Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Jul 15, 2012, 5:08 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Jul 15, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Jul 15, 2012, 5:08 AM CDT (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 15, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:12 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 4403 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
548 WWUS83 KGLD 151008 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 408 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012 KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-151115- /O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0023.120715T1800Z-120716T0100Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- 508 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003...004...015...016...029 AND 081... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN ELEVATED...BUT CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. $$ KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-152100- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0023.120715T1800Z-120716T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0037.120715T1800Z-120716T0100Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- 408 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012 /508 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...027... 028...041...042...079 AND 080... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT ARE IGNITED WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND MAY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ252>254-152100- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0037.120715T1800Z-120716T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- 408 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252...253 AND 254... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT ARE IGNITED WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND MAY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
688 WWUS83 KGLD 151428 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 828 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012 KSZ003-004-015-016-029-NEZ081-152230- /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0037.120715T1800Z-120716T0100Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-RED WILLOW- 928 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003...004...015...016...029 AND 081... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT ARE IGNITED WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND MAY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-152230- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0037.120715T1800Z-120716T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- 828 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012 /928 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014... 027...028...041...042...079...080...252...253 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT ARE IGNITED WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND MAY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
243 WWUS83 KGLD 160057 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 657 PM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012 COZ252>254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-160200- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120716T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 657 PM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012 /757 PM CDT SUN JUL 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...027...028...041...042...079...080...252... 253 AND 254... HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS TEMPERATURES COOL. WINDS WILL SLOWLY RELAX...BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WITH HUMIDITIES INCREASING...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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.