DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ KSZ006-007-018-019-NEZ039-040-046-047-061-062-074-075-084-085- 062015- /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0007.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ SMITH-JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD- BUFFALO-HALL-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- 206 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...007...018...019...039...040...046...047...061...062...074... 075...084 AND 085... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER. * WIND...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 35 MILES PER HOUR THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROMOTE DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SALTZMAN
2 follow-up statements
612 WWUS83 KGID 061911 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 111 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PROMOTE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 070000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- 111 PM CST TUE MAR 6 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... * 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... 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER. * WIND...SOUTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROMOTE DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WESELY
828 WWUS83 KGID 062356 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 556 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085- 070100- /O.CAN.KGID.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120307T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY- SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS- FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER- 556 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018... 019...039...040...046...047...060...061...062...072...073...074... 075...082...083...084 AND 085... SOUTHERLY WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBISDE EARLY THIS EVENING...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES COOL. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 14 hr |
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.