Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 9, 2012, 2:15 PM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 10, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012, 2:15 PM CST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 10, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 6:07 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nw Hoisington, KS | |
| Nov 10, 6:07 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Nw Hoisington, KS | |
| Nov 10, 6:09 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Hoisington, KS | |
| Nov 10, 6:14 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 1 E Hoisington, KS | |
| Nov 10, 6:20 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 70 | 10 Ne Hoisington, KS | |
| Nov 10, 6:37 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 80 | 6 Nnw Holyrood, KS | ACCOMPANIED BY GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. |
| Nov 10, 6:58 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 2 N Ellsworth, KS | |
| Nov 10, 6:58 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Holyrood, KS | |
| Nov 10, 7:03 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Bushton, KS | CARPORT DAMAGED AND BLOWN OVER HOUSE. FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 3008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
696 WWUS83 KICT 092015 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 215 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-101115- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0015.121110T1700Z-121111T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 215 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST SATURDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...067...082 AND 091... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST SATURDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE DANGER WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 39 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. && $$ LAWSON
3 follow-up statements
265 WWUS83 KICT 100922 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 322 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-110030- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0015.121110T1700Z-121111T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 322 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...067... 082 AND 091... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE DANGER WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 35 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KETCHAM
864 WWUS83 KICT 102119 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 319 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-110100- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121111T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 319 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048...049...050...051...067...082 AND 091... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE DANGER WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 40 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. && $$
025 WWUS83 KICT 110102 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 702 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-082-091-110215- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121111T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- KINGMAN-HARPER- 702 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051... 067...082 AND 091... INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS AND A LINE OF STORMS WITH RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH THE AREA HAS DIMINISHED THE RISK FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2:11 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.