Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2012, 3:39 PM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 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 5, 2012, 3:39 PM CST (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 7:46 PM CST
- In force
- 10 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 21:44 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 12:00Z, 9.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2125 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444 WWUS83 KICT 052139 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 339 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-061245- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120306T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 339 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048 AND 050... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048 AND 050... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING AND FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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 LIKELY 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. && $$ KSZ049-051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-061245- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 339 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...051... 052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091... 092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...IS FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. GREATEST THREAT WILL BE EAST OF I-35 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ HOWERTON
5 follow-up statements
782 WWUS83 KICT 052345 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 545 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-061445- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE- 545 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048 AND 050... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048 AND 050... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...10 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 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 LIKELY A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && 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. && $$ KSZ049-051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-061445- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD- WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 545 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082... 083...091...092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...10 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KETCHAM
981 WWUS83 KICT 060116 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 716 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-061630- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ 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- 716 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 049...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 FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...10 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 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. && $$ KETCHAM
199 WWUS83 KICT 060930 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 330 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 330 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...052... 053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083...091...092... 093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...10 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
215 WWUS83 KICT 062121 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 321 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070200- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ 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- 321 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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 RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 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. && $$ KED
591 WWUS83 KICT 070146 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 746 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-070300- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY- LABETTE- 746 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050... 051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083... 091...092...093...094...095...096...098...099 AND 100... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALTHOUGH EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED OVER THE AREA. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL LEAD TO A VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER OVERNIGHT. $$ KETCHAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:59 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Rice, Russell | 14 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:35 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.