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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Jan 23, 2014, 3:11 PM CST for 31 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Jan 24, 2014, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 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
- Jan 23, 2014, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2014, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2014, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 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 21:09 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
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 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
- 1518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
363 WWUS83 KSGF 232111 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 311 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS ONTARIO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL PERSIST AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CUTS OFF ANY RETURNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL FOR TYPICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEW POINTS WILL STRUGGLE TO INCREASE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASSES WILL THEREFORE BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>057-066>070-077>081-088>095-101>103-241200- /O.UPG.KSGF.FW.A.0002.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0003.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-VERNON-ST. CLAIR- HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-LACLEDE-JASPER- DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-MCDONALD- BARRY-STONE- 311 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND ALL OF WESTERN MISSOURI INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS ND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 BOURBON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 CRAWFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MILLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 ST. CLAIR... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 HICKORY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 CAMDEN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 PULASKI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 CEDAR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 DALLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 LACLEDE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JASPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 DADE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 GREENE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 WEBSTER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 WRIGHT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 094 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 095 CHRISTIAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 BARRY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 STONE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MIDDLE 30S TO LOWER 40S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS. 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. && $$ MOZ058-071-082-096-241200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0003.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ MARIES-PHELPS-TEXAS-DOUGLAS- 311 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND ALL OF WESTERN MISSOURI INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MARIES... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 TEXAS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 096 DOUGLAS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MIDDLE 30S TO LOWER 40S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
6 follow-up statements
586 WWUS83 KSGF 232200 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 400 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS ONTARIO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL PERSIST AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CUTS OFF ANY RETURNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL FOR TYPICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEW POINTS WILL STRUGGLE TO INCREASE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASSES WILL THEREFORE BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>096-101>103-241200- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ 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-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- 400 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND ALL OF WESTERN MISSOURI INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 BOURBON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 CRAWFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MILLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MARIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 ST. CLAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 HICKORY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 CAMDEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 PULASKI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 CEDAR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 DALLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 LACLEDE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 TEXAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JASPER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 DADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 GREENE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 WRIGHT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 094 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 095 CHRISTIAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 096 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 BARRY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 STONE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS. 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. && $$
213 WWUS83 KSGF 240947 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 347 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS ONTARIO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL PERSIST AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CUTS OFF ANY RETURNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL FOR TYPICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEW POINTS WILL STRUGGLE TO INCREASE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASSES WILL THEREFORE BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. MOZ097-104-105-241800- /O.EXA.KSGF.FW.W.0003.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ HOWELL-TANEY-OZARK- 347 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 HOWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 TANEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 OZARK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...WARMING INTO THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS. 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. && $$ KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>096-101>103-241800- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ 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-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- 347 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND ALL OF WESTERN MISSOURI INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 BOURBON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 CRAWFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MILLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MARIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 ST. CLAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 HICKORY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 CAMDEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 PULASKI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 CEDAR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 DALLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 LACLEDE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 TEXAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JASPER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 DADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 GREENE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 WRIGHT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 094 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 095 CHRISTIAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 096 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 BARRY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 STONE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S TO THE LOW TO MID 40S. THE WARMEST READINGS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS. 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. && $$
480 WWUS83 KSGF 241048 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 448 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS ONTARIO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL PERSIST AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CUTS OFF ANY RETURNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL FOR TYPICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEW POINTS WILL STRUGGLE TO INCREASE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASSES WILL THEREFORE BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-250200- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ 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- 448 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 BOURBON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 CRAWFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MILLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MARIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 ST. CLAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 HICKORY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 CAMDEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 PULASKI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 CEDAR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 DALLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 LACLEDE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 TEXAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JASPER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 DADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 GREENE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 WRIGHT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 094 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 095 CHRISTIAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 096 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 HOWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 BARRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 STONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 TANEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 OZARK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 40S OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...TO MID 30S OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS. 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. && $$
968 WWUS83 KSGF 241523 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 923 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS ONTARIO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL PERSIST AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CUTS OFF ANY RETURNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL FOR TYPICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEW POINTS WILL STRUGGLE TO INCREASE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASSES WILL THEREFORE BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-242330- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/ 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- 923 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 BOURBON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 CRAWFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MILLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MARIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 ST. CLAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 HICKORY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 CAMDEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 PULASKI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 CEDAR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 DALLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 LACLEDE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 TEXAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JASPER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 DADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 GREENE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 WRIGHT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 094 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 095 CHRISTIAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 096 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 HOWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 BARRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 STONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 TANEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 OZARK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 40S OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...TO MID 30S OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS. 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. && $$
220 WWUS83 KSGF 242033 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 233 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING... .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTING THE REGION AND LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ACROSS ONTARIO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL PERSIST AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CUTS OFF ANY RETURNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL FOR TYPICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS...DEW POINTS HAVE REMAINED AT OR BELOW ZERO TODAY AND WILL WILL STRUGGLE TO INCREASE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 10 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FINER FUELS SUCH AS PRAIRIE GRASSES WILL THEREFORE BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-250200- /O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T0200Z/ 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- 233 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 BOURBON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 CRAWFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 BENTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 MORGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MILLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 MARIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 ST. CLAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 HICKORY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 CAMDEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 070 PULASKI... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 071 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 CEDAR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 DALLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 LACLEDE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 TEXAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JASPER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 DADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 GREENE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 WRIGHT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 094 LAWRENCE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 095 CHRISTIAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 096 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 097 HOWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 BARRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 STONE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 TANEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 OZARK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES DUE TO VERY DRY GRASSES AND SMALL FUELS ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$
620 WWUS83 KSGF 250139 RFWSGF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 739 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-250245- /O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140125T0200Z/ 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- 739 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS... FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE DURING THE NIGHT AS MOISTURE LEVELS SLOWLY RISE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THIS EVENING WILL RISE INTO THE 50 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jan 23, 3:03 PM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 3:03 PM CST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
303 PM CST Thu Jan 23 2014
.SHORT TERM...(This Evening and Tonight)
Issued at 300 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014
Surface high pressure and a very cold airmass are currently
sliding south through the region. Temperatures are currently in
the teens and highs will only top out in the teens this afternoon.
