Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 9, 2014, 1:56 AM MST for 24 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 9, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. 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 9, 2014, 1:56 AM MST (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 24 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 1679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
068 WWUS83 KLBF 090856 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 356 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .DOWNSLOPING WESTERLY WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH ANOMALOUSLY WARM DAYTIME HIGHS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. NEZ210-219-091000- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.A.0002.140309T1800Z-140310T0000Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 356 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE...THE CENTRAL SANDHILLS... SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND THE SOUTHERN LOUP RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA HAS MELTED LEAVING THE GROUND WETTER THAN NORMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IS NOT EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. $$ NEZ204-206-209-100000- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0002.140309T1800Z-140310T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0005.140309T1800Z-140310T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 356 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 /156 AM MST SUN MAR 9 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...CENTRAL SANDHILLS AND THE LOUP RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
2 follow-up statements
191 WWUS83 KLBF 092015 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 315 PM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .DOWNSLOPING WESTERLY WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH...WILL COMBINE WITH ANOMALOUSLY WARM DAYTIME HIGHS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. NEZ210-219-100000- /O.EXA.KLBF.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140310T0000Z/ FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 315 PM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FRENCHMAN VALLEY AND THE LOESS PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NEZ204-206-209-100000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140310T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN- 315 PM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 /215 PM MDT SUN MAR 9 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...CENTRAL SANDHILLS AND THE LOUP RIVER BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY RANGE FIRE START WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL AND EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
167 WWUS83 KLBF 100006 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 706 PM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 NEZ204-206-209-210-219-100115- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140310T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST-LOUP RIVERS BASIN- FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 706 PM CDT SUN MAR 9 2014 /606 PM MDT SUN MAR 9 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH HAVE ENDED. WINDS HAVE DIMINISH TO BELOW 10 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE IMPROVED TO ABOVE 20 PERCENT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
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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.