Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 29, 2014, 3:29 AM CDT for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 29, 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
- Mar 29, 2014, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
387 WWUS83 KDDC 290829 AAA RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 329 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW DOWNSLOPE PATTERN. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND LEADING TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-292100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0004.140329T1800Z-140330T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0006.140329T1800Z-140330T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0005.140330T1800Z-140331T0100Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 329 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2014 /229 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...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...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 06
2 follow-up statements
631 WWUS83 KDDC 291848 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 148 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON, ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH, WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-301000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140330T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0005.140330T1800Z-140331T0100Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 148 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2014 /1248 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
996 WWUS83 KDDC 300043 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 743 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-300845- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140330T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0005.140330T1800Z-140331T0100Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 743 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2014 /643 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 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. && $$ 32
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford and 10 more | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.