Winds are weakening as the high pushes south over the area. This
will leave light wind and clear skies in place across the region this
evening. As a result, expect temperatures to drop off quickly this
evening into the single digits with lows bottoming out in the
lower single digits to near the zero degree mark.
The surface high will begin pushing south of the area overnight
allowing for southwesterly winds to develop across the region. Wind
Chills will once again fall into the negative 5 to negative 15
range as the southerly winds kick in overnight with temperatures
expected to be in the single digits. Will keep the current Wind
Chill Advisory going as is for the entire area but far south
central Missouri into Friday morning.
.LONG TERM...(Friday through Thursday)
Issued at 300 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014
The surface high pressure will be south of the area on Friday as
surface low pressure strengthens across Ontario. This will result
in the pressure gradient tightening across the area creating strong
and gusty southwesterly winds. Winds of 20 to 30mph with gusts to
around 40 mph are expected across much of the area. The strongest
winds will occur across extreme southeastern Kansas and far
western Missouri, and these areas may reach Wind Advisory
conditions.
Highs will warm into middle 30s to lower 40s Friday afternoon as
the southerly winds help return warmer conditions to the region. The
arctic airmass that is over the region currently is very dry as
dewpoints are currently below zero. The surface high being south
of the area will not allow much in the way of moisture return
tomorrow keeping dry conditions in place. Therefore, dewpoints
will struggle to climb above zero tomorrow resulting in humdities
dropping to 15 to 25 percent Friday afternoon. Despite the cool
temperatures these dry conditions will result in significant fire
weather conditions on Friday. Will issue a Red Flag Warning from
late Friday morning through early Friday evening.
The warming trend will continue into the weekend as highs warm
into the 40s on Saturday and into the 50s on Sunday. A weak front
will move through the region on Saturday, but will have little
affect on temperatures with just a shift in winds to the north
occurring.
Another arctic cold front and airmass will move through and into
the region Sunday night into early next week. Well below normal
temperatures with wind chills dropping below zero are once again
possible each night from Sunday night into Tuesday night.
The area mass over the region will remain very dry, with fronts
moving through the region every couple days and limiting any
moisture return from the gulf. Therefore, not much in the way of
precipitation is expected with any of the frontal passages from
this weekend into next week other than a few flurries at best.
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday Afternoon)
Issued at 1100 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014
VRF will prevail through tomorrow as high pressure remain in
control of the weather pattern. Northerly winds will be breezy
this afternoon but relax by this evening and overnight with a
light west wind. High clouds moving through today will clear out
by this evening. No aviation concerns expected at all area airports.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 300 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014
Strong and gusty southwesterly winds will develop Friday as Arctic high
pressure departs the region and low pressure strengthens across
Ontario into the great lakes region. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph
with gusts at or above 40 mph are expected across much of the area from
later Friday morning into Friday evening. Winds will be a tad
weaker across far south central Missouri.
Meanwhile, very dry low levels will persist as that high pressure
cuts off any returning moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Even though
temperatures will be relatively cool (highs in the 30s and lower
40s), dew points will struggle to warm into the single digits above
zero. This will result in afternoon relative humidities in the 15 to
25 percent range.
While temperatures are somewhat cool for classic Red Flag
conditions, the strong winds and very dry air mass are expected to
compensate...especially in areas of finer fuels such as prairie
grass. We have therefore issued a Red Flag Warning from late
Friday morning into early Friday evening from extreme southeastern
Kansas and western Missouri into central Missouri.
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...RED FLAG WARNING from 10 AM to 8 PM CST Friday FOR MOZ055>058-
066>071-077>082-088>096-101>103.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY until 9 AM CST Friday FOR MOZ055>058-066>071-
077>083-088>096-101>103.
KS...RED FLAG WARNING from 10 AM to 8 PM CST Friday FOR KSZ073-097-
101.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY until 9 AM CST Friday FOR KSZ073-097-101.
&&
SHORT TERM...Wise
LONG TERM...Wise
AVIATION...Griffin
FIRE WEATHER...WiseHazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 12:15 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1215 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-241815- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 1215 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK. DISCUSSION... WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO TO THE LOWER SINGLE DIGITS FOR MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BETWEEN FIVE AND FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANOTHER ARCTIC AIR MASS IS THEN EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT TIMES WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) WFO SGF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:16 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SGF | Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian and 18 more | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.