Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Aug 21, 2012, 3:39 PM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Aug 22, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Aug 21, 2012, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Chase County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 1734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
911 WWUS83 KICT 212039 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 339 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-221145- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0011.120822T1800Z-120823T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- 339 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051 AND 067... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...HIGHEST DANGER IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ HOWERTON
4 follow-up statements
143 WWUS83 KICT 220851 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 351 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 KSZ052-053-068-082-083-230000- /O.EXB.KICT.FW.W.0011.120822T1700Z-120823T0100Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- 351 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052...053...068...082 AND 083... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS FORECAST. * TIMING...OF THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. * WINDS...WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-230000- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0011.120822T1700Z-120823T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- 351 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051 AND 067... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS FORECAST. * TIMING...OF THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. * WINDS...WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ ADK
676 WWUS83 KICT 220910 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 410 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-230015- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0011.120822T1700Z-120823T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- 410 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052...053...068...082 AND 083... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS FORECAST. * TIMING...OF THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. * WINDS...WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ ADK
611 WWUS83 KICT 222021 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 321 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-230100- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120823T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- 321 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068... 082 AND 083... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS FORECAST. * TIMING...OF THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
841 WWUS83 KICT 230054 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 754 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067-068-082-083-230200- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120823T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- 754 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...082 AND 083... SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SLOWLY RISE. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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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.