Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2012, 3:51 AM CST for 21 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 4, 2012, 3:51 AM CST (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 24 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 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
- 2019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 WWUS83 KSGF 040951 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 351 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY LATE TODAY AND WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES...DRY CONDITIONS AND FUELS...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077>079-088>091-093>097-101>105-041800- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0004.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0006.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK- JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS- HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 351 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. FIRE WILL EASILY ESCAPE CONTROL AND SPREAD RAPIDLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MOZ082-092-041800- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0006.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ TEXAS-WRIGHT- 351 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. FIRE WILL EASILY ESCAPE CONTROL AND SPREAD RAPIDLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
833 WWUS83 KSGF 041755 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1155 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AND WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES...DRY CONDITIONS AND FUELS...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077>079-082-088>097-101>105-050000- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0006.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK- TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN- DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 1155 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 60S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. FIRE WILL EASILY ESCAPE CONTROL AND SPREAD RAPIDLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
650 WWUS83 KSGF 042352 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 552 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077>079-082-088>097-101>105-050100- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK- TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN- DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 552 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...AND AS TEMPERATURES FALL...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL QUICKLY RECOVER ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:28 AM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 11 more | 15 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.