Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2012, 2:30 PM CST for 31 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 5, 2012, 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
All 34 counties
Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski 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), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Springfield, MO | BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS THREE LIGHT POLLS DOWN AT SUNSHINE AND GLENSTONE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 1569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 WWUS83 KSGF 052030 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 230 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS AND A SLOW MOVING HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE OZARKS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AROUND 70 DEGREES...DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE DAY TUESDAY. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-060430- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 230 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS INCLUDING THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH OR EXCEED 50 MPH ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 71. * TIMING...10 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. FIRE WILL EASILY ESCAPE CONTROL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ HATCH
3 follow-up statements
820 WWUS83 KSGF 060103 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 703 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS AND A SLOW MOVING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE OZARKS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AROUND 70 DEGREES...DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE DAY TUESDAY. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-061300- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 703 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS INCLUDING THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. FIRE WILL EASILY ESCAPE CONTROL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
711 WWUS83 KSGF 060954 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 354 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS AND A SLOW MOVING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE OZARKS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AROUND 70 DEGREES...DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE DAY TUESDAY. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-070100- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0007.120306T1600Z-120307T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 354 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS INCLUDING THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. FIRE WILL EASILY ESCAPE CONTROL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
870 WWUS83 KSGF 070058 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 658 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-070200- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120307T0100Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE- CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-TANEY-OZARK- 658 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. WHILE SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2:30 PM CST | Wind Advisory | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 28 more | 29 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.