Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Aug 14, 2012, 8:19 PM MDT for 19 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Aug 15, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. 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
- Aug 14, 2012, 8:19 PM MDT (02:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 15, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:24 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 900 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2047 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
213 WWUS83 KLBF 150219 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 919 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .HOT TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES...WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AT THIS TIME...THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY. NEZ204-206-210-219-160000- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0032.120815T1700Z-120816T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 919 PM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012 /819 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY... 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/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANY FIRES WHICH MAY START...WILL HAVE A 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
835 WWUS83 KLBF 150851 AAA RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 351 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON... .HOT TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES...WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY WHERE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ204-206-210-219-152100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0032.120815T1700Z-120816T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 351 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 /251 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WHICH START WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT COULD MAKE FIRE CONTROL VERY DANGEROUS. 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
801 WWUS83 KLBF 150916 AAB RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 416 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON... .HOT TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES...WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY WHERE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ204-206-210-219-151730- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0032.120815T1700Z-120816T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 416 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 /316 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT BUT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT BEHIND THE FRONT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WHICH START WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT COULD MAKE FIRE CONTROL VERY DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
053 WWUS83 KLBF 151710 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1210 PM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON... .GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR TO CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY WHERE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTH AND INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. NEZ204-206-210-219-160000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120816T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 1210 PM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 /1110 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM ANTIOCH TO HALSEY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WHICH START WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT COULD MAKE FIRE CONTROL VERY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF BROOKS
781 WWUS83 KLBF 152125 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 425 PM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA... .GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR TO CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VENANGO TO NORTH PLATTE. NEZ204-206-152230- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120816T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 425 PM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 /325 PM MDT WED AUG 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT...CAUSING CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE. $$ NEZ210-219-160000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120816T0000Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 425 PM CDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM VENANGO TO NORTH PLATTE... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WHICH START WILL HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT COULD MAKE FIRE CONTROL VERY DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF BROOKS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2:42 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Deuel and 13 more | 12 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.