Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Topeka, KS
NWS Topeka, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 13, 2014, 3:59 AM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 13, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. 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 13, 2014, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Topeka, KS
All 23 counties
Anderson County, KS, Brown County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Coffey County, KS, Dickinson County, KS, Douglas County, KS, Franklin County, KS, Geary County, KS, Jackson County, KS, Jefferson County, KS, Lyon County, KS, Marshall County, KS, Morris County, KS, Nemaha County, KS, Osage County, KS, Ottawa County, KS, Pottawatomie County, KS, Republic County, KS, Riley County, KS, Shawnee County, KS, Wabaunsee County, KS, Washington County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 2500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
350 WWUS83 KTOP 130859 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 359 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... .SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH CRITICAL FUELS IN PLACE WILL POSE A EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POTENTIAL TODAY. KSZ008>011-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-140000- /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0004.140313T1800Z-140314T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE- OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- COFFEY-ANDERSON- 359 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 REPUBLIC...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 NEMAHA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 POTTAWATOMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 WABAUNSEE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LYON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 OSAGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 FRANKLIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 COFFEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 ANDERSON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH BY MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AND LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OCCUR AFTER 1 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THESE FIRES WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
3 follow-up statements
998 WWUS83 KTOP 131220 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 720 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH CRITICAL FUELS IN PLACE WILL POSE A EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POTENTIAL TODAY. KSZ012-024-026-039-040-140000- /O.EXA.KTOP.FW.W.0004.140313T1800Z-140314T0000Z/ BROWN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS- 720 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 JEFFERSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SHAWNEE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 DOUGLAS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH BY MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AND LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OCCUR AFTER 1 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THESE FIRES WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ KSZ008>011-020>023-034>038-054>056-058-059-140000- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0004.140313T1800Z-140314T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE- OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN- COFFEY-ANDERSON- 720 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 REPUBLIC...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 NEMAHA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 POTTAWATOMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 WABAUNSEE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LYON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 OSAGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 FRANKLIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 COFFEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 ANDERSON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH BY MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AND LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OCCUR AFTER 1 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THESE FIRES WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
707 WWUS83 KTOP 132015 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 315 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH CRITICAL FUELS IN PLACE WILL POSE AN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POTENTIAL THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-140000- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140314T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 315 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 REPUBLIC...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MARSHALL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 NEMAHA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 BROWN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 POTTAWATOMIE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026 JEFFERSON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 WABAUNSEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SHAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 DOUGLAS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LYON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 OSAGE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 FRANKLIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 COFFEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 059 ANDERSON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THESE FIRES WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
481 WWUS83 KTOP 132354 RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 654 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-140100- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140314T0000Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 654 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DECREASE AND RH VALUES WILL RISE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EVEN THOUGH EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CHANCES ARE ON THE DECREASE...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. $$
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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.