Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2012, 3:26 AM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. 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
- Mar 4, 2012, 3:26 AM CST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 5:54 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
276 WWUS83 KICT 040926 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 326 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-050000- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0005.120304T1700Z-120305T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 326 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052...053...067... 068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092...093...094... 095...096...098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL BE AS LOW AS 20-25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ JMC
2 follow-up statements
878 WWUS83 KICT 042136 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 336 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 KSZ032-047-051245- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.A.0002.120305T1800Z-120306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- 336 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM THIS EVENING. ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUITE A BIT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ033-048>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-050000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 336 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 033... 048...049...050...051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071... 072...082...083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098... 099 AND 100... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUITE A BIT THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL BE AROUND 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. && $$ JMC/ADK
101 WWUS83 KICT 042354 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 554 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 KSZ032-047-051500- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.A.0002.120305T1800Z-120306T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- 554 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUITE A BIT THIS EVENING. BUT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ033-048>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-050100- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY- BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 554 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 033...048...049...050...051...052... 053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092... 093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:22 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Chase, Ellsworth, Greenwood, Harvey and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:36 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Russell | 12 hr |
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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.