Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at May 11, 2014, 3:48 AM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 11, 2014, 1:00 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
- May 11, 2014, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2014, 7:33 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Grant County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 3716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
630 WWUS83 KDDC 110848 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 348 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ074-075-084-085-111700- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0012.140511T1800Z-140512T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0017.140511T1800Z-140512T0200Z/ STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- 348 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 1 PM CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ076-086-111700- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0017.140511T1800Z-140512T0200Z/ HASKELL-SEWARD- 348 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 1 PM CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ 32
2 follow-up statements
411 WWUS83 KDDC 111626 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1126 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ074>076-084>086-120200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0017.140511T1800Z-140512T0200Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 1126 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 1 PM CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ 06
041 WWUS83 KDDC 120033 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 733 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED... KSZ074>076-084>086-120145- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140512T0200Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 733 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION HAS USHERED IN COLDER AIR, RAISING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. $$ UMSCHEID
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Barber | 56 min |
| May 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Barber, Pratt | 45 min |
| May 11, 2:50 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 22 hr |
| May 11, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 66 min |
| May 11, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 58 min |
| May 11, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 40 min |
| May 11, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Ness, Pawnee, Rush | 63 min |
| May 11, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 65 min |
| May 11, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 30 min |
| May 11, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade | 65 min |
| May 11, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Rush | 66 min |
| May 11, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush | 64 min |
| May 11, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Pawnee | 64 min |
| May 11, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 44 min |
| May 11, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark, Ford, Kiowa | 67 min |
| May 11, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis, Ness, Trego | 57 min |
| May 11, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 25 min |
| May 11, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush | 65 min |
| May 11, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Gray, Hodgeman | 56 min |
| May 11, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Stafford | 63 min |
| May 11, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman | 63 min |
| May 11, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 33 min |
| May 11, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 65 min |
| May 11, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DDC | Edwards, Pawnee | 29 min |
| May 11, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Rush | 56 min |
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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.