Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Jun 25, 2012, 2:39 AM MDT for 11 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jun 25, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 5 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
- Jun 25, 2012, 2:39 AM MDT (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 25, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 12 N Hay Springs, NE | |
| Jun 25, 6:20 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 13 N Hay Springs, NE | |
| Jun 25, 6:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 17 N Rushville, NE | |
| Jun 25, 7:50 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 7 N Hay Springs, NE | |
| Jun 25, 8:05 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 14 N Rushville, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 2017 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -382 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2343 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WWUS83 KLBF 250839 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 339 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ZONES 204 AND 210 TODAY... .DRY AIR WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA AND COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. NEZ204-210-252100- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0023.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 339 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 /239 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONE 204... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
4 follow-up statements
755 WWUS83 KLBF 251704 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1204 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ZONES 204 AND 210 TODAY... .DRY AIR WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. NEZ204-210-260115- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 1204 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 /1104 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONE 204... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN...PRIMARILY WEST OF A LINE FROM ANTIOCH TO OGALLALA TO IMPERIAL. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 90S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF BROOKS
461 WWUS83 KLBF 251707 CCA RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1206 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ZONES 204 AND 210 TODAY... .DRY AIR WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. NEZ204-210-260130- /O.COR.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-FRENCHMAN BASIN- 1206 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 /1106 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES 204 AND 210... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN...PRIMARILY WEST OF A LINE FROM ANTIOCH TO OGALLALA TO IMPERIAL. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF BROOKS
600 WWUS83 KLBF 252046 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 346 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY... .DRY AIR SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA WILL COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS THAT WILL OBSERVE THESE CONDITIONS ARE MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ANTIOCH TO OGALLALA TO IMPERIAL. ON TUESDAY...DRY AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA AND WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS FOR MOST AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OVER WESTERN INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERLAP AND CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF ZONE 208...AND ACROSS ZONES 206...210 AND 209 FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NEZ210-260500- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0017.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN- 346 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONE 210... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 210... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ204-260300- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 246 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONE 204... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ANTIOCH TO OGALLALA. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 90S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NEZ206-208-219-260500- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0017.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/ SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOESS PLAINS- 346 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 /246 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 208...206 AND 219 NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF BROOKS
754 WWUS83 KLBF 260316 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1016 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY... .ON TUESDAY...DRY AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA AND WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS FOR MOST AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OVER WESTERN INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERLAP AND CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF ZONE 208...AND ACROSS ZONES 206...210 AND 209 FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NEZ210-261130- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0017.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN- 1016 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 210... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE ZONE 210... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NEZ204-260430- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 916 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE ZONE 204... HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED AND WIND HAS DECREASED...FIRE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER CRITICAL IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE. HOWEVER... CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE NIOBRARA VALLEY...THE SANDHILLS...THE FRENCHMAN BASIN AND THE LOESS PLAINS. $$ NEZ206-208-219-261130- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0017.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/ SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR-LOESS PLAINS- 1016 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 /916 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 208...206 AND 219 NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208 NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE START WOULD HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2:21 AM MDT | Heat Advisory | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 18 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:24 PM MDT | Heat Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 18 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:46 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Frontier and 10 more | 13 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.