Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 26, 2012, 3:34 PM CDT for 17 counties in Nebraska; Monona County, Iowa. It took effect at Mar 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. 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 26, 2012, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2012, 7:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
Counties Monona County, IA, Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Knox County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 1761 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
213 WWUS83 KOAX 262034 RFWOAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY... .A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE DANGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-050-051-065-270930- /O.UPG.KOAX.FW.A.0002.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KOAX.FW.W.0003.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- 334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...012...015...016...017...018...030... 031...032...033...034...042...043...043...044...050...051 AND 065... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY NOON ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ IAZ056-069-270930- /O.EXA.KOAX.FW.A.0002.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/ SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE- 334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 056 AND 069... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IAZ055-NEZ045-052-053-066-067-078-088-089-270930- /O.CON.KOAX.FW.A.0002.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/ HARRISON-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER-CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON- GAGE- 334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 045...052... 053...055...066...067...078...088 AND 089... * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY NOON ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
650 WWUS83 KOAX 270841 RFWOAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 341 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... .MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ055-056-069-NEZ045-052-053-066-067-078-088-089-270945- /O.CAN.KOAX.FW.A.0002.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS-SARPY-LANCASTER- CASS-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- 341 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 045...052...053...055...056...066...067...069... 078...088 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-050-051-065-271645- /O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0003.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- 341 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011... 012...015...016...017...018...030...031...032...033...034...042... 043...043...044...050...051 AND 065... * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY NOON ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ NIETFELD
021 WWUS83 KOAX 271134 RFWOAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 634 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... .MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY... WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-050-051-065-271945- /O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0003.120327T1700Z-120328T0100Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- 634 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY NOON ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
784 WWUS83 KOAX 271755 RFWOAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1255 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... .WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY... WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-050-051-065-280100- /O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120328T0100Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- 1255 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...012...015...016...017...018... 030...031...032...033...034...042...043...043...044...050...051 AND 065... * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
909 WWUS83 KOAX 272018 AAA RFWOAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 318 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-050-051-065-280100- /O.CON.KOAX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120328T0100Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- 318 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...012...015...016...017...018...030... 031...032...033...034...042...043...043... 044...050...051 AND 065... * WIND...WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DURING THIS TIME. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
921 WWUS83 KOAX 280026 RFWOAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 726 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>044-050-051-065-280130- /O.CAN.KOAX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120328T0100Z/ MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- 726 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 011...012...015...016...017...018...030...031... 032...033...034...042...043...043...044...050...051 AND 065... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cedar, Colfax and 16 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:25 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar and 19 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Mills | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 8:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Montgomery | 51 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.