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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Jan 16, 2014, 3:50 AM CST for 24 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 11 reports 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
- Jan 16, 2014, 3:50 AM CST (09:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2014, 6:29 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 24 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Strother Field Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 1:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 1 N Ellsworth, KS | |
| Jan 16, 2:29 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 55 | Russell Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 2:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Kingman Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 3:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Eureka Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 3:20 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 48 | Mcpherson Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 3:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Great Bend Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 3:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Salina Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 3:38 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Jabara Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 3:57 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Hutchinson Airport, KS | |
| Jan 16, 4:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Newton Airport, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 590 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
726 WWUS83 KICT 160950 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 350 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-170000- /O.UPG.KICT.FW.A.0002.140116T1800Z-140117T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0003.140116T1800Z-140117T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- 350 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050...051...067...068...082...083... 091 AND 092... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS OVER CENTRAL KANSAS MAY APPROACH 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ LAWSON
3 follow-up statements
568 WWUS83 KICT 161653 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1053 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098-170000- /O.EXA.KICT.FW.W.0003.140116T1800Z-140117T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- 1053 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 052...053... 069...070...071...072...093...094...095...096 AND 098... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-170000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0003.140116T1800Z-140117T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- 1053 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032... 033...047...048...049...050...051...067...068...082...083... 091 AND 092... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$
927 WWUS83 KICT 162134 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 334 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098-170100- /O.EXT.KICT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- 334 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033... 047...048...049...050...051...067...068...082...083...091 AND 092... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ BILLINGS WRIGHT
505 WWUS83 KICT 170029 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 629 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098-170130- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140117T0100Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- 629 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032...033...047...048...049...050... 051...052...053...067...068...069...070...071...072...082...083... 091...092...093...094...095...096 AND 098... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE AND TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING TO COOL. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:42 AM CST | High Wind Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 15 hr |
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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.