Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Feb 23, 2012, 4:23 AM CST for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; 11 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 23, 2012, 4:23 AM CST (10:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Vernon County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 2469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
077 WWUS83 KSGF 231023 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 423 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... .SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AS THE FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME QUITE STRONG. IN ADDITION...LOWER DEWPOINTS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. THE STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...ALONG WITH DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ097-101-MOZ077-088-089-093-094-101>103-240100- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0002.120223T1800Z-120224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0003.120223T1700Z-120224T0100Z/ CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BARTON-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-MCDONALD- BARRY-STONE- 423 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...SOUTH AND WEST OF A BRANSON TO NEVADA LINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES FALLING INTO THE 20S. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. FIRES STARTED IN THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL. 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. && $$ KSZ073-MOZ066-095-104-240100- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0003.120223T1700Z-120224T0100Z/ BOURBON-VERNON-CHRISTIAN-TANEY- 423 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...SOUTH AND WEST OF A BRANSON TO NEVADA LINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES FALLING INTO THE 20S. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. FIRES STARTED IN THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BOXELL
3 follow-up statements
756 WWUS83 KSGF 231124 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 524 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... .SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE REGION. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AS THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME QUITE STRONG. IN ADDITION...LOWER DEWPOINTS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. THE STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...ALONG WITH DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-089-093>095-101>104-240100- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.120223T1700Z-120224T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY- 524 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...SOUTH AND WEST OF A BRANSON TO NEVADA LINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES FALLING INTO THE 20S. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. FIRES STARTED IN THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL. 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. && $$ WFO SGF
417 WWUS83 KSGF 231747 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1147 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... .SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AS THE FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME QUITE STRONG. IN ADDITION...LOWER DEWPOINTS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. THE STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...ALONG WITH DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-089-093>095-101>104-240100- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY- 1147 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...SOUTH AND WEST OF A BRANSON TO NEVADA LINE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES FALLING INTO THE 20S. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. FIRES STARTED IN THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO QUICKLY ESCAPE CONTROL. 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. && $$
463 WWUS83 KSGF 240038 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 638 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-089-093>095-101>104-240145- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-DADE-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY- 638 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... WHILE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:48 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford | 18 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 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